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(Rosslyn is limited to 400’ due to its proximity to DCA; Ballston is the most viable Arlington TOD that is outside the FAA’s most restrictive heights)
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
(Rosslyn is limited to 400’ due to its proximity to DCA; Ballston is the most viable Arlington TOD that is outside the FAA’s most restrictive heights)
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I like how #arlingtonVA supports small businesses like here they are allowing a beloved local small business use this alley for storage for no charge - so nice! #advancedtowing
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I like how #arlingtonVA supports small businesses like here they are allowing a beloved local small business use this alley for storage for no charge - so nice! #advancedtowing
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Ballston, capital of Washington, DC
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Ballston, capital of Washington, DC
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Hate this all you want - this gives us cool restaurants, coffee shops, exercise places … and homes.
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hate this all you want - this gives us cool restaurants, coffee shops, exercise places … and homes.
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Someone submitted a 14-page white paper on Columbia Pike transit service as part of their comments on the strategic plan during the comment period and staff put the whole thing into the board book/public record. Honestly inspirational.
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Someone submitted a 14-page white paper on Columbia Pike transit service as part of their comments on the strategic plan during the comment period and staff put the whole thing into the board book/public record. Honestly inspirational.
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Arlington County should definitely 💯 take full control of Glebe and Langston from VDOT. Without control we will never be able to fix those corridors to improve #VisionZero pedestrian safety or expand transit access. We are at the whim of people who think in terms of highways and faster VMT.
County manager punts on questions of local takeover of Glebe Road and Langston Blvd | ARLnow.com
Arlington's county manager is holding off on a firm stance regarding local control of roads currently controlled by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). County Manager Mark Schwartz told ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Arlington County should definitely 💯 take full control of Glebe and Langston from VDOT. Without control we will never be able to fix those corridors to improve #VisionZero pedestrian safety or expand transit access. We are at the whim of people who think in terms of highways and faster VMT.
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̶G̶o̶n̶d̶o̶l̶a̶ Tramway Now! 🚡
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
̶G̶o̶n̶d̶o̶l̶a̶ Tramway Now! 🚡
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🚴♀️Hey Arlington fam! 🛴 The Columbia Pike Bike Boulevards plan is out & it is missing the mark on safety + connectivity. 😬 Speak up for a plan that is safe, comfortable, and connected with a long-term vision!
🗓️ Deadline: Sun 10/5, 11:59 PM
🗓️ Deadline: Sun 10/5, 11:59 PM
Columbia Pike Bike Boulevards: Demand a SAFE, CONNECTED plan with a LONG-TERM VISION!
For a variety of reasons, good and bad, Columbia Pike is being completely rebuilt without any dedicated bike facilities. Instead, parallel routes are supposed to exist for bikes just north and just south of the Pike, the Columbia Pike Bike Boulevards. These routes have never been safe, comfortable, and connected, but the County was supposed to be unveiling a plan to change all of that.
Sadly, the proposed concept plans unveiled at the September Open House are woefully insufficient.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🚴♀️Hey Arlington fam! 🛴 The Columbia Pike Bike Boulevards plan is out & it is missing the mark on safety + connectivity. 😬 Speak up for a plan that is safe, comfortable, and connected with a long-term vision!
🗓️ Deadline: Sun 10/5, 11:59 PM
🗓️ Deadline: Sun 10/5, 11:59 PM
Fill out this survey if you think the rent is too high
Arlington is updating the Comprehensive Plan. Make your voice heard! actionnetwork.org/petitions/vi...
October 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fill out this survey if you think the rent is too high
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Nobody in Arlington should have to put up with this casual disrespect of the neighborhood. People should be able to walk on streets that are safe
No one in North Arlington would put up with this. Time to speed it up and clean it up. South Arlington residents and businesses have suffered through this for long enough.
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Nobody in Arlington should have to put up with this casual disrespect of the neighborhood. People should be able to walk on streets that are safe
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OMG Milani construction (?) literally leaving pit traps for people on #columbiapike - what are we doing here? Fill these, pave these FFS - this is the busiest section of the pike
October 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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OMG Milani construction (?) literally leaving pit traps for people on #columbiapike - what are we doing here? Fill these, pave these FFS - this is the busiest section of the pike
October 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Great overview of what Missing Middle housing can bring to Arlington. share.google/EIBd7UpJOgOG...
