1. #AlexandriaWest planning process under way. There will be no advisory group, so in addition to participating in the outreach process, I will be making some points here.
2. This neighborhood already has a fair amount of housing, but it fails to be leverage that for walkability, because it was built when retail and housing were largely kept separate. It is essential that we focus on mixed use, incorporating retail and service throughout
3. in order to make walkable access more feasible. In addition we need improved pedestrian and bike infra to enable such access. That will include SUPs on Beauregard and King, and good ped access through any Seminary oval.
4. We must focus on as good a West End Transitway as possible (with a connection to DSIM and EnvisionRte7 as well) Transit will support density and density will leverage transit.
5. There are big concerns in the community about displacement and housing affordability. While that should be addressed with committed AH, we should not forget that new market rate housing adds to affordability and that failing to densify does not assure that market rate AH
6. survives. So we need to be balanced and pragmatic in our committed AH asks for development. Altogether we should use new housing and new connectivity to create a vibrant and sustainable community #alexandriava
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