The November 3 ballot will include US President/Vice President, US Senate, US House of Representatives, 2 Virginia constitutional amendments, 1 Arlington County Board member, 2 Arlington County School Board members, and 4 bond Issues. See the listing here, with links to candidates’ pages and the sample ballot here. Everything you…
Category: Livability22202 Letter on Monumental Arena Project
CCCA September 2020 Newsletter
Click the link here to download. Meetings, Meetings, Meetings! We’re entering a period of many virtual meetings that will affect our community. Stay tuned for updates. We really need volunteers for a number of issues—please consider getting involved. 1. Farewell to Jackie Bianchini: Our Communications Director is moving out of Crystal City and…
Proposed changes to Rt 1, Livability 22202
As you may have heard, a study will kick off soon to change Route 1 north of 23rd Street. The proposal is to drop Route 1 to grade, eliminating the 15th and 18th Street underpasses. This is just a study and no decisions have been made. On August 26, the…
Livability22202 Meeting on Route 1
Dear Community Members, HEAR YE, HEAR YE — ALL 22202 HANDS ON DECK, 7 PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26THRegister to attend a joint civic association Zoom meeting to learn about planning for “improvements” to Route 1 through a VDOT feasibility study. These could include a business plan to lower Route 1…
CCCA Virtual Meeting for Livability 22202 Follow Up
On August 6, 2020, the CCCA held a virtual meeting via Zoom to update members on all the progress made this year by the CCCA and the Livability 22202 group, despite difficult circumstances. The presentation included information on Crystal City open space initiatives, housing, development updates, the Underground Challenge, and…
Moving Livability 22202 Forward Zoom Meeting
Save the date to join the three 22202 civic associations – Arlington Ridge, Aurora Highlands, Crystal City – July 30 from 7-9 pm for a virtual Zoom webinar on the status of our collective Livability 22202 efforts. Much has happened since our first Livability 22202 Framework document was published in…
July Newsletter is Out
Quick reminders (more details in the Newsletter): 1. Livability Issues (Remember: If we don’t speak up, the County, developers, and the BID may think that the community doesn’t care and will do when they think is right for the community): Don’t forget to participate in the three Crystal City Parks engagement meetings…
Development of 101 S. 12th Street
On June 8, the CCCA sponsored a virtual meeting on WebX with JBG Smith for them to present their development plans for this building which will be the first in the 22202 area to come up for review by a virtual SPRC. Although there were some technical issues with this…
The Underground Challenge
Extended June 12 through July 31, 2020 Livability22202 needs your insights about the Crystal City Underground! The three civic associations of Crystal City, Aurora Highlands and Arlington Ridge are sponsoring a challenge to spur creative thinking and thoughts about the future of the Underground. Please join in our conversation about this unique space in our…
April Newsletter Is Out!
This has been a hard month for us all. But it’s times like these when we can truly pull together as a community–even if we have to keep six feet between us at all times. Life in the time of Coronavirus: The allusion to Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ 1985 novel “Life in…