https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/ Citizen-led initiative to identify and acknowledge governance issues undermining public trust. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:52:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 214804208 3.1 Appearing to Dismiss Widespread Community Input https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-1-appearing-to-dismiss-widespread-community-input/ https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-1-appearing-to-dismiss-widespread-community-input/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:47:29 +0000 https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/?p=133 The post 3.1 Appearing to Dismiss Widespread Community Input appeared first on .

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3.1 Appearing to Dismiss Widespread Community Input

3.2.1.  The Clarendon Sector Plan established in 2006 prioritized open space as one of the most important community benefits to make high density apartment living possible.

The 2006197 plan included 50,000 square foot park on Irving St. The open space was negotiated in ret…

3.2.   Appearing to renege on plans made through community consensus.

3.1.1 The Pentagon City Sector Plan

3.1 The Pentagon City Sector Plan190 Although more than 2,400 individuals191 opposed the county’s pr…

2.2. Roundtables with Civic and Condo Association Presidents (2018)

Roundtables with Civic and Condo Association Presidents hosted by the County Manager and Civic Feder…

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]]> https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-1-appearing-to-dismiss-widespread-community-input/feed/ 0 133 3.2.1.  The Clarendon Sector Plan established in 2006 prioritized open space as one of the most important community benefits to make high density apartment living possible. https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-2-1-the-clarendon-sector-plan-established-in-2006-prioritized-open-space-as-one-of-the-most-important-community-benefits-to-make-high-density-apartment-living-possible/ https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-2-1-the-clarendon-sector-plan-established-in-2006-prioritized-open-space-as-one-of-the-most-important-community-benefits-to-make-high-density-apartment-living-possible/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:36:36 +0000 https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/?p=206 The 2006197 plan included 50,000 square foot park on Irving St. The open space was negotiated in return for the massive increase in height and density. During the revisions of the plans that followed between 2006 and 2022198, the open space vanished. 2006 2022 Designed to be an urban village with attention to step backs, […]

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]]> The 2006197 plan included 50,000 square foot park on Irving St. The open space was negotiated in return for the massive increase in height and density.

During the revisions of the plans that followed between 2006 and 2022198, the open space vanished.

20062022
Designed to be an urban village with attention to step backs, setbacks, building facades and height/density for example 55’ along roads tapering up to 110’.Step backs and tapering ELIMINATED. Joyce motors site is now planned to be one massive wall on 10th and on Irving for example. County staff requested height increases beyond even what the developers were asking for the Board approved the additional height.
Required extraordinary community benefits for developers to get to max height and density.New plan does not specify any additional community benefits for the massive award of height and density.
A months-long negotiation across all Arlington constituencies. Affordable housing, parks, LRPC, staff, neighborhoods and others.Staff and developer presentations did not incorporate significant input from constituents.

Significant changes from the original plan with significant increases and elimination of originally planned community benefits199. Despite entreaties from all adjoining neighborhoods and the Parks Department, the original park was eliminated from the 2022 plan. The developers received additional height and density beyond even the massive increase in 2006. Residents’ input and concerns were not taken into account.

197 Clarendon Sector Plan (2006), https://arlingtonva.s3.amazonaws.com/wp- content/uploads/sites/31/2014/03/Clarendon-SectorPlan06.pdf

198 Clarendon Sector Plan Update (2022), https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Plans-Studies/Land- Use/Clarendon-Sector-Plan-Update

199 https://www.arlnow.com/2018/05/18/despite-public-pressure-county-unlikely-to-press-developers-for- schools-parks-contributions/

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]]> https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-2-appearing-to-renege-on-plans-made-through-community-consensus/feed/ 0 204 3.1.1 The Pentagon City Sector Plan https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-1-the-pentagon-city-sector-plan/ https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-1-the-pentagon-city-sector-plan/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:29:11 +0000 https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/?p=143 3.1 The Pentagon City Sector Plan190 Although more than 2,400 individuals191 opposed the county’s proposed plan citing significant issues, over one hundred individuals testified192 opposing the plan in several County meetings and at the February 2022 Arlington County Board193, 194 monthly meeting, two civic associations voted on resolutions to not approve the plan due to […]

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Although more than 2,400 individuals191 opposed the county’s proposed plan citing significant issues, over one hundred individuals testified192 opposing the plan in several County meetings and at the February 2022 Arlington County Board193, 194 monthly meeting, two civic associations voted on resolutions to not approve the plan due to its questionable impact on the community, hundreds of people wrote to the County Board, and experts testified that this Plan would be detrimental to equity and livability, the county voted 5-0 to move the Pentagon City Sector Plan offering no acknowledgment of dissenting opinions.

