Arlington moves ahead with Columbia Pike streetcar project

A plan to build a streetcar system along Columbia Pike in Arlington and Fairfax counties is poised to move forward this week as part of a years-long plan for developing the busy corridor.

Metro officials are slated to vote Thursday on whether to begin a $4.06 million environmental and engineering study of the proposed 5-mile streetcar line. It would be the first major step needed before financing and building the line with its 14 proposed stations between the Skyline complex and the Pentagon City Metrorail station.