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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)
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The Arlington Planning Commission took McCaffery Interests to the cleaners last night, voting not to support the company’s plan to redevelop the Bergmann’s Dry Cleaner site on Lee Highway. more »
Nov 27, 2012 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning (14 Comments)
Every Arlingtonian has a weight problem in the tons. We each produce 13.4 metric tons of greenhouse gases per year, and a county energy task force wants to get us down to just three by 2050. more »
Nov 9, 2012 by Steve Thurston in Countywide (1 Comments)
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The Planning Commission’s decision last night to forward the Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Area Plan to the county board met with some mixed reaction among the people from the eastern-most neighborhoods in the plan. more »
Jul 13, 2012 by Steve Thurston in subUrbanPlanning (3 Comments)
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Outdoor Cafes on private property were redefined by the Arlington County Board on Saturday. The rules help define what an outdoor cafe is and allow those that use their own property to stay open all year. more »
May 20, 2013 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington (1 Comments)
The advertisement, if the county board supports it at their meeting Saturday April 20, would ask for public input on a change in zoning that defines “outdoor cafe” more clearly. Planning added language to mute the "noise" outdoor cafes produce. more »
Apr 9, 2013 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington
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The site on Lee Highway will be home to a 10-story residential tower and a mixed-use block of retail--a Mom’s Organic Market and cafe--and a strip of townhouses. The planning commission voted not to endorse the project as too tall. more »
Dec 21, 2012 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington (3 Comments)
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A small change in the deeds on the Rocky Run Park property means redevelopment of the park can move forward. The county board will take up the changes at its November meeting. more »
Nov 8, 2012 by Steve Thurston in About Arlington (2 Comments)
The Arlington County Planning Commission is a citizen advisory board authorized by the Virginia State Code to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs by advising the Arlington County Board on land use matters. more »
The carry-over meeting is not always held; check the website. The Arlington County Planning Commission is a citizen advisory board authorized by the Virginia State Code to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. more »
The Arlington County Planning Commission is a citizen advisory board authorized by the Virginia State Code to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. The Carry-over meeting is not always held; check the event website. more »
The carry-over meeting is not always held; check the website. The Arlington County Planning Commission is a citizen advisory board authorized by the Virginia State Code to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. more »