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Called “Ellen Trace,” the Ellen Bozman Memorial Pathway will include plantings, some seating elements and signs to mark the life of the Arlington philanthropist. more »
May 16, 2013 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning
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Even when low- and moderate-income apartments are made affordable in perpetuity, some of the people the county seeks to help are displaced. more »
Jan 28, 2013 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning (3 Comments)
The first meeting is tonight (Jan. 9) and covers building design. The second and third run next week and focus on land use and design drawings. more »
Jan 9, 2013 by Natalie Kornicks in Schools (1 Comments)
County planners will be drafting a development plan for Lee Highway. When planners meet with statewide officers in coming weeks, they will question the projections listed by a UVA group that said the county will lose population. more »
Jan 8, 2013 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning (2 Comments)
Staff presented General Capital Projects Fund (PAYGO Capital), the Transportation Capital Fund, the Crystal City TIF, Metro, and Debt Service fund. They provided some valuable insight in some of the upcoming projects facing the county next year. more »
Mar 20, 2013 by Jonathan Kim in Wonk Arlington (1 Comments)
The Bluemont neighborhood may get a new Safeway grocery store on Wilson Blvd. near N. George Mason Drive. According to Judah dal Cais, the former head of the civic association, Silverwood development has won the bid. more »
Mar 1, 2013 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington (5 Comments)
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County Advertises Tax Rate, Ballston's "Southern Gateway," Parking at Schools, and the Crystal City Post Office site. more »
Feb 26, 2013 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington
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The manager is asking the board to wait until May to consider the redevelopment of the block in the Radnor-Ft. Myers Heights neighborhood. more »
Feb 22, 2013 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington (1 Comments)
Join us for a special Streetcar Town Hall, where Arlington County board members and county staff will share with the community the vision and process that led to the board's decision to build streetcar lines along Columbia Pike and on Route 1. more »
To answer that question, Blair Ruble, author of Washington’s U Street: A Biography, will recount the history of the U Street community from its origins during the Civil War up to the “gentrification” of today. more »
“Realize Rosslyn,” a new effort to fine-tune Rosslyn’s current long-range plan. Participation starts in December. more »
Join us for an opportunity to review and evaluate plans for the 3.5 mile corridor of Columbia Pike from S. Jefferson St. to S. Joyce St., including wider sidewalks, improved bus stops, bike facilities, new left turn lanes and undergrounded utilities more »
Low-income housing developer to build 12-story, 188 unit mixed-income apartment complex. more »
Apr 17, 2012 in Countywide
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The slideshow takes a couple maps to highlight potential development along N. Glebe Road near the Ballston Mall. more »
