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This is to notify the Board that the Fairfax the peak period and 30 minute headways County Department of Transportation during the midday, evening and on week- By Nicholas M. Horrock tember. (FCDOT) intends to make several schedule ends. Route 171 provides a connection be- The Connection “The service area for this corridor runs and/or routing changes to Fairfax Connec- tween Fort Belvoir at DLA and the Lorton roughly parallel to I-95 south of the Capi- tor routes as outlined below: VRE terminal. Service is complimented by he Fairfax County Board of Su- tal Beltway through the communities of ❖ Route 159 (Lee, Mount Vernon Dis- Route 371 Lorton VRE to Franconia – pervisors last week approved a Springfield, Newington and Lorton,” trict): Revised weekday peak-direction Springfield Metro Rail Station. T$4,150,609 South County Ser- FCDOT reported to the board. schedule on existing Route 159 from local ❖ Route 305 (Lee, Mount Vernon and vice plan for Connector Buses “Six connector routes currently operate service to limited-stop service. Route 159 Springfield District): Modified the existing that is designed to assist the 11,900 new in this area either along I-95 or a parallel provides peak-direction service from the routing to provide bi-directional service to workers transferring to Fairfax County as road including Backlick, Loisdale and Engleside and Sequoyah neighborhoods to the Newington Forest, Silverbrook, Laurel part of the Army’s Base Realignment and Lorton Roads. This area is expected to ex- the Huntington Metrorail Station via Rich- Hill and Lorton communities and Lorton Closure operations. perience explosive growth as planned resi- mond Highway. Revised schedule would VRE during weekday peak periods. The pro- The new routes will go into effect on Sept. dential developments come on line in provide local service to all bus stops in the posed route is the combination of existing 3, according to Rollo Axton, chief Transit Lorton and Department of Defense plans to Engleside and Sequoyah neighborhoods routes 305 and 307 and will provide Services Division of the Fairfax County De- expand two military installations when they and would service only Richmond Highway Newington Forest, Silverbrook and Laurel partment of Transportation. Under ques- are completed in late 2011. Traffic conges- Express (REX) stops along Richmond High- Hill riders with direct service to Metrorail tioning by Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D- tion on I-95 and parallel to Route 95 is at way, providing a faster connection to at Franconia-Springfield Station on the Mount Vernon), Axton said that FCDOT had an all time high and is expected to get worse Metrorail. Frequent local service along Rich- north end of the route or VRE at Lorton Sta- been coordinating closely with military au- with this shift in personnel.” mond Highway would be maintained via tion to the south. The proposed route will thorities at Fort Belvoir. enhanced Route 171 service also continue to serve the Gambrill and The 2005 BRAC will nearly double Fort BEGINNING LAST June, FCDOT con- ❖ Route 171 (Lee, Mount Vernon Dis- Sydenstricker Park & Ride Lots in the peak Belvoir’s employment by transferring ducted three public meetings to gather tricts): Modified the existing routing and direction. 19,300 workers to its campuses, 11,900 of views on the proposed service plan. FCDOT revised the schedule accordingly. Revised ❖ Route 310 (Lee, Springfield Districts): which will work in Fairfax County. also sought comments through a website, routing begins at the Huntington Metrorail Revised the schedule to increase service to Some 8,500 workers are already trans- e-mail and from the BRAC partners. Station and travels along Richmond Hwy, 20 minute headways in the peak period and ferring to the National Geospatial Intelli- Axton said the plan as submitted to the Fort Belvoir at DLA, Telegraph Road, Pohick 30 minute headways in the base period. gence Agency and another 3,400 will be at board incorporates comments received dur- Road and Lorton Station Boulevard to the the main post at Fort Belvoir by late Sep- ing the planning. southern terminal at the Lorton VRE. The See Connector, Page 5 2 ❖ Springfield Connection ❖ August 4-10, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Springfield Connection Editor Michael O’Connell News 703-778-9416 or [email protected] Woman Charged with Robbing Two Banks Apple Credit Union at 6314 Springfield