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News Archive
- 9/28/17: The Williamsburg Civic Association (WCA) Neighborhood Conservation Plan (NCP) calls for a re-engineering of the median on N. Sycamore Street:
The
Williamsburg Civic Association was successful in promoting a plan —
funded with Neighborhood Conservation funds — to re-engineer the
Sycamore Street median. When completed … , this project will reduce the
number of traffic lanes on Sycamore from four to two, add dedicated
bicycle lanes, include pedestrian islands to facilitate walkability,
and greatly enhance storm water management. ( WCA NCP, 2/1/17, p. 10). - 9/28/17: We have recently received notice from the county that this project will begin in October.
There
will be a neighborhood pre-construction meeting for the residents of N.
Sycamore Street (from 26th St., N to Williamsburg Blvd.) on Tue., Oct.
3 at 8:30 AM at the intersection of N. Sycamore St. and 28th St, N. (on the S.E. corner).
Please see the flyer
from Arlington County. A paper copy of the flyer was distributed by WCA
volunteers to all affected neighbors along N. Sycamore St.
Thanks to all the WCA neighbors and volunteers for their work on the WCA NCP! - The
Williamsburg neighborhood was one of three neighborhoods in Arlington
selected to participate in a spring 2012 safety campaign called Neighborhood Drive 25.
This campaign lasted one month and used the tools of education and
enforcement to reduce travel speeds on targeted neighborhood streets
without the use of physical traffic calming measures. In the
Williamsburg neighborhood, North Ohio Street and 28th Street North had been identified for the spring campaign. For more details, please see this letter, dated April 16, 2012, from Mary Hynes, Chair of the Arlington County Board.
- Candidates’ Night
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7:30 PM
McKinley Elementary School, 1030 N. McKinley Road, Arlington, VA 22205
On
March 27, 2012, there will be a special election for the seat on the
Arlington County Board that will be vacated by Barbara Favola, who will
be leaving the Board due to her election to the Virginia Senate on
November 8, 2011. On January 19th and 21st, the Arlington County
Democratic Committee (ACDC) will hold a caucus to determine who the Arlington Democrats officially endorse for the special election. Candidates’ Night will be an opportunity to
hear from and ask questions of the following list of candidates for the
Board:
Attendees (representing the Democratic Party):
Melissa Bondi
Peter Fallon
Libby Garvey
Kim Klingler
Elmer Lowe
Terron Sims
Audrey Clement (representing the Green Party)
The event is sponsored by the following organizations:
Madison
Manor Civic Association, Tara-Leeway Heights, Foxcroft Heights,
Barcroft School and Civic League, Glencarlyn Civic Association,
Clarendon Courthouse Civic Association, Williamsburg Civic Association,
Yorktown Civic Association, and Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Questions
for the candidates must be submitted in advance and will be drawn in
random order as time permits. For more details on the rules of
the event and how to submit a question, please see the flyer.
- Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Survey:
In February, the Williamsburg Civic Association set up a Traffic and
Pedestrian Safety Committee to identify, discuss, and resolve traffic
and pedestrian safety problems in our neighborhood. As a first
step, we are deploying a short survey to get input from
neighbors. Many of the questions on the survey were on our
Neighborhood Conservation Plan survey in the late 1990's; and we have
historical data on how residents perceived the issues back then. But
things have changed, and we need a better sense of neighborhood views
and concerns.
The survey is available in Microsoft Word format here. Please complete the survey & return it by 18 April 2011, in one of two ways:
- Complete
the survey electronically and email the Word file of the survey with
your answers and comments to el@smithtyler.com. (preferred)
- Or: fill in a printed version of the survey and mail it to:
Eleanor Smith
6523 North 27 St, Arlington , VA 22213
- Questions about the survey? Call Eleanor Smith @ 703-237-9363. Want
to help? Join the WCA Traffic and Pedestrian Safety
Committee. Email el@smithtyler.com or call Eleanor @
703-237-9363
- 2007-05-12: Neighborhood Day, Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, May
12, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little
Falls Road
- Menu: Pancakes, Sausages, Bacon
- Cost: Adults $4; Children under 12 $2; Families up to 5 $10
- 2007-01-23: VDOT to hold community workshop for I-66 Westbound Spot Improvement Design Study
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Federal
Highway Administration will hold a community workshop Tue., January 23,
2007 on the proposed spot improvements to I-66 westbound inside the
Capital Beltway. The meeting will be at Washington-Lee High School,
1300 N. Quincy Street in Arlington, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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