Alexandria is holding two community open houses next week where you can offer your input on two major ongoing projects: the Duke Street Land Use Plan and Housing 2040.
Category: Take Action
Support 3 key reforms for better Maryland transportation
A transportation trifecta is moving through the MD General Assembly: more climate-friendly projects, more options than driving, and more homes and businesses near transit. Send an email to make sure these three bills get passed!
Speak up for a more walkable, bikeable Braddock Road!
Alexandria wants to make Braddock Road safer for people walking and biking, including children walking and biking to school, and people connecting to Metro, area trails, retail and services. Please consider speaking up in support of these needed improvements.
Thinking about a cottage for you or grandma? Help revise Fairfax’s ALU requirements!
Don’t miss your opportunity to weigh in on the update to Fairfax’s accessory living unit (ALU) regulations by Sat. Feb. 28!
Support More Accessory Living Units in Fairfax County
As Fairfax considers relaxing its accessory dwelling regulations, the county wants to hear from you via an online survey by Feb. 28.
Attend a Duke Street community workshop!
Alexandria City staff wants to hear from you as they update the Duke Street Land Use Plan.
Take Action: Help make alley lots a part of DC’s housing solution
Support alley lots for homes
Be a part of preserving Alexandria’s affordable housing
Alexandria’s Office of Housing is requesting feedback on its draft Affordable Housing Preservation Recommendations and Strategies as part of the city’s Housing 2040 initiative.
Take Action: Tell the DC Zoning Commission to upzone Wisconsin Ave. from Friendship Heights & Tenleytown Metro stations
On December 11, 2025, the DC Zoning Commission will consider a major upzoning for the upper Wisconsin Avenue corridor near the Friendship Heights and Tenleytown Metro stations (Zoning Case 25-13) which could bring thousands of much-needed homes to this high opportunity area.
Voice your support for a more inclusive Ward 3! The opponents are coming out strongly against it – so we need you to step up! Here’s how:
- Send a letter of support by December 10 — click below & personalize it!
- Sign up to testify virtually on 12/11, 4 pm. Live, virtual testimony at the Zoning Commission is crucial to countering the number of forceful opponents we expect. Sign up & get tips on testifying here. Or ask us! Cheryl@smartergrowth.net.
The upper Wisconsin Avenue Corridor with two Metro stations and many local services is the perfect place to provide the housing our city needs.
Image source: DC Office of Planning
Want more background on the Wisconsin Av. rezoning? Check out our explainer here.
What is your vision for Springfield and Rt. 29 in Falls Church?
Join us to share your feedback on Fairfax County’s Franconia-Springfield Planning Study and their Route 29 Active Transportation Study. Two great opportunities to shape a more walkable, livable future for these two areas.