Plaza. Police locate vehicle, During both robberies, the woman handed a note apprehend suspect. to the teller demanding money, and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. No injuries were reported. airfax County Police arrested a woman they On Thursday, July 28, another bank robbery oc- believe is responsible for two recent rob- curred at BB&T Bank at 6120 Arlington Blvd. The Fberies of Apple Federal Credit Unions in suspect demanded money, and then fled with an Kingstowne and Springfield. undisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries. According to a Fairfax County The suspect in that robbery was Police release, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, described as a black man, about just after 6 p.m., a patrol officer 5 feet 7 inches tall, medium build discovered a 1997 Buick LeSabre in “Bank robberies are and wearing a blue and black the parking lot of Beacon Mall in crimes of track suit. Officer Don Gotthardt, the 6700 block of Richmond High- a spokesman for the FCPD, said way that was linked to the two bank opportunity and the police do not believe the two robberies bank robberies are related at this Officers set up surveillance of the desperation.” time. vehicle in the hopes of determin- — Officer Don Gotthardt “Bank robberies are crimes of ing who the owner was. According opportunity and desperation. to the release, detectives responded These are hard financial times, to the call and established probable cause to arrest and suspects sometimes feel a sense of desperation. the owner of the LeSabre. I can’t speak to the exact motivation in these specific At a nearby business, Angela Marie Roselee cases,” said Gotthardt. Fitzhugh-Hill of the 3400 block of Holly Hill Road in Anyone with information about these robberies is Alexandria was working. When she returned to her asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866- car, officers apprehended her. She was taken to the 411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where po- www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus lice charged her with two counts of threats to bomb your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax and two counts of robbery. County Police at 703-691-2131. On Aug. 1, detectives released a video that showed — Victoria Ross Police Photo the suspect who robbed the credit union on Friday, July 15, at 6831 Sir Viceroy Drive in Kingstowne Police released this the person who they around 12:30 p.m. say robbed two local banks. To view more On Friday, July 29, around 11 a.m., a woman wear- photos and a video, go to ing a light colored shirt and blue jeans robbed the www.connectionnewspapers.com/ Victory on Final Hole Springfield golfer Mimi Hoffman wins state title. wo former champions found themselves in a tight final Tmatch in the 2011 Virginia Senior Women’s Amateur on Friday, July 29, at the Homestead’s Old Course. Springfield’s Mimi Hoffman was 1-up on Alexandria resident Shelley Savage on the 17th hole as each reached the par-4’s green in regulation. Savage, who won the tournament in 2005, needed a birdie to keep the match alive, while Hoffman, who won in 2006, wanted to end it right there. Savage missed her attempt, and Hoffman made hers, winning the title 2 and 1. “I have goose bumps. I am so happy, so happy,” Hoffman said afterward. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won one of these. This is special for me because Shelley is such a good player.” Hoffman, an aerospace engineer for Boeing, lost to Savage, a retired Navy Nurse Corps captain, earlier this season in the 2011 Senior Women’s Stroke Play. Another Springfield player, Patti Lawson, won the championship’s sixth flight over Robin Alapas from Manassas, 5 and 4. — Michael K. Bohn Springfield’s Mimi Hoffman won the 2011 Virginia Photo by Michael K. Bohn/The Connection Photo Senior Women’s Amateur. The title is a bookend for victory in the 1999 Women’s Amateur. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Springfield Connection ❖ August 4-10, 2011 ❖ 3 News Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection Photos Before the police showed up, George Mason Student Neighbors from the Kings Park community in Springfield gather for the 2011 National Carolyn Metcalf, 19, shows the finer points of marsh- Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 2. mallow toasting to Nora Rice, 6. Safety and Marshmallows Kings Park Civic Association hosts National Night Out event. n Tuesday night, Aug.