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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 5h

Came up from work and she’s building a spooky ADU

A 4 year old works intently on her Halloween ginger bread house

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

Added protection for the “no spam” promise: if we flood Ryan’s inbox’s ALXNow can report on it

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

Want this in your inbox instead of just sporadically appearing on your feed if & when I remember to post?

Sign up for emails!

No spam. Just 1 monthly all-NOVA update, plus action items for the specific jurisdiction you select

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Join our community!

Please let us know about yourself so we can better connect you with housing advocacy in your area.

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

for when you're live/work/playing all simultaneously in an energy drink-induced mania

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

4/ Hang out with us!

Our new Social Lead, Yasir, is getting us back on track with social events starting with this casual coffee meetup.

Come any time, all are welcome. Just a chance meet and talk about housing & other urbanist stuff in ALX

actionnetwork.org/events/yimby...

YIMBY Alexandria Coffee Meetup @ La Madeleine

👋 Meet & Mingle Connect with fellow residents, urbanists, and YIMBYs (Yes In My Backyard) who care about building a better future for our city. 📚 Urbanism 101 Explore ideas around housing, transporta...

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

3B/ RSVP to attend the next Duke St LUP meeting on 10/23 at Patrick Henry

This meeting will focus on Housing & Mobility, two of the most important (and possibly contentious) sections of the plan. Hope to see you there :)

actionnetwork.org/events/duke-...

Duke Street Land Use Plan Launch

Please join us for the Kick-off Meeting for the Duke Street Land Use Plan on Monday, June 9, at Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4653 Taney Avenue, Alexandria VA, 22304 and online via Zoom. Zoom infor...

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

3A/ By Sun. 10/23, give feedback on the very strong DSLUP Draft Principles.

Leave supportive comment(s), esp. for the Housing & Mobility sections. You can also "like" other comments you agree with

alexandriava.mysocialpinpoint.com/september25

September 25th Community Feedback

Welcome to the online portion of the September 25th Community Meeting. On this page, you can review the presentation provided on the 25th as well as provide your feedback on the plan's Draft Guiding ...

alexandriava.mysocialpinpoint.com

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

2B/ Bonus: consider the 2040 asks from @gra-alexandria.bsky.social & @africansus.bsky.social:

Add inspectors to publicly report on landlord compliance with legal & voluntary guidelines.

Stronger voluntary guidelines re: transparency, penalties & fees, maintenance, & tenants' right to organize

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

2A/ By Sunday 10/19, give feedback on the Housing 2040 Master Plan Revised Principles & Goals

The revisions made these really strong, so we encourage supporting the revisions - particularly Goal 1.

www.research.net/r/Alexandria...

Housing 2040 Revised Draft Principles & Goals Feedback Form

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

www.research.net

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

1/ By Friday, support housing projects before Council's hearing on Sat. 10/18:

Email: [email protected]
Ask: Support Docket Items 7, 12, and 13

In particular Item 13 is market & affordable housing next to Braddock Metro, w/ opponents complaining about the proposed height

screen grab of the cover page of counci's docket for 10/18. hearing starts at 9:30am

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 8h

Lots of opportunities to advocate for more housing in Alexandria in the next couple weeks.

Here's a little thread, arranged by each action's due date

I'll also quote-skeet the items back onto your feed as their dates approach. 1 person told me those reminders are helpful, now you all suffer 😏

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wait I scrolled literally 2 posts further and see that yes it is 🫖

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

Was *all this* the tea you were hinting at?

Bc wow, piping hot

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

They could!

Then they’d get sued into oblivion 🫠

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

i share a name w/ a moderately successful young director so sometimes get emails from aspiring actors who want to audition for things or thank him for an audition

i always reply bc i'd feel terrible if someone missed an opportunity bc they emailed the wrong Alex

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

we've been pushing for the city to re-examine parking mandates basically since ZFH passed. it's now included in the FY '26-27 "Interdepartmental Long Range Planning Work Program" (see image) so the convo should at least happen

We'll lyk when there's an action item:
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a chart showing that there will be a "Parking Standards Evaluation and Update" in FY27-27, co-led by three city departments: Transportation & Environmental Services, Planning & Zoning, and Housing

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

becky is the village, volume 827

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John Yuda 🥄 @yuda.org · 1d

Let’s make it twelve, Alexandria.

Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 1d

So far in 2025, 11 cities have clearly signaled that the era of mandatory parking is coming to an end! 🎉

parkingreform.org/mandates-map/

A table titled "Cities That Abolished Parking Mandates in 2025". It lists cities and the dates they removed mandatory parking requirements. The cities are Toledo, OH (Sep 9); Oak Forest, IL (Aug 26); Shoreline, WA (Aug 11); Denver, CO (Aug 5); Boulder, CO (Jul 24); Botnell, WA (Jul 8); Bremerton, WA (Jun 4); Fairview, OR (Jun 4); Franklin, WI (May 6); Fitchburg, WI (Apr 8); and Sherbrooke, QC (Apr 8).

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

ack, 22301*

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 1d

The cost of a median home in 22031 (Rosemont/Del Ray/Potomac Yard) has gone up 9.7% since last year

The city's refusal to legalize apartments in most of this zip code, much of which is easily walkable to metro, is indefensible

alexandrialivingmagazine.com/home-and-gar...

Two Alexandria Neighborhoods Among Highest NoVA Price Appreciation So Far in 2025

Urban Turf recently calculated the Northern Virginia ZIP codes seeing the highest home price appreciation so far in 2025.

alexandrialivingmagazine.com

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Held, Laid on Table

DarkAndSpookyMikey @lightmikey.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

The Blocking Has Changed

Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Screeners By Request Only

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning how are you

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 5d

I’m choosing to believe you’re double fisting all night and not just, like, there with Joe or someone

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 5d

THEY CANT SILENCE THE TRUTH REMEMBER EWALD

a man wearing sunglasses and a hospital gown that says virginia memorial hospital on it

Alt: a man wearing sunglasses and a hospital gown that says virginia memorial hospital on it is hailed off by doctors

media.tenor.com

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Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social · 5d

If I know one thing about parks approved a decade ago, this basically does not matter and any process is going to have to start from scratch and include extremely intensive community outreach just to approve basically the same plan that was approved originally

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