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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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Results of Ft Barnard On-Site Meeting

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We had a productive meeting on 21 September at the Ft Barnard laydown site which resulted in a few tweaks to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DES and some improvements to the landscape screening plan.

The final Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is available here:
Ft Barnard Site MOU.

The revised landscape plan is available here:
Ft Barnard Site Landscape Plan. 

The landscape plan is scheduled for a November 2017 implementation.

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Ft Barnard On-Site Meeting, Thu 21 Sept 2017

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As you may have noticed, over the past two months DES staff has transitioned the use of the Ft Barnard site at near the intersection of South Pollard Street and 19th Street South. This has resulted in a sharp reduction in the use of the site as the site now houses a half-dozen large refuse containers which are utilized in the event of major storm damage or very large public events.

On Thursday 21 September 2017 at 6p, we will have an on-site meeting to review the latest MOU and the latest revisions to the landscape plan. Staff has incorporated feedback from our prior meeting and has produced a much denser and more robust plan that is heavily weighted to native plant material.

You can review the latest Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) here….

…and the latest landscape plan here. 

Please join us Thursday evening.

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Feedback Sought on Ft Barnard Laydown Yard Plan

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Over the past year, the Douglas Park community has worked with Arlington County staff to modify the County use of the fenced-off portion of the Ft Barnard site, near the intersection of South Pollard Street and 19th Street South. When implemented, the modifications will result in a sharp reduction in the use of the site as the site will become a storage area for a half-dozen large refuse containers which will be removed and utilized off-site in the event of major storm damage or very large public events. The DRAFT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is available here.

As part of this effort, Douglas Park has requested more vegetative screening to further buffer the community from onsite activities. A PDF document showing the initial landscape plan sketch and screening areas is available here.  Staff met with residents on Monday 15 May 2017, to gather feedback on the screening plan. At that meeting, the attendees:

  • Identified several key elements that they would like to see in the new landscaping along S. Pollard Street.
  • Suggested a variety of native plants to attract pollinators and offer several seasons of interest including evergreens to screen in the winter with edible plants incorporated where possible.
  • Requested a low landscape screen along the community garden side, made up of a variety of native plants.
  • Asked that more of the impervious surface be returned to seeded dirt/grass.

As part of the County’s commitment to sustainability, the County will try to incorporate topsoil fabricated at Arlington County’s Earth Products and Recycling Yard facility as it becomes available. Staff will also work to dispatch a tree crew to prune the existing oaks, and schedule bulk material pick-up from the streetside.

If you have additional comments regarding the landscaping plans or the proposed MOU,
please use the email link here to send your comments to our County liaison and the DPCA Exec Team.  Please provide your comments by Monday 12 June 2017.  County staff will then update the landscape plan to reflect the above community comments along with any additional comments received.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 27th June 2016

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 27 June at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. On the agenda:

  • 7.30 pm. Welcome and Introductions.
  • 7.40 pm. The County Maintenance Lot, 19th St S at S Pollard St. Arlington Department of Environmental Services (DES) staff including Mike Moon and Kevin Connolly will be on hand to discuss ongoing issues with this lot, including onstreet parking by contractors, dirt, dust, noise, early operations hours, damage to adjacent properties, lack of buffering to residential areas, etc. As this is a long-standing issue, residents adjacent to the lot are encouraged to attend.
  • 9.00 pm. Update on the Arlington Transit Development Plan.
  • 9.15 pm. Open floor. Opportunity for residents to bring concerns to the attention of the DPCA Executive Committee.
  • 9.30 pm. Adjourn.

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

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Washington Gas Work, Spring/Summer 2015

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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:

  • 1700 block of S Lincoln St
  • 1900 block of S Monroe St
  • 1600, 1700 and 1800 blocks of S Nelson St
  • 1700 and 1800 blocks of S Oakland St
  • 2000 block of S Pollard St
  • 3500 block of 17th St S
  • 3500 block of 19th St S

Further details are in the attached PDF (9pp, 1,47 MiB).

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Arlington County 2015 Paving Plan Announced

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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:

  • S Quincy St from Columbia Pike to 19th St S
  • S Randolph St north of 16th St S
  • S Pollard St from 18th St S to 19th St S
  • 18th St S from S Quincy St to S Pollard St
  • S Four Mile Run Dr from Columbia Pike to S George Mason Dr

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.

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Ft Barnard Water Main to Be Upgraded

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Ft Barnard Water Main
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:

  • S Quincy St from Columbia Pike to 18th St S
  • 18th St S from S Quincy St to S Pollard St
  • S Pollard St from 18th St S to 19th St S
  • 19th St S from S Pollard St to S Walter Reed Dr

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.

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Streetlamp Conversion to LED Technology

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 to be converted to LEDs in the next few months:

  • S Monroe St (from Columbia Pike to 13th St S)
  • S Glebe Rd (from 12th St S to 14th St S)
  • S Kenmore Cir
  • 12th St S (from S Monroe St to S Glebe Rd)
  • 13th St S (from S Monroe St to S Glebe Rd)
  • 14th St S from S Quincy St to S Walter Reed Dr)
  • 16th St S (from S Taylor St to S Glebe Rd)
  • 17th St S (from S Monroe St to S Glebe Rd)
  • S Taylor St from 16th St S to the cul de sac)
  • S Quincy St (from 14th St S to 18th St S)
  • S Pollard St (from 14th St S to 18th St S)

The retrofitting/conversion process takes approximately two weeks for each street. During the conversion installation process, streetlights will remain off, and crews will work to minimize the traffic impact in the area. This process also includes testing of the initial operation of the newly retrofitted lights and the implementation of the remote dimming capability. Each light must be individually programmed for dimming purposes.
A detailed fact sheet regarding the new LED technology and conversion process is available here. This information can also be found on the County’s website at www.arlingtonva.us by searching “Streetlight Conversion”. For specific questions regarding the upcoming installation, please contact Santosh Neupane, Streetlight Engineer, at sneupane@arlingtonva.us.

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