Plan Lee Highway: Engagement Approach

The County has designed a multi-layered engagement approach to communicate, consult, involve and collaborate with a broad set of stakeholders throughout the Plan Lee Highway process. The following community engagement framework will guide this effort.

Appointed Community Forum and Working Group Members

Bold* – indicates Working Group Member

Chair*

Vice-Chair*

Paul Holland

Sandra Chesrown

Lee Highway Alliance (LHA)
LHA Representative*

LHA Representative

    
Ginger Brown
Scott Matthies

Civic Associations
Arlington East Falls Church
Cherrydale
Donaldson Run
Glebewood
Langston
Leeway
Lyon Village
Maywood
North Highland
Old Dominion
Tara-Leeway Heights
Waycroft Woodlawn
Waverly Hills
Yorktown

   
Kelly Alexis
Jim Todd
Bill Richardson
Laura Johnson
Wilma Jones
Tom Wolfe
Andrew Rude
Patrick Brennan
Antoinette Quagliata
Mike Hogan
John Ford
Diane Kelly
George Keating
Dustin Anderson

Business and Property Owners
Chamber of Commerce*
District Taco
Lebanese Taverna
BB&T
Arlington Partnership for Afford. Housing (APAH)
Combined & Central Properties*
MTF Architecture

   
Scott Pedowitz
Jennifer Hoil
Grace Shea
Devica Wimalkantha
Laura London
Tad Lunger
Michael Foster

Renters and Condominium Associations
Fountain Court Condominium
Lorcom House
Residences at Lyon Hill
2125 19th St N Apartment Building

   
Michele Saranovich
Allison Lewis
Elaine Furlow
Eddie Tsibulevskiy

   
Gordon Mantler
Robert Schlossberg
Karen Toto
Jane Metcalfe
Chris Forinash
Katie Atwater
Taylor Reich
Saundra Green
Michelle Winters

Advisory Boards and Commissions
APS Facilities Advisory Commission (FAC)
Arts Commission
Bicycle Advisory Committee
Commision on Aging 
Disability Advisory Commission
Economic Development Commission
Environment & Energy Conservation Commission
Historic and Landmark Review Board (HALRB)
Housing Commission*
Joint Facilities Advisory Commission (JFAC) 
Park & Recreation Commission*
Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Planning Commission*
Transportation Commission*
Transit Advisory Committee
Urban Forestry

   
Laura Saul Edwards
Carol Patch
Elizabeth Kiker
Cragg Hines
Doris Ray
Pamela Gillen
Carol Rakatansky 
Richard Woodruff 
Erik Berkey
Kathleen McSweeney 
Cindy Krech 
Gail Ginsburg
Jim Lantelme 
Richard Price 
Richard Price
Caroline Hayes

Community Forum

The County Manager-appointed Community Forum is a team of community members that are convened at key milestones during the planning process to provide feedback on the proposed vision, goals, objectives, analyses, recommendations and implementation tools and serve as liaisons to facilitate broader community engagement. Specifically, the Community Forum is charged with:

• Providing leadership and input on the broad and localized perspectives on the proposed vision, goals, objectives, analyses, recommendations and implementation tools;
• Serving as liaisons to keep LHA, neighborhoods, business owners, property owners and others informed of ongoing discussions and to seek feedback to share with the full Community Forum;
• Providing periodic input to staff on its analysis, land use scenarios, concept plans, and recommendations at several major milestones of this effort including:
  • Refining the vision, as expressed in the Visioning Study and defining character areas along the corridor
  • Developing and evaluating land use scenarios
  • Identifying recommendations for network‐wide elements, including assessment of outcomes and impacts
  • Refining goals and determining a preferred concept plan
  • Reviewing a draft plan and recommendations
  • Identifying/strategizing on implementation tools
• Participating in focus group meetings as needed; and
• Identifying issues that may need additional input from the County Board Liaison and/or County Board members

Working Group

A 10-member subset of the Community Forum will form the study’s Working Group and convene at periodic check-ins between milestones to serve as a sounding board for staff. Specifically, the Working Group is charged with:

• Meeting with staff on a frequent basis (schedule TBD);
• Regularly attending Community Forum meetings and, as needed, focus group meetings;
• Assisting staff with preparation of and debrief from Community Forum and focus group meetings and community workshops, including agenda setting and framing discussion topics by:
  • Acting as a sounding board for staff in identifying issues and recommendations;
  • Reviewing staff/contractor analyses for clarity, comprehensiveness, and alignment with issues;
  • Bringing insight and information from different stakeholders (e.g., LHA, neighborhood, property and business owner, and commission perspectives);
  • Synthesizing feedback from other community groups (Community Forum, focus groups, advisory boards/commissions, and broader community input); and
  • Formulating preferences to inform working recommendations that will be presented to the Community Forum and the broader public for feedback at key milestones through the process;
• With staff, periodically providing updates to the County Manager as needed;
• Identifying issues that may need additional input from the County Board Liaison and/or County Board members; and
• Identifying when additional input from other Community Forum members is needed as part of Working Group meetings.

Focus Groups

Focus group meetings and agendas will be scheduled by staff when needed to address issues based on geography, a particular neighborhood or set of neighborhoods, or a topic area. Focus
group meetings will allow for additional discussion of issues flagged at Community Forum meetings, to share additional information, and to resolve issues when possible. Examples of potential focus group meetings include: the Lee Highway Alliance, geographic subareas, housing, transportation, public space or other topic-based groups, and business or property owner focus groups.

General Public

The general public is invited to attend all Community Forum and focus group meetings. In addition, larger public meetings and events will be convened at targeted milestones in the process. Additional opportunities for engagement, such as online surveys or engagements tools, will be shared with the broader community. All process updates will be shared via the public website and project email list. Subscribe here to stay informed.