
Alexandria West Planning
Join us and help shape the future of Alexandria West!

In Fiscal Year 2023, City Council prioritized this planning process to update the long-term vision for the 1992 Alexandria West Small Area Plan and integrate the 2012 Beauregard Small Area Plan. Creating an updated community vision allows us to proactively plan for change and prepare for challenges and opportunities in the years to come.
An updated Plan will:
- Enable the 10- to 30- year-old land use plans to be updated comprehensively to address current community needs and incorporate current City policies and best practices;
- Address the issue of housing vulnerability and affordability by leveraging housing resources, policies, and funding opportunities to meet this challenge; and
- Develop an approach to guide and shape future development and make expectations clear for the community, City and developers.
Project Video Updates
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Save the Date!
We will be hosting three community open houses -
- Thursday, October 26 - Ferdinand T. Day ES
- Saturday, November 4 - Ramsay Rec Center
- Wednesday, November 8 - Location TBA
Final timing, agenda, and information about open houses will be provided soon.

September Community Meeting
The community meeting was held September 27 at 7 p.m. at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School, 1701 N Beauregard Street and online via Zoom.
Meeting Recording: Amharic (starts at 24:58), English, and Spanish
Meeting Q+A
Previous Meeting and Event Information
Phase 3: July 2023 - November 2023
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 5
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentation
- Meeting Recording (check back soon)
- Meeting Q+A (check back soon)
Phase 2: February 2023 - June 2023
- Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 4
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentation
- Property Owner Introductions Morgan Properties | Hekemian Co. | CIM/Southern Towers | Monday Properties
- Meeting Materials
- Meeting Recording
- Meeting Q+A
- Monday, May 8, 2023 - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 3
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentation
- Materials for Group Discussions
- Meeting Recording
- Community Comments (Virtual)
- Group Discussion Report-Outs
- Meeting Q+A
- Monday, March 27, 2023, 6:30 p.m. - Hybrid Community Planning Process Meeting 2
- Agenda
- Leah Hendey - Urban Institute Presentation
- Housing Interview with Dominic Moulden of ONE DC (Full Video)
- Staff Presentation (English)
- Materials for Group Discussions
- Meeting Recording
- Group Discussion Report-Outs
- Meeting Q + A
- Community Poll #2: Summary
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Community Poll #2 was conducted from May 9 to June 7 to gather feedback to inform the draft Plan objectives. We received 247 responses online, on printed copies, and in multiple languages. Poll responses were voluntary/self selected and do not constitute a random sample.
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Phase 1: November 2022 - January 2023
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7 p.m. - Virtual Community Planning Process Kick-Off Meeting
- Meeting Recording: English, Amharic, Arabic, Spanish
- Meeting Poll Responses
- Question and Answers
- Community Pop-Ups: Summary
- Community Poll #1: Summary
- Community Poll #1 was conducted from November 25 to January 25 to gather feedback to inform the planning process. We received 970 responses online, on printed copies, and in multiple languages. Poll responses were voluntary/self selected and do not constitute a random sample.
Document Translation
Information on this and all City webpages can be translated by selecting the Google Translate button at the top right hand corner of the page.
To translate documents posted to the website, follow these steps:
- Download the document you want to translate.
- In your browser, go to Google Translate.
- At the top, click 'Documents'.
- Choose the languages to translate 'to' and 'from'.
- Click 'Browse' your computer.
- Select the file you want to translate.
- Click 'Translate' and wait for the document to finish translating.
Inclusive Community Engagement
Approach
The Alexandria West plan area is home to a multicultural, multilingual community, a diversity of businesses and institutions, and community organizations representing diverse stakeholders and neighborhoods. The planning process implements current best practices to engage all parts of the community in ways that reduce barriers to participation and provide equitable opportunities for community members to participate – ensuring that all voices are included and heard.
In preparing to launch the planning process, the City reviewed several participation strategies, including an advisory group, to ensure an equitable and inclusive process. The City determined that a variety of in-person and online strategies would best serve this need, including meetings and pop-ups in multiple languages at a variety of times and locations throughout the Plan area. With this approach, all members of the community are invited to participate, discuss, and collaborate on a shared vision for the future by participating in the range of options that work best for them. All engagement materials and feedback will be posted to the project website and shared with the community. In addition to engaging individual stakeholders through the options discussed above, Staff is also contacting all civic, business, non-profit and community organizations and agencies to gather feedback and guidance.
Community Organizations Engaged in AlexWest to date (2/10/23)
VDHA Community Engagement Grant Recipients
Project Schedule
What We've Heard
- Community comments from Community Poll #2
- Community comments from March 27 meeting
- Community comments from Community Poll #1
We received the following letters from community groups:
- June 16, 2023, Letter to City from Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) and Tenants and Workers United (TWU)
- May 30, 2023, Letter to City from Fairlington Villages Residents
- May 6, 2023, Letter to City from Seminary West Civic Association (SWCA)
- January 30, 2023, Letter to City from African Communities Together (ACT) , LAJC, and TWU
- December 21, 2022, Letter to City from SWCA
Resources and Information
- Renter Resources
- Background Information
- Zoning for Housing/Housing for All
- Plan Funding
- City Council approved $300,000 to fund the planning effort; $200,000 was approved in the FY2022 City budget and $100,000 in the FY2023 City budget. The funding is for technical planning related and economic studies, community engagement and translation services. Similar to other planning efforts, the cost of the transportation study will be funded by developers within the Plan area, with the scope and technical review of the traffic managed by the City and reviewed and discussed with the community.
- Alexandria Master Plan
- 1992 Alexandria West Small Area Plan
- 2012 Beauregard Small Area Plan
- Zoning Ordinance
Alexandria West Related Projects
Questions?
Contact Richard Lawrence, Principal Planner, Department of Planning and Zoning, 703.850.9324, or WhatsApp text messenger 571.358.7569.