This video is the first in a series updates to keep the community updated on the AlexWest community planning effort. The video is available in several different languages: Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, or Spanish. To read the script in Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, or Spanish, click here .

• Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Community Open House and In-Person Community Planning Process Meeting 10
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Open House Boards

  •  Fact Sheets: Inclusive Growth, Housing Affordability, Mobility + Safety, and Public + Connected Open Spaces

  • Meeting Recording

• Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Virtual Community Planning Process Meeting 9

  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Q+A
  • Meeting Recording: English, Spanish, and Amharic

• March - May 2024 - Boards and Commissions Updates

  • March 7: Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee

  • March 14: Beauregard Design Advisory Committee (BDAC)

  • March 18: Environmental Policy Commission 

  • March 20: Transportation Commission (slides 9 - 25)

  • March 25: ARHA Board

  • April 15: Park and Recreation Commission (PRC)

  • May 1: Landlord-Tenant Relations Board

• Monday, March 4, 2024 - Virtual Community Planning Process Meeting 8

  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation and Interactive StoryMap 
  • Draft Plan Recommendations: English, Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, Dari, and Pashto 
    • Associated Maps and Tables Maps and Tables (1 of 2), Maps and Tables (2 of 2) Neighborhood Maps and Tables
  • Meeting Recording: English, Spanish, and Amharic
  • Meeting Q+A
• Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - City Council Legislative Meeting
  • Presentation
  • Meeting Video (Begins at 4:11:22)
• Thursday, January 4, 2024 - Planning Commission Work Session
  • Work Session Presentation
  • Meeting Video (Begins at 00:14)
• Monday, December 11, 2023 - Virtual Community Planning Process Meeting 7
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Recording: Amharic, English, and Spanish
  • Meeting Q+A
• Draft Plan Recommendations
  • Draft Plan Recommendations were available for public comment from March 4 through March 31. Community comments and staff responses to the Draft Plan Recommendations and the April 26 Revised Draft Plan Recommendations can be found below. 
  • April 26 Revised Draft Recommendations
  • View Community Comments and Staff Responses
  • Community Groups Compiled Comments
  • Property Owners Compiled Comments
  • Boards and Commissions Compiled Comments

• Monday, November 13, 2023 - Community Open House and Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 6
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Recording 
    • Amharic, English, and Spanish
  • Open House Boards: Housing , Transportation (1-3), Transportation (4-6)
• Community Open Houses: Three (3) Community Open Houses were held in-person on October 26, November 4 and 8 to engage directly with City Staff, ask questions, and leave feedback on proposed strategies for Land Use, Open Space, Mobility, and Sustainability. There was an online feedback form to submit responses for those unable to attend in-person. The open house boards, open house summary and individual responses from the open houses are below. 
  • Flyers: Amharic, Arabic, English, Spanish, Dari, and Pashto
  • Open House Boards: What is Planning, Parks, Sustainability, Land Use, and Transportation
  • AlexWest Draft Objectives
  • Summary and Individual Responses
• Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 5
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Recording 
    • Amharic, English, and Spanish
  • Meeting Q+A (check back soon)
  • FAQs on Proposed Housing Affordability + Land Use Strategy

• Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 4

  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Property Owner Introductions Morgan Properties | Hekemian Co. | CIM/Southern Towers | Monday Properties
  • Meeting Materials
    • Draft Objectives
  • Meeting Recording
    • Amharic, Arabic, English, and Spanish
  • Meeting Q+A
• Monday, May 8, 2023 - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 3
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Materials for Group Discussions
    • Draft Objectives (in Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, and Spanish)
  • Meeting Recording
    • Amharic, Arabic, Dari, English, Pashto, and Spanish
  • Community Comments (Virtual)
  • Group Discussion Report-Outs
  • Meeting Q+A
• Monday, March 27, 2023, 6:30 p.m. - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 2
  •  Agenda
  • Leah Hendey - Urban Institute Presentation
  • Housing Interview with Dominic Moulden of ONE DC (Full Video)
  • Staff Presentation (English)
    • Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Spanish
  • Materials for Group Discussions
    • Community Comment Themes

      •  Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Spanish

    • Community Comment Posters
    • Community Comments
    • Community Comments (Virtual)
  • Meeting Recording 
    • Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Spanish
  • Group Discussion Report-Outs
  • Meeting Q + A
• Community Poll #2: Summary

  • Community Poll #2 was conducted from May 9 to June 7 to gather feedback to inform the draft Plan objectives. We received 247 responses online, on printed copies, and in multiple languages. Poll responses were voluntary/self selected and do not constitute a random sample.

• Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7 p.m. - Virtual Community Planning Process Kick-Off Meeting 

  •  Presentation:EnglishAmharicArabicSpanish

  • Meeting Recording: English, Amharic, Arabic, Spanish 
  • Meeting Poll Responses
  • Question and Answers

• Community Pop-Ups: Summary
• Community Poll #1: Summary
  • ​​​​​​Community Poll #1 was conducted from November 25 to January 25 to gather feedback to inform the planning process. We received 970 responses online, on printed copies, and in multiple languages. Poll responses were voluntary/self selected and do not constitute a random sample.

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The Alexandria West plan area is home to a multicultural, multilingual community, a diversity of businesses and institutions, and community organizations representing diverse stakeholders and neighborhoods. The planning process implements current best practices to engage all parts of the community in ways that reduce barriers to participation and provide equitable opportunities for community members to participate – ensuring that all voices are included and heard. 

In preparing to launch the planning process, the City reviewed several participation strategies, including an advisory group, to ensure an equitable and inclusive process. The City determined that a variety of in-person and online strategies would best serve this need, including meetings and pop-ups in multiple languages at a variety of times and locations throughout the Plan area. With this approach, all members of the community are invited to participate, discuss, and collaborate on a shared vision for the future by participating in the range of options that work best for them.  All engagement materials and feedback will be posted to the project website and shared with the community. In addition to engaging individual stakeholders through the options discussed above, Staff is also contacting all civic, business, non-profit and community organizations and agencies to gather feedback and guidance.

 Community Organizations Engaged in AlexWest to date (2/10/23)

VDHA Community Engagement Grant Recipients

Full Project Schedule

• Community comments from Community Poll #2
• Community comments from March 27 meeting
• Community comments from Community Poll #1

We received the following letters from community groups:  

• June 16, 2023, Letter to City from Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) and Tenants and Workers United (TWU)
• May 30, 2023, Letter to City from Fairlington Villages Residents
• May 6, 2023, Letter to City from Seminary West Civic Association (SWCA)
• January 30, 2023, Letter to City from African Communities Together (ACT) , LAJC, and TWU
• December 21, 2022, Letter to City from SWCA