Alexandria City staff wants to hear from you as they update the Duke Street Land Use Plan.
Category: Take Action
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.
Demand safe streets in Four Corners
Call on the Montgomery County Council to deliver on the safe streets that our county has promised us and that our communities need.
DC Alert: Support more homes for Cleveland Park and Woodley Park
Send a letter of support by Dec. 1, 2025 to the DC Zoning Commission in support of upzoning along Connecticut Avenue, Zoning Case No. 25-09.
Tell the DC Zoning Commission that you support the proposed new mixed-use zones (Zoning Case No. 25-09) to permit taller buildings to allow for more homes, including affordable homes, above shops for the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park business districts on Connecticut Avenue. Any new buildings would be subject to the design guidelines adopted by the Historic Preservation Review Board. The zoning proposal would also remove the cap on restaurants in these business districts, which will help fill in vacant storefronts and attract new businesses. Send your letter before December 1.
Sign up in advance to testify on Dec. 1 at 4 pm. The hearing is virtual!
Image by DC Office of Planning, ZC No. 25-09.
Council needs your input on University Boulevard
Help us get the word out on University Boulevard!
Speak up for better transit along Route 7
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) is conducting a study of the benefits and impacts of the proposed Route 7 BRT that will connect the Mark Center in Alexandria to Tysons via Bailey’s Crossroads, Seven Corners, and Falls Church.
What to know about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan — and how you can help
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan lays out in detail how we can achieve safer streets, a wider and more accommodating variety of housing options, and greater environmental resilience.