Washington Gas has announced the next phase of its line replacement schedule. Work will be occurring in the following neighborhood locations this fall: Columbia Pike at S George Mason Dr Columbia Pike at S Taylor St 12th Rd S at S Taylor St 13th St S at S Taylor St 13th Rd S at S […]
We have been advised by County staff that a use permit for live entertainment for El Salvador Restaurant (U-3349-12-2) located at 4805 Columbia Pike (at Four Mile Run Drive ) will be up for consideration by the County Board on 21 Sept 2013. At the May 2013 County Board meeting, consideration of the permit was […]
Agreement has been reached with Capital One Bank to complete the new 11th St S from Monroe to Glebe, connecting with the 11th St S stub approved as part of the Pike 3400 (Rosenthal) project. This street connection was anticipated as part of the Columbia Pike Form-Based Code (FBC). The details can be found in […]
All Douglas Park residents are invited to our annual Parade and Picnic. The neighborhood gathers in Monroe Park (14th St S at S Monroe St) at 10am on the 4th for judging of the best parade floats, costumes, decorated bikes, and the coveted prize of Mr and Ms Douglas Park. The parade itself starts at […]
On 24 June 2013, DPCA received word that the 16th St South ‘Green Streets’ and Traffic Calming projects have been delinked. Traffic calming will move ahead with ‘Green Streets’ considered at a later date. The letter from Arlington DES: Dear Douglas Park Civic Association and residents, The County will be “delinking” the neighborhood traffic calming […]
Approximately twenty people attended the Civic Association meeting on Tuesday evening 18 June at Firehouse 9. The agenda included: Christin Jolicouer, Watershed Planner; Greg Emanuel, Director of Arlington DES and other DES staff presented an update on the 16th St South ‘Green Streets’ project. We also heard from residents on 16th St South affected by […]
Arlington Transport/DES is seeking input from Pike residents and bus users on the future design of the Columbia Pike ‘Super Stops’. The survey is open now to 21 July: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ATTENTION COLUMBIA PIKE NEIGHBORS, BUSINESSES, AND WALTER REED SUPER STOP USERS Arlington County is conducting a comprehensive review of the performance, cost, design and construction […]
The next meeting of the Douglas Park Civic Association will be held Tuesday 18 June 2013 at 7.30p in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse Nr 9, South Walter Reed Dr at 19th St South. On the agenda: 1. A presentation by County staff on the 16th St South ‘Green Street’ bioretention project (links to […]
The County is converting streetlights to LED technology in order to modernize the overall streetlighting network, reduce costs, minimize energy use and environmental impact, and improve safety and visibility for vehicular and pedestrian traffic on County roadways. As part of the LED Streetlight Conversion Program, streetlights on the following streets in Douglas Park are slated […]
The 2013 County Street Slurry Seal preventative maintenance program will begin around 8 July and end sometime in November 2013 We have been advised that the following streets in Douglas Park are currently scheduled for sealing work this summer: South Quincy Street from 16th Street South to South Walter Reed Drive South Stafford Street from […]
