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APRIL 2026 

Planning + Building eNews

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VHC Health Wellness & Behavioral Health Facility Site Plan

One Week Away! Community Kick-Off Event

You’re invited to attend a community kick‑off event for the proposed Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) Site Plan to be located at 601 S. Carlin Springs Road.

At the event, speakers will share an overview of the site’s rehabilitation and behavioral health services, what’s being proposed, and the upcoming review and engagement process. Remarks and presentations will begin shortly after 7 p.m. An open house-style Q&A will follow.

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Time: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Bozman Government Center, 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Room 307, Arlington, VA 22201

For information about the site plan, please visit the project webpage.

For more information or accessibility requests, please contact Courtney Badger at cbadger@arlingtonva.us or at 703-228-0770.

Online Feedback Form Opening April 20

Please share your feedback about the VHC Site Plan via the online engagement form for the project. The form will open on April 20 and close at 11:59 p.m. on April 30. 

The project webpage will be updated on April 20 with a prominent link to the feedback form. 

How Should Arlington Invest in Major Infrastructure?

Arlington County is updating the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), our 10-year plan for building, upgrading, and replacing facilities and infrastructure. 

With a top priority of maintaining what we have, tell us where the County should focus investments in our existing infrastructure by April 23. 

Comparta sus comentarios sobre cómo el condado debería priorizar las inversiones en infraestructura importante.

The CIP is adopted separately from the County's operating budget and is updated every two years. It includes funding for parks, technology systems, stormwater and transportation infrastructure, localized improvements like those described below under Neighborhood Services 101, and more.

Electric Vehicle Charging Zoning Study

More and more Arlingtonians have begun using electric vehicles (EVs) in recent years, but the Zoning Ordinance has not been modernized to account for EVs' needs, such as placement of charging equipment. This study seeks to clarify applicable requirements and enable the installation of EV chargers in a predictable, functional, and context-appropriate manner across different types of developments. These objectives align with the County’s Community Energy Plan (CEP), Arlington's path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Provide feedback on the study through May 21.

Learn more about the study on the Zoning Studies webpage.

Project & Program Updates

Save the Dates for Housing Events

Arlington Housing Fair

This free informational event is your one‑stop opportunity to get reliable, practical guidance on finding and maintaining a home in Arlington.

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Street South, Arlington, VA 22204

The fair includes exhibits and workshops on topics such as the mortgage process, homebuying assistance programs, laws that prevent housing discrimination, home plumbing repairs, and more.

See the day's schedule and read descriptions of the workshops.

Tenant Summit

Join Arlington County staff and partners for a day of workshops and targeted education for renters. This interactive event will highlight County programs and services, explain tenant–landlord rights and responsibilities, and provide opportunities to ask questions and seek advice directly from County staff.

Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Sequoia Plaza, 2100 Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22204

Registration is encouraged. Please register here by May 11. Lunch will be provided to pre-registered attendees.

For more information about the summit, please see the event webpage.

Neighborhood Services 101

The 7th Street South Trail Connector Project paved a compacted gravel trail that links the dead end of 7th Street South to the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.

The North Ohio Street Safety Project shortened the existing crosswalk at the intersection of North Ohio Street and 12th Road North.

An intersection improvement project at North Larrimore Street and 9th Street North included a rain garden designed to capture and filter stormwater.

Shorter pedestrian crossings. A trail connector. A rain garden. What do these neighborhood-enhancing projects have in common?  

They’re all the work of the Arlington Neighborhoods Program (ANP)! Created in 1964 and previously known as the Neighborhood Conservation Program, the ANP provides funding, planning, and design for a variety of local improvements, such as sidewalks (“missing links” in pedestrian infrastructure), curbs and gutters, streetlights, signs, park features, neighborhood art, and landscaping.

The process by which projects are planned builds community connections and empowers residents to communicate directly with the County and identify local priorities. To participate in the ANP, residents can join their neighborhood civic association, which selects a representative to join the Arlington Neighborhoods Advisory Committee, or ArNAC. ArNAC representatives work with ANP staff to develop neighborhood plans and steward projects.

ANP projects are funded through general obligation bonds, with funding set aside in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). As mentioned above, Arlington is currently updating its CIP for the next 10 years. Share your priorities by April 23.

Site Plan & Adaptive Reuse Projects Under Review

The following projects are currently moving through review processes. You can find

information about them, dates of upcoming public meetings, and more on their webpages.

Site Plan Projects

• 3130 Langston Blvd. – Walgreens Site
• 1501 Langston Blvd. – Air & Space Force Association Site
• 2134 N. Taylor St. – Waverly Ridge
• 2000 15th St. N. – Alexan
• 1817 N. Quinn St. – Crestmont Apartments
• 1901 N. Moore St. – RCA
• 4420 N. Fairfax Dr. – The Spire at Fairmont
• 333 S. Glebe Rd. – Dominion Arms
• 1401 Wilson Blvd.
• VHC Carlin Springs Campus
• 4500 Langston Blvd. – Kensington Elder Care
• Oakland Street Flats

Adaptive Reuse Projects

• 1800 & 1901 S. Bell St.

Also see Private Development for information about on-hold, expired, and approved site plans and other projects.