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(Updated at 12:40 p.m.) The public comment period on a draft plan for the Lee Highway corridor is ending after Thursday. The draft, first published online last month after a public "charrette" planning process in 2015, outlines a sweeping vision for the corridor, which currently is a primarily car-oriented mish-mash of strip malls, aging apartment

Arlington officials now look set to further loosen rules around the creation of "accessory dwelling units" sometime this spring, changing some zoning standards to allow more property owners to build the homes on their land. County staff are now circulating a draft policy recommending that local leaders allow property owners to build the homes, commonly

A near-capacity crowd packed into Mad Rose Tavern in Clarendon Wednesday night for a Democratic showdown between County Board member Libby Garvey and primary challenger Erik Gutshall. The Arlington Young Democrats-hosted debate was perhaps not the battle royale some were expecting, but there were a few pointed barbs from Gutshall and an assertive defense from Garvey of

The Arlington County Board is set to vote Saturday on zoning changes intended to add housing by allowing greater density in single-family neighborhoods. The vote is the culmination of nearly a decade of discussion by elected officials that picked up steam after Amazon agreed to come to Arlington. Since then, the county has taken incremental

Amid persistent concerns that Amazon's army of new workers will displace low-income Arlingtonians, county leaders plan to redirect their existing investments in affordable housing to better serve the areas impacted by the new headquarters -- but the county won't be upping its financial commitment to spurring the construction of reasonably priced homes. While critics of

A Modest Proposal for Upzoning Arlington -- "According to my calculations, if Arlington allowed five stories of apartments above commerce by right in all of what are now 'one family dwelling districts' in the county zoning database, the county could accommodate as many as 900,000 new residents in 545 million square feet of residential living

Arlington could make it easier to build more affordable homes like duplexes, townhomes, and small apartment buildings – but the County Board needs to hear from you! Here’s what we said about the Missing Middle zoning bill, and how you can show support.

A battle over how to improve public confidence in county government has driven a wedge between two large community organizations in Arlington. The Arlington branch of the NAACP is leaving the Arlington County Civic Federation after a bitter battle over two resolutions intended to recommit the local government to the "Arlington Way." The clash came

After months—for some, years—of often-angry debate, the Arlington County Board is set March 18 for a final vote on a plan to open zoning to more multi-family housing types countywide under the initiative short-handed as Missing Middle. More than 70 speakers showed up in-person or virtually at th ...

Planning Comm. Takes on Missing Middle -- "With less than two weeks until the expected vote on a land use rule change aimed at increasing the number of affordable missing middle housing units, Arlington County neighbors will have one of their last opportunities to provide county leaders feedback... The board is expected to vote on