Share Your Thoughts About Potomac Yard Entertainment District at Listening Session and Town Hall

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The City of Alexandria extends an invitation to the Potomac Yard Entertainment District listening session about schools, housing, and other community benefits today, January 25 at 7 p.m. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the listening session registration form.  

Alexandria’s City Council will also host a town hall for the proposed Entertainment District on Saturday, January 27, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Charles Houston Recreation Center (901 Wythe St.) Webinar registration is available. 

The town hall will include a short presentation on the project and Members of Council will respond to questions, concerns, and feedback submitted by the community.  

Weekly Virtual Listening Series 

Other upcoming listening sessions include: 

  • Transportation and traffic management: Thursday, February 1. 

  • Small business and economic opportunity: Thursday, February 8. 

The City and all partners involved in the Potomac Yard Development Project are committed to listening to and understanding the needs and concerns of the community. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to share your thoughts with City leadership.  

Additional Engagement Opportunities 

Upcoming engagement events and opportunities are outlined below. 

Biweekly Public Updates | Biweekly updates started Tuesday, January 9, and will continue every other Tuesday until Tuesday, March 26. The City and other project partners will share new information with the public during City Council legislative meetings, upcoming engagement opportunities, reports from the General Assembly, and more. Updates will continue as needed after Tuesday, March 26. 

Civic and Business Organization Briefings | The City will work with civic and business organizations to coordinate project presentations and listening sessions to gather community input. 

Pop-up Events | In the coming weeks, the City will share details on pop-up events at high-traffic areas such as Farmers Markets to answer questions and take comments. 

Site Tours | The project team will announce additional details for pre-scheduled site tours to view and understand the area being developed as part of the proposal. 

Staff Liaisons| The City will announce staff liaisons who are assigned to neighborhoods to facilitate day-to-day contact and ongoing engagement. 

Additional details about all events can be found at alexandriava.gov/EntertainmentDistrict and MonumentalOpportunity.com. 

If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.3960.