Well, those who responded to our survey on the Newsletter indicated that they want the Newsletter to be as long as necessary to cover the news—so I guess 14 pages is ok! The highest votes for what to include were the Timeline of Meetings and Development, followed by CCCA, Livability…
Category: Livability22202
April Newsletter is Out
Click here to download 1. Survey: We are gradually modernizing our CCCA procedures and media. We will be issuing more frequent emails to keep you up to date on meetings and issues in coming weeks. In this issue, we are including a survey to ask members what you like, dislike, or…
Livability22202 Open Space Working Group Meeting, March 2, 7-9 pm,
(Updated March 3) Open Space: Is it important to you? COVID has shown us how important it is to have parks, trails, and open spaces. Yet 22202 is very lacking in those amenities, except for Virginia Highlands Park and Long Bridge Park. The Livability22202 working group created an open space…
March CCCA Newsletter is Out
(FYI, this is the first Newsletter going by email only to renewed members for 2021.) Click here to download. So many issues, so many meetings, so little time! We need members to become and stay engaged. Highlighting Upcoming Meetings: Please attend the following and lend your ears and voice to ongoing…
Livability22202 Meeting with VDOT on Route 1 Feasibility Study (Summary)
Good meeting February 22 with VDOT. Although the Livability Working Group on Route 1 provided VDOT with 19 pages of comments and requests for more data on their feasibility study, they responded only to a few comments at this meeting and promised more substantive reply on data later on. We…
Livability22202 Meeting on County Planning and Affordable Housing
Good meeting February 9 of the three 22202 civic associations: Arlington Ridge, Aurora Highlands, and Crystal City. 7:00 pm: Matt Mattauszek, Arlington County Master Planner, Crystal City/Pentagon City Planning Coordinator, provided a detailed overview of the county planning activities for 2021 in 22202. The year will be very busy as…
2000/2001 S Bell (Crystal Plaza block) Feedback from CCCA
The County asked for public comment by January 11 on JBG Smith’s site plans for 2000/2001 S Bell Street (the Crystal Plaza Block M). Since this was a public comment period, we focused only on open space and the Underground in our CCCA feedback. We reserved the right to comment…
Livability22202 Detailed Feedback to VDOT on Feasibility Study (January 11, 2021)
On January 11, 2021, the presidents of the three civic associations in 22202–Arlington Ridge, Aurora Highlands, and Crystal City–forwarded to VDOT the Livability22202 comments on the VDOT feasibility study. These comments provide feedback to the VDOT Public Information Meeting on the Multimodal Improvements Study for Route 1 on 16 December…
Livability22202 Open Space Report Released December 14, 2020
A key priority for livable space is to foster environmental sustainability. To achieve this, we need to strategically increase the amount of natural open space and improve the tree canopy, with a focus on reducing heat island intensity, improving stormwater management, and increasing urban biodiversity. Emphasize the incorporation of biophilic…
Breaking News: Housing Workshop Report Released
We are pleased, after a year of work, two well attended workshops and many meetings of a ten person working group, to be able to share the report on housing livability in 22202. This report was previously shared in draft form with participants of Livability workshops as well as presented…