Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Share your input on ideas for Rosslyn on Wednesday and Thursday.
This article initially ran on Patch on Monday. As a reminder, we are featuring this notice again below: Arlington County will host the latest in a series of community workshops designed to ‘Realize Rosslyn' this week. All events are free and open to the public. Like the workshops hosted in December, the sessions are intended to give the public a chance to share their input on the long-range plan for the urban center. [ Read what advice Rosslyn residents had for the county at the previous meeting ] Residents will chat with architects and county officials in charge of implementing the plan. This week’s agenda from the ‘Realize Rosslyn’ website: Community Workshop: Part 1 | Rosslyn’s 20-year Vision from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Residents will have a chance to give their input on the long-range plan for Rosslyn this week.
This week, Arlington County will host the latest in a series of community workshops designed to ‘Realize Rosslyn.' All events are free and open to the public. Like the workshops hosted in December, the sessions are intended to give the public a chance to share their input on the long-range plan for the urban center. [ Read what advice Rosslyn residents had for the county at the previous meeting ] Residents will chat with architects and county officials in charge of implementing the plan. This week’s agenda from the ‘Realize Rosslyn’ website: Casual Conversations on Realize Rosslyn from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Continental Pool Lounge, 1911 Fort Myer Drive Community Workshop: Part 1 | Rosslyn’s 20-year Vision from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Realize Rosslyn event is the first public meeting in developing the latest long-range plan for Rosslyn.
Residents, businesses and county officials looking to “Realize Rosslyn” met Monday night to talk about the next evolution of the urban center. “I think of [Rosslyn] as Metro Center-south,” said Arlington County Board Member Jay Fisette. “You are on the Blue and Orange line. We have the best views of the monumental core of any place around here. Any picture of downtown DC is taken in Rosslyn.” “Realize Rosslyn” is the name for the county’s long-range plan for the northeast sector that encompasses blocks in the immediate vicinity of the metro station. Monday night’s meeting at Rosslyn’s Artisphere is the county’s first community meeting in developing the plan. Public workshops will take place from now until the final draft of the plan is …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Realize Rosslyn announced Saturday.
Arlington County unveiled Realize Rosslyn on Saturday, an effort to fine-tune the long-range plan for the bustling urban village. Realize Rosslyn "strives to ensure that voices in Rosslyn and across Arlington join the conversation on how to transform this 1960s car-centric area to one of our region’s great urban centers. The planning effort will refine the community vision for Rosslyn and create a planning framework that ensures a vibrant mix of housing, retail, office, and public space in the area," according to a news release. The public will be asked to contribute their ideas, concerns and aspirations through a series of public forums, focus group meetings and a virtual town hall, the release states. From the discussion, the county …
Karen Kumm Morris
4:42 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Realize Roslyn process is a great undertaking and much needed. Thanks to the County Board for supporting this effort. more ›