Efforts to create deeply affordable housing to meet the needs of Arlington's lowest-earning residents face significant headwinds, according to a recent presentation to the Arlington Planning Commission....

Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins will join ALXnow for her live one-on-one monthly virtual video conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. Our “Ask The Mayor” series provides Alexandria residents […] Read more on ALXnow: Watch Live: Mayor Gaskins answers your questions Oct. 7 on ALXnow

Arlington County is updating its Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan is a long-range plan for livability and what the community wants to look like in the future. This is your opportunity to s...

New land use and transit plans on Alexandria’s Duke Street could reshape the corridor. Alexandria can draw on its development of the Potomac Yard neighborhoods as it makes plans.

Arlington's Public Space Master Plan guides how our open spaces are acquired, managed, and maintained. With the current plan over 6 years old at this point, the county is doing a refresh focus on a few key areas, including how to prioritize land acquisition. We think it's worth highlighting how little progress has been made on the trail-related action items in the existing plan over the last six years. We also think the County should prioritize acquisition of land needed for bike/ped connections - this would accomplish two goals with one acquisition - a small piece of the parcel would be needed for a wider sidewalk or a trail connection, and the remainder could add new neighborhood park space.