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Civic Association Meeting Monday 25th November 2019

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held at 7.15pm on Monday 25 November 2019 in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. On the agenda:

  • A brief discussion of the 2019 Holiday Fund Drive.
  • A presentation by Michelle Stafford of Arlington DES regarding possible sidewalk improvements along 13th St S as part of the Neighborhood Complete Streets Program.
  • Douglas Park? Douglass Park? New Arlington? Something else? We had a lively discussion on the listserv in October regarding the origins of the name of our neighborhood and the correct usage. So we’re opening a broader discussion on the topic. Please come and share your thoughts.

 


All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 24th June 2019

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 24 June 2019 at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9 (19th St S at Walter Reed Dr). Pizza will be served. On the agenda:

  • A presentation on plans for the Arlington Trades Center in Shirlington. A brief overview may be found here.
  • We will finalise our plans for the this year’s Fourth of July activities.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Pike West End Food Truck Party, Sat 11 May 2019, 11a-2p

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The first Pike West End Food Truck Party of the year is less than two weeks away!

Enjoy great street food by:

  • Pepe by José Andrés
  • The Peruvian Brothers
  • The Big Cheese
  • El Encanto Latino

Co-sponsored by the Columbia Forest and Douglas Park Civic Associations.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 26th February 2019 [Updated]

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Tuesday 26 February 2019 at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9 (19th St S at Walter Reed Dr). Pizza will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Megan Lynch, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.

    • UPDATE: All 2018-2019 Officers were re-elected to another term.

  • Metti Montessori. This school for 16-mo-olds to 6-year-olds is looking to relocate 3 blocks west of its current S Cleveland St location to 1022–1030 S Highland St. Representatives will be on hand to discuss the plan. Documents are available here.

    • UPDATE: The assembled membership agreed unanimously to support Metta in their move to South Highland Street.

  • 12th St S at the Post Office. After many years, the county appears to be ready to proceed on long-standing plans to connect 12th St S through from Glebe Rd to S Monroe St. Project managers Susan Finotti and Rene Harris will be on hand to review. Documents are available here.

    • UPDATE: There was considerable opposition to connecting 12th St South through to Monroe St; but no opposition to connecting 12th and Lincoln as per previous plans. County staff were encouraged to review the history of both Pike 3400 and the Post Office to learn of historical discussions regarding 12th St.

OTHER ACTIONS: The assembled membership agreed to donate $500 to Phoenix Bikes’ annual fundraiser.

Attendees were reminded to participate in the Neighborhood Survey that closes 9 Mar 2019.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Neighborhood Conservation Revision Kickoff, Tue 19 Jun 2018

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Please mark your calendars for 7:30-9PM on Tuesday, June 19th, for our Neighborhood Conservation Plan Revision kickoff event at Fire Station No. 9 (in the basement – and Fire Station No. 9 is the one off of Walter Reed Dr. near the dog park).

We’re going to have food (pizza and other things) and beverages and talk about what we want our neighborhood to look like over the next 10-20 years. At the event, we’re going to go over the NC Plan briefly and we’re going to give you an opportunity to provide your specific thoughts on what you’d like to see in the new plan, and how you can help us get there.

Please join us!

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12th St S (S Highland to Glebe) Neighborhood Conservation Project Documents

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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].

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Meeting on the 12th St S Neighborhood Conservation Project; Thu 5 Apr 2018 at 7.15pm

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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!

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2018 Paving Plan

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Arlington County has released its 2018 street paving plan. Streets in Douglas Park include segments of:

  • S Lincoln St
    S Lowell St
    S Nelson St
    S Norwood St
    S Oakland St
    S Stafford St
    S Thomas St
    S Wakefield St
    12th St S
    13th St S
    16th St S
    16th Rd S

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.

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Axumite Village Update

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This project at 1100 S Highland St was originally approved in 2009. It consists of 12 townhomes containing 32 market-rate apartments and 4 affordable units. A representative from the project has been requested to be on hand at the 20 November civic association meeting.

Site Plan.

Landscape Rendering 1. 

Landscape Rendering 2.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 24th February 2015

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The next meeting of the Douglas Park Civic Association will be held Tuesday 24 February 2015 at 7.30p in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse 9, 19th Street South at South Walter Reed Drive.

On the agenda:

  1. Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Tony Brooks, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president<at>douglasparkca.org.
  2. Neighborhood Conservation. Our project for streetlights along 12th St S between S Quincy St and S Monroe St was approved by the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC) in December and should be approved by the County Board this month.  Our next project—curb, gutter, sidewalk and streetlight improvements along 12th St S between S Glebe Rd and S Walter Reed Dr—is in the queue.   That means it’s time to submit a new project.  We’ll start the discussion at this meeting with a decision at our April meeting ahead of the May 2015 submission deadline.
  3. Neighborhood Volunteer Needs. We have several opportunities for residents to help their fellow DPCA members and neighbors, including newsletter, Fourth of July, and Neighborhood Conservation.  If you’d like more information or can help, please attend the meeting or contact Adam Henderson at president<at>douglasparkca.org.
  4. Other business.

All are welcome to attend.

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