The King St. Trolley is a FREE Ride for Tourists and Alexandria Residents
April 3rd, 2008 Categories: Alexandria, Green Living, Old Town, Things to Do
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley , ding, ding, ding went the bell . . . seven days a week from 10:00am to 10:00pm the clangs and bells of the Alexandria City trolley can be heard up and down King Street.
Offered by the city as a way to encourage tourism, manage congestion and reduce mobile transmissions, the red and black trolley cars are a welcome, and seemingly natural, addition to the streets of Old Town.
Originally designed in conjunction with the City’s National Harbor initiatives, the trolleys will compliment the water taxis that run every 30 minutes between the Old Town waterfront and the new Gaylord National Hotel at the foot of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Prince Georges County. The National Harbor project is expected to bring hundreds of new visitors to Alexandria with the FREE trolley service benefitting tourists, residents and businesses alike.
Four trolleys will circulate approximately every 15 minutes between the waterfront and the King Street metro, stopping about every two blocks, at signed stops, to pick up and drop off passengers.
The service is FREE (we just can’t say that enough) and there is no limit to the number of times you can get on and off.
Previously, transportation from the Metro Station to the heart of Old Town meant a cab, a 15 block trek, a bus or, if you were driving, a fruitless hunt for parking. Now, visitors and residents alike will have a FREE, easy to use, alternative.
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley, ding, ding, ding went the bell . . . check it out!
Michael
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