Active projects with current action items and/or upcoming meetings
The city is working to update a comprehensive land use plan for the Duke Street Corridor, where land use concepts were last updated in 1992. This is a huge opportunity to legalize more transit-oriented housing in Alexandria, dovetailing with the city's approval of and investment in a Bus Rapid Transit line on Duke Street. More info here.
Actions:
Take the Community Poll by 7/31.
Pop-up Events: swing by and tell staff you want more housing along Duke Street!
Alexandria is updating its 2013 Housing Master Plan to shape the City's housing principles, goals, and projects through 2040. After launching last September, the City is running a public engagement process running through anticipated final votes at the end of 2025.
Actions:
Comment Form: the Master Plan must include efforts to increase housing supply.
Next Meeting:
Discussing Affordable Housing Targets with the Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee (AHAAC)
July 30 at 7pm
Online Only: Register Here
We will let you know when there's a new opportunity to take action on these priority projects!
City Council passed Zoning for Housing unanimously at their hearing on 11/28! These reforms are a strong first step toward a more affordable and inclusive Alexandria, but a lot remains to be done in Phase 2, which we hope to see initiated in the next couple of years.
Read our priorities for future reforms.
Duke Street in Motion
As Alexandria's primary east-west corridor, Duke Street is essential to enabling people to move throughout our community. Project info here.
After two years of public engagement and hours of public comment, the Council unanimously approved a concept plan in June 2023. The project has advanced to the design phase, and our role now is to ensure implementation that prioritizes an efficient, safe, sustainable, and equitable Duke Street.
Sign up for emails to receive action alerts and ensure Duke St. In Motion is fully implemented!
Hilco Redevelopment Partners plans to convert the old Potomac River Generating Station (PRGS) into a new mixed-use neighborhood in Old Town North. Follow along and advocate for a project that brings as much desperately needed housing to Alexandria's thriving urban core as possible. Project information online here.
Learn more about the plans for the redevelopment of Landmark Mall into a vibrant, mixed-use hub for Alexandria's West End. Project information is online here.
Learn about the pro-housing movement and how you can make housing more affordable near you!
Have a housing proposal that needs our support? Tell us about it!
