For those who could not attend, attached are the documents presented at the 5 April 2018 meeting regarding the Neighborhood Conservation project along 12th St S from Glebe Rd to S Highland St. This project includes curb, gutters and a sidewalk.
Aerial View [PDF, 31.1 MiB].
Plan Schematic [PDF, 1.7 MiB].
Parking Plan [PDF, 1.4 MiB].
The Douglas Park Civic Association will host a special meeting to review the initial design concepts for the Neighborhood Conservation project along 12th St S from Glebe Rd to S Highland St. This project includes curb, gutters and a sidewalk. Please join us for a special civic association meeting Thursday evening 5 April 2018 at 7.15pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9; 19th St S at Walter Reed Drive. County staff will present the draft plans and take questions and comments.
See the official County meeting announcement here [PDF, 344 KiB].
Please join us!
Arlington County has released its 2018 street paving plan. Streets in Douglas Park include segments of:
Arlington County will begin this year’s paving season around mid-March and end in mid-October 2018, weather permitting.
A notice will be distributed to each residential or business address to notify them their streets has been selected for paving. Attached is the door hanger which will be distributed along with “No Parking Signs” 24 to 48 hours prior to the start of operation. There will be inconveniences such as traffic detours, no parking on the streets, noise, dust, etc.
A PDF map of affected streets is available below:
2018 Arlington County Paving Plan.
Washington Gas has announced the next phase of its line replacement schedule. Work will be occurring in the following in parts of the following neighborhood blocks this spring and summer:
Further details are in the attached PDF (9pp, 1,47 MiB).
Arlington County DES released its 2015 paving plan this week. Paving operations begin in early April and continue through October. Streets scheduled for repaving in Douglas Park this year include:
A notice letter will be mailed to all residential or business addresses approximately one (1) month before the beginning of the Paving Season 2015 to notify them their street has been selected for paving and that they should expect to see work done sometime between the months of April to October 2015. Door hangers will be distributed 24 to 48 hours prior to the start of the operation, as well as No Parking signs. The signs will be posted in the streets showing specific dates in which work is going to be performed.
A map showing all scheduled repaving in Arlington County for 2015 is available here [PDF, 4.6 MiB].
Residents with questions or concerns may contact Arlington Construction Manager Francis Soulamany at 703.228.7822 or by email.
Washington Gas has announced the next phase of its line replacement schedule. Work will be occurring in the following neighborhood locations this summer:
Columbia Pike at S Glebe Rd
Portions of Westmont Gardens
3700 block of 12th St S
13th St S at S Monroe St
14th St S at S Glebe Rd
1700 block of S Quincy St
S Quincy St at S Walter Reed Dr
S Randolph St at 16th St S
S Stafford St at 16th St S
Further details are in the attached PDF (10pp, 1,8 Mbyte).
The Arlington Department of Environmental Services (DES) has announced a major upgrade to the Ft Barnard Water Main in Douglas Park. Work is expected to begin in May and last through the end of 2014. Streets impacted include:
The onsite construction manager for the project will be Amarjit Riat, (703) 228-3402.
The initial notice from Arlington DES is here [PDF]. Further details will be forthcoming closer to the start date of construction.
Approximately twenty people attended the Civic Association meeting on Tuesday evening 17 September at Firehouse 9.
The agenda included:
We reviewed a proposal by Capital One Bank to donate land to the County to enable the completion of the missing segment of 11th St South between South Monroe St and South Glebe Rd, through the Pike 3400 (Rosenthal) site.
While most attendees were in favor of the extension, as it has long been part of the Columbia Pike redevelopment plan, we did have concerns with the intersection designs at
South Glebe Road and South Monroe Street as proposed by County staff. Both these intersections are shown as ‘driveway’ style entrances rather than standard intersections. The Civic Association feels that these new street segments should be designed to resemble all other intersections in the neighborhood. We will be appealing to the County Board to address our concerns as talks with County Staff gave reached an impasse. More details on this project may be found here.
Update (22 September): Several officers of the Civic Association spoke about our concerns at lat night’s Board meeting. On a motion from Board Member and Douglas Park resident Chis Zimmerman, the item was deferred to the October Board meeting with instruction to Staff to work with the DPCA in resolving our concerns. In addition, there have been last minute snags in the legal language between Capitol One Bank and the County regarding the necessary easements.
Update 2 (22 October): In negotiations with Staff, DPCA was able to have the intersection of 11th St South and S Monroe St altered to a standard intersection. We were less successful with the intersection at S Glebe Rd as that intersection is under the jurisdiction of VDOT and any significant design changes would trigger a very lengthy review process. With Staff assistance, we have identified several small design changes to give the intersection a more conventional appearance without triggering VDOT review. In addition, the County and Capitol One Bank have resolved their issues with the legal language of the easements. The project was approved by consent at the County Board meeting on 9 October.
We heard presentations from 49th District Virginia House of Delegates candidates Alfonso Lopez and challenger Terrence ‘Terry’ Modglin.
Both candidates were given fifteen minutes to speak, followed by 15 minutes of questions from the audience.
The next Civic Association meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening, 19 November 2013 at 7.30p.
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 Taylor St
S Thomas St
Further details are in the attached PDF (17pp, 3,2 Mbyte).
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:
Slurry Seal is a water-based, emulsified asphalt mixture spread one-eighth inch (1/8″) thick over the street surface. It protects streets from water penetration, provides a new surface with improved skid-resistance, and is a quick and economical repair method between full resurfacings.
The operation requires street closures and parking restrictions for 4-8 hours depending on weather.
A notice will be mailed out to affected addresses 4 week in advance on the affected streets and is followed up with door hangers. These provide information about the planned activities and suggestions for residents. A detailed area map showing the proposed work locations can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/dot/StreetSlurry.aspx.
More details will follow as available.
