July Newsletter is Out – click here to download July 4 Announcement of Road Closures and places to View the Fireworks: See inside the Newsletter for details Message from CCCA’s President We have a survey about Park Names! Three parks around the new Amazon HQ2 need names. In the map…
CRIME
In Crystal City there has been several events that concern the local community. As a result, the three civic associations wrote a letter to the police department: The Response from Captain Scott Linder: Eric, Kateri and Cory, Thank you for the letter and for sharing your concerns over recent incidents…
Livability 22202 Working Group on Route 1Meeting June 15, 2022
The CCCA sponsored a meeting of Livability22202 and the 3 civic associations on June 15 to prepare residents for the upcoming VDOT Public Information meeting on June 21. It was a good overview of why VDOT is conducting a feasibility study on bringing Route 1 down to grade, what we…
Two Route 1 Meetings: June 15th 7:00 pm and June 21 6:30 pm!
Learn all about Route 1 Proposed Changes! VDOT is studying REMOVING the bridges over 15th and 18th Streets. Both intersections are proposed to be ‘at grade’. What would make an at-grade Route 1 intersection with 18th Street South safe for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders? How much space is really…
CCCA June Newsletter is Out
Click here to download. Message from CCCA’s President Thanks to everyone who joined us virtually and in person for our May meeting on transportation. Our next regular meeting will be in September, but we will have a special meeting on June 15 to cover Route 1. This meeting will be…
Housing Renter Study
The housing workgroup of Livability 22202 is a community, volunteer-run effort in our neighborhood to address unmet housing needs. We know there have been a lot of changes in the past year, especially in terms of cost of living and housing. As development continues, Housing Livability 22202 is curious about…
May Meeting Summary
Amazon, Dweck, and Route 1 were on the May 18 CCCA meeting agenda. Patrick Phillippi, Senior Manager of Amazon’s Public Engagement, spoke about Metropolitan Park, currently under construction at 15th and South Fern St. The area will be finished next year and host public facing events such as movie nights and…
CCCA Meeting May 18, 2022, 7-9 pm
Join us for the next CCCA Meeting: CCCA Hybrid Meeting May 18, 7-9 pm Transportation and Development NOTE: This is a hybrid meeting. Participants may choose to either: View on Zoom or Attend in-person. Anyone wishing to attend in person may come to the conference room at 251 S 18th…
CCCA May Newsletter is Out
Once again, filled with lots of information on what’s happening in our area. Don’t forget, you can get this Newsletter and email update in your in box and vote at meetings by becoming a member of the CCCA for $10 annually. Local businesses may become Associate Members without a vote….
WHAT’S TO BECOME OF ROUTE 1?
Many of you are aware of the ongoing VDOT feasibility study on Route 1 which began in October 2020. VDOT and the commercial community have not budged from the position that Route 1 should be brought down to grade, despite intensive efforts by the community and Livability 22202 to propose other options….