Capital Improvement Projects
The types of Neighborhood Conservation capital improvement projects include:
- Street improvement
- Streetlights
- Parks
- Sidewalks
There are two ways to initiate these projects:
- Work with the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee to submit a priority project that has been identified in your Neighborhood Conservation Plan to the County Board for funding approval; or
- Submit a resident, Neighborhood Conservation Representative or Civic Association request. Neighborhood Conservation staff determine if a project request requires an amendment to the existing Neighborhood Conservation Plan and will work with the civic association to decide if the requested project should become a priority.
After the Board approves projects for funding, they go through a planning and design process. For each type of project, the process differs slightly. For example, new streetlights require a petition is signed by 60 percent of affected residents and park projects trigger a field study.
View the Neighborhood Conservation Program Guidebook to learn about the process.
Current Capital Improvement Projects
- 2nd Street South and Kensington Street South
- 2nd Street South (at South Wayne, Uhle and Wise Streets)
- 7th Street South Trail Connector
- 9th Street South
- 12th Street North
- 12th Street South
- 13th Street North
- 19th Road North
- 20th Road North
- 22nd Street North
- 23rd Street South
- 24th Street North
- George Mason Drive
- North Evergreen Street
- North Greenbrier Street
- North Highland Street
- North Monroe Street
- North Illinois Street
- North Oakland Street
- North Ohio Street/John Marshall Trail
- North Quintana Street
- North Sycamore Street
- Patrick Henry Drive
- South 31st Street
- South Courthouse Road
- South Lang Street
- South Highland Street
- Vacation Lane
Nauck Town Square
The Town Square project is being developed as the anchor for the Nauck Village Center. It will serve as a community gathering place for events and learning about the neighborhood’s rich cultural heritage.
Williamsburg/Kensington Intersection
The project is restructuring the intersection of Williamsburg Boulevard and North Kensington Street to improve pedestrian safety.
Completed Capital Improvement Projects
Fort Ethan Allen Park
One of three surviving forts in Arlington, Fort Ethan Allen now contains site interpretation that brings an educational component to the park, along with landscaping and ADA improvements.
Penrose Square
Completed in 2012, Penrose Square is the first of three public squares being developed as a part of the County's ongoing effort to revitalize the Columbia Pike corridor.