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City of Alexandria Strategic Planning

Objective One: In order to be called a strategic plan for a city, all parts of the city must be included ...more

Linda Couture (89) User - 1/21/10 1:31 PM

A Preservation Recipe for Alexandria

Here’s a recipe for an affordable, sustainable and diverse ...more

John Sprinkle & Esther White (78) User - 12/16/09 10:27 PM

Re: All Strategic Plan goals. It is important to remember that the arts provide an underpinning for ...more

ross simons (76) User - 12/16/09 10:32 AM

Goal #3
Alexandria missed a golden opportunity by not adding more left turn lanes and lights when ...more

Ken Williams (75) User - 12/13/09 2:04 PM

Comments on Goal 1

The draft plan for Goal One confirms what has been obvious to many small ...more

Maria Wasowski (70) User - 12/08/09 10:43 PM

Re Goal #4 Speaking as a parent of a severely disabled young man, who graduated from Key Center School ...more

Anonymous (66) User - 11/24/09 3:20 PM

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Strategic Planning Process

The strategic planning process is an effort by City Council to move the City forward in realizing the goals of the community.  Your thoughts and input are important to this process and will help shape the development of the City's plan.  

Please offer your comments about the future of Alexandria and how we can together achieve our strategic goals.

Strategic Planning Goals with Council Member and Staff Designations

  • Goal 1: There is Quality Development and Redevelopment, Support for Local Businesses, and a Strong, Diverse, and Growing Local Economy
  • Goal 2: The City Respects, Protects and Enhances the Health of its Citizens and the Quality of its Natural Environment
  • Goal 3: There is an Integrated, Multimodal Transportation System that Efficiently and Effectively Gets People from Point "A" to Point "B“
  • Goal 4: Alexandria is a Community with Public Schools Amongst Northern Virginia’s Best and Where Our Recreational Programs Provide Youth the Opportunity to Succeed
  • Goal 5: The City Government is Financially Sustainable, Efficient, Community Oriented and Values its Employees
  • Goal 6: The City Protects the Safety and Security of its Residents, Businesses and Visitors
  • Goal 7: Alexandria Is a Caring Community That is Affordable and Diverse With a Rich History and Culture

Meeting Schedule

 October 2009

OCTOBER 2009

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
        1 2 3
4

5

Goal 3 - 6PM
City Hall
Council Workroom

6 7 8

9

Goal 1 - 4PM
City Hall
Planning & Zoning

Goal 7 - 1PM
Human Svcs Ctr
2525 Mt. Vernon Ave.

10
11 12

13

Goal 4 - 4PM
City Hall
Mayor's Conf Rm

14

Goal 2 - 7PM
City Hall
Room 3200

Goal 5 - 4PM
City Hall
Mayor's Conf Rm

Goal 6 - 5PM
City Hall
Council Workroom

15

16

Goal 7 - 3PM
City Hall
Sister Cities 1101

17
18 19 20 21

22

Goal 1 - 7PM
City Hall
Council Chambers

23 24
25 26 27

28

Goal 7 - 7PM
City Hall
Sister Cities 1101

29 30 31
 November 2009

NOVEMBER 2009

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3

4

Goal 1 - 7PM
City Hall
Room 2000

Goal 2 - 7PM
Charles Houston
Recreation Center

Goal 6 - 4PM
Police HQ
2034 Eisenhower
Ave.

5

Goal 7 - 1PM
City Hall
Council Workroom

6 7
8

9

Goal 3 - 7PM
City Hall
Council Chambers

10

Goal 5 - 4:30PM
City Hall
Sister Cities 1101

11

Goal 4 - 6PM
Charles Houston
Recreation Center

12

13

Goal 1 - 8:30AM
City Hall
Room 2100

14
15

16

Goal 5 - 2PM
City Hall
Location TBD

17

Goal 1 - 7PM
City Hall
Room 2000

18

Goal 6 - 4PM
Fire Station 209
2800 Main Line Blvd.

19 20 21
22 23

Goal 5 - 10AM
City Hall
Location TBD

24 25

26

27 28
29

30

Goal 3 - 7:30PM
Barrett Library

         
 December 2009

DECEMBER 2009

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
   

1

Goal 2 - 7PM
GW Middle School
Cafeteria

2

Goal 4 - 7PM
Charles Houston
Recreation Center

3

Goal 6 - 4PM
Fire Station 209
2800 Main Line Blvd.

Goal 2 - 7PM
RESCHEDULED

Goal 7 - 7PM
Charles Houston
Recreation Center

4 5
6 7 8

9

Goal 1 - 7PM
City Hall
Council Workroom

Goal 4 - 6PM
Charles Houston
Recreation Center

10

11

12
13

14

Goal 2 - 7PM
Durant Center
1605 Cameron St.

Goal 3 - 7PM
Minnie Howard

15

Goal 5 - 7PM
City Hall
Council Workroom

16

Goal 6 - 4:30PM
Fire Station 209
2800 Main Line Blvd.

17 18 19
20 21 22 23

24

25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
 January 2010

JANUARY 2010

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
     

 

  1 2
3 4 5

6

Goal 6 - 4:30PM
Fire Station 209
2800 Main Line Blvd.

7

Goal 4 - 6PM
Charles Houston
Recreation Center

8

9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20

21

22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

More Information

  • Strategic Plan 2004-2015
    Note: This Strategic Plan was adopted by City Council in 2004, and amended in 2006. It will be replaced by the Strategic Plan currently being developed.

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Alexandria, VA 22314
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