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Arlington Planning Commission is set to discuss Missing Middle housing in a blockbuster pair of meetings this week. The first is happening tonight at 7 p.m., in the County Board

Attend an at-large DC Council candidate forum hosted by Friends of the DC Streetcar. Learn how planners are prioritizing equity in transit-oriented development. Weigh in on plans to improve bus, pedestrian, and cyclist access on US-29. 

New research suggests that missing middle housing could help make more affordable housing available to Arlington residents, particularly Black households historically blocked from homeownership in many neighborhoods.

(Updated at noon) A new report supports Arlington County's consideration of residential zoning changes as a way to counteract past discriminatory practices. But critics of the changes could harm, not help, the local Black community. The NAACP Arlington Branch hosted an online discussion last Wednesday (July 20) about the McGuireWoods report in light of local

Earlier this month, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the Arlington County Board, supporting the county's Missing Middle Housing Study. The

Sparks flew during the County Board meeting on Saturday (June 18), where supporters and opponents of the proposed missing middle housing framework faced off.

A firefighter who rescued a construction worker in cardiac arrest via a crane. Police officers who tased a knife-wielding man outside of police headquarters.

County Board member Takis Karantonis says if the county has the "political will," a sufficient amount of affordable and "missing middle" housing can get built.

The draft plan to allow more small-scale multifamily housing in Arlington has picked up another influential enforcement. The county's Missing Middle Housing

Arlington County and Alexandria are moving forward with actions that could potentially launch a new era of planning and development in their respective communities.