click here to download Next CCCA Meeting: On Wednesday March 16, 2022 we will be holding CCCA meeting. The presentations are from JBGS on:The Underground, Riverhouse Plans, New Residential plans at the old Americana Hotel Site. You can join us in person at 251 18th St S or please register in…
Update on VDOT Feasibility Study on Route 1
The VDOT team studying ways to “improve safety, accessibility, and the pedestrian experience crossing Route 1” presented to the CCCA on January 19 (see website). Phase 2 will cover a number of new studies and probably continue until February 2023. The next Public Information Meeting is planned for late March…
February 2022 Newsletter is Out
Download the Newsletter here. 1. Message from Your President: A big thank you to everyone who made January’s Meeting a success! We had a presentation by VDOT on the proposed changes to Route 1. Then a discussion panel with Carol Fuller, Pam Van Hine, and Arthur Fox, led by Brian Harner….
Update on Pentagon City Phased Development Site Plan (Sector Plan)
Arlington County is initiating a new study to help guide future development for Pentagon City, with coordinated planning and transportation components. The study will help define Pentagon City’s capacity for future growth by evaluating alternative redevelopment scenarios and their resulting impacts on the capacity of the existing, committed, and planned…
CCCA Meeting January 19 on Route 1
The focus of the meeting was on Route 1. The CCCA slide show is here. We invited VDOT to provide an update on the study of Route 1 and their recommendation for Option 3 to bring it completely down to grade–an option that Livability22202 and the CCCA believe is inadequate…
Melwood and Affordable Housing
Melwood Industries has proposed to the County a Tier 1 review of a proposal to build on its current vacant lot at 750 S 23rd Street. This would be a state‐of‐the‐art mixed‐use building that: Provides a home for Melwood programming, particularly workforce development programming: Provides affordable housing inclusive of people…
January 2022 Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022! Download the Newsletter here. Save the Date for the Next CCCA Meeting: January 19, 7-9 pm We plan to devote most of the meeting to updates on Route 1. VDOT’s Senior Project Manager Dan Reinhard will provide an updated timeline for Phase 2 and a Livability22202…
CCCA December Newsletter 2021
Read the Newsletter here. With apologies for the length of this month’s Newsletter, here you go. So much for this being a slow time of year! Check out the meetings and all of the issues. 1. Survey: Every month in the President’s report, we will have a survey. The idea is to…
Livability22202 Schools Working Group Urges APS to Consider Future 22202 Schools
On November 29, the 3 Livability22202 civic association presidents forwarded a letter from the Schools Working Group to Arlington Public Schools asking for a clear process to determine sufficient seats, and specifically a siting process, for future schools in 22202. The letter reflects comments on the proposed adjustments to boundaries…
AFAC 22202 Community Food Drive Garners More Than 5,000 lbs in Donations
We did it, folks! We collected approximately 5,390 lbs of goods for AFAC during our 3-week campaign. In the Spirit of Giving, the National Landing BID, Livability22202 Civic Associations and Sustainable Scoop Partnered to Organize a Thanksgiving Food Drive for Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Running November 1-21 , with 21…