The County Board did not address the issues or even extend the engagement period for the many thousands of people who just only learned about the project at the very end of the process.195 Letters from the public are not included with the County agenda.196

See Section 3.6.3.

192 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=  8dCOoYwFw&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ&t=13855

194 https://arlington.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=4040&meta_id=208829

195 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=  8dCOoYwFw&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ&t=4264

196 http://arlington.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=4040

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]]> https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/3-1-the-pentagon-city-sector-plan/feed/ 0 143 2.2. Roundtables with Civic and Condo Association Presidents (2018) https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-2-roundtables-with-civic-and-condo-association-presidents-2018/ https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-2-roundtables-with-civic-and-condo-association-presidents-2018/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:03:36 +0000 https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/?p=119 Roundtables with Civic and Condo Association Presidents hosted by the County Manager and Civic Federation were conducted in 2018. There was a series of three roundtables with approximately 55 Civic/Condo Association Presidents to explore opportunities for better coordination and communication. Presidents shared practices in areas of communication, identified areas of opportunity for better coordination, and […]

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]]> Roundtables with Civic and Condo Association Presidents hosted by the County Manager and Civic Federation were conducted in 2018. There was a series of three roundtables with approximately 55 Civic/Condo Association Presidents to explore opportunities for better coordination and communication. Presidents shared practices in areas of communication, identified areas of opportunity for better coordination, and highlighted the challenges that Civic and Condo Association Presidents face on a regular basis. the County will work with the Civic Federation and Presidents to explore short term opportunities for strengthening Civic and Condo Association participation and communication75.

75 Roundtables with Civic and Condo Association Presidents, March 2018, https://arlingtonva.s3.dualstack.us-east- 1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2018/03/SummaryCivic.CondoAssociationRoundtables.March- 2018.pdf

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]]> https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-2-roundtables-with-civic-and-condo-association-presidents-2018/feed/ 0 119 2.3.   Plan Langston Boulevard (2021) https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-3-plan-langston-boulevard-2021/ https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-3-plan-langston-boulevard-2021/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:54:03 +0000 https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/?p=122 In June 2021, the County released its first mockups of new density for redevelopment along a 5-mile corridor stretching west of Rosslyn to East Falls Church, referred to as “Plan Langston Boulevard”.76 The county claimed it had proceeded in a straight line of public engagement that began in 2018, with community meetings, charettes, etc. Between […]

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]]> In June 2021, the County released its first mockups of new density for redevelopment along a 5-mile corridor stretching west of Rosslyn to East Falls Church, referred to as “Plan Langston Boulevard”.76 The county claimed it had proceeded in a straight line of public engagement that began in 2018, with community meetings, charettes, etc. Between 2018 and 2022, the county changed its recommendation for high density from three key nodes. The efforts of the Langston Boulevard Alliance (LBA)77convinced County staff eventually to reduce the high density at the nodes from 10-12 stories where there are now only one-story shops with surface parking down to a lower density (6 or 7 stories) for most of the corridor. If it were not for the efforts of the Langston Boulevard Alliance and its leadership team, this reduction in density and building height may not have occurred.

While it is a “positive” that LBA Leadership was able to get county staff to back off concerning building heights, other members of the community are still not sold on the Preliminary Concept Plan because it assumes that the Site Review Process78 will provide for the infrastructure needs of the Langston Boulevard corridor. See section 10.1.2 for details.

76  https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Plans-Studies/Land-Use/Plan-Langston-Boulevard

77 https://www.langstonblvdalliance.com/about.html

78  https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Building/Review-Processes/Site-Plan

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]]> https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-3-plan-langston-boulevard-2021/feed/ 0 122 2.1.   The Clarendon Sector Plan (2006) https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-1-the-clarendon-sector-plan-2006/ https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/2023/01/27/2-1-the-clarendon-sector-plan-2006/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:51:46 +0000 https://restoreconfidenceinarlingtonvagov.com/?p=117 The 2006 Clarendon Sector Plan74 prioritized open space as one of the most important community benefits, to make high density apartment living possible with community input considered and reflected in the Plan. See 3.2.1 for an example of community elements in the 2006 plan versus the 2022 version.

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