Arlington six-plex shows promise of Missing Middle
Only a few projects have been allowed to continue under Arlington’s Expanded Housing Options amid legal challenges. One is a six-plex near the Virginia Square Metro Station that shows the incredible p...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Great overview of what Missing Middle housing can bring to Arlington. share.google/EIBd7UpJOgOG...
The average new house in Arlington costs 2.4M
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The average new house in Arlington costs 2.4M
Wilson Blvd is really important and it's wild that we just let people block half of it whenever they want
With the new protected bike lane, cars are now double parking on Wilson Blvd itself @arl-infra.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wilson Blvd is really important and it's wild that we just let people block half of it whenever they want
With the new protected bike lane, cars are now double parking on Wilson Blvd itself @arl-infra.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
With the new protected bike lane, cars are now double parking on Wilson Blvd itself @arl-infra.bsky.social
Hiring competent leaders seems like a good idea for future nonprofits.
Sad to see the outcome of this adventure.
Sad to see the outcome of this adventure.
Karantonis: County can't save Arlington Independent Media from possible demise
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Karantonis: County can’t save Arlington Independent Media from possible demise | ARLnow.com
Arlington's top elected official says there's nothing the county government can do to prevent the demise of Arlington Independent Media (AIM). "The law is what the law is. We cannot do too much about...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hiring competent leaders seems like a good idea for future nonprofits.
Sad to see the outcome of this adventure.
Sad to see the outcome of this adventure.
What is the point of the plans and the planners if the plans don't include apartment buildings in Rosslyn? We have a housing shortage!
"the plan did not meet the Fort Myer Heights North Plan or countywide Comprehensive Plan."
"the plan did not meet the Fort Myer Heights North Plan or countywide Comprehensive Plan."
County Board approves one redevelopment in Clarendon, defers another near Rosslyn
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County Board approves one redevelopment in Clarendon, defers another near Rosslyn | ARLnow.com
Developers went 1-for-2 with County Board members on Saturday as one major redevelopment plan won approval and another went back to the drawing board. Courthouse project wins 5-0 approval It wasn't everything...
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September 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
What is the point of the plans and the planners if the plans don't include apartment buildings in Rosslyn? We have a housing shortage!
"the plan did not meet the Fort Myer Heights North Plan or countywide Comprehensive Plan."
"the plan did not meet the Fort Myer Heights North Plan or countywide Comprehensive Plan."
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They get smaller and fewer every year, but always there to remind you. I will not forget, and those of us who watched the Pentagon burn are not likely to…
September 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
They get smaller and fewer every year, but always there to remind you. I will not forget, and those of us who watched the Pentagon burn are not likely to…
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Here's the whole map. More info at ssafety.org/happy-wheels/
September 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Here's the whole map. More info at ssafety.org/happy-wheels/
No new zoning at East Falls Church
No new zoning along R-B corridor
No new zoning in Aurora Heights
What have they been doing?
No new zoning along R-B corridor
No new zoning in Aurora Heights
What have they been doing?
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
No new zoning at East Falls Church
No new zoning along R-B corridor
No new zoning in Aurora Heights
What have they been doing?
No new zoning along R-B corridor
No new zoning in Aurora Heights
What have they been doing?
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We have the worst urban planners
September 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We have the worst urban planners
Not much point in dynamic pricing for parking if nobody bothers to pay anyway...
I really enjoyed the open house and author talk with Henry Grabar hosted by Arlington County's Parking and Curb Space Management team! Video link if you missed it yesterday: www.youtube.com/live/FFEBT9V...
A few of my thoughts below 👇
A few of my thoughts below 👇
September 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Not much point in dynamic pricing for parking if nobody bothers to pay anyway...
Is the county seriously going to deny this nice-looking building for being too tall?
It's in Rosslyn! It's the shortest building in the picture! We have a housing shortage!
It's in Rosslyn! It's the shortest building in the picture! We have a housing shortage!
September 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Is the county seriously going to deny this nice-looking building for being too tall?
It's in Rosslyn! It's the shortest building in the picture! We have a housing shortage!
It's in Rosslyn! It's the shortest building in the picture! We have a housing shortage!