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Eisenhower West Small Area Plan

The Eisenhower West Small Area Plan, adopted by City Council on November 14, 2015, provides a framework to guide the development of the 620-acre plan area over the next 25 years. See below for information and background materials on the 18-month planning process.
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Approvals

  • Eisenhower West Small Area Plan, as amended
  • Approved CDD#31 Concept Plan #2023-00002 - December 2024
  • Approved CDD#26 Concept Plan #2023-00004 - April 2024
  • Approved DSUP for 5001 and 4991 Eisenhower Avenue (Victory Center) - December 2024
  • Approved DSUP for 701 S Van Dorn Street and 698 Burnside Place (Vulcan) - April 2024
  • Approved DSUP for 4600 Eisenhower Avenue (Restaurant Depot) - November 2022
  • Approved DSUP for 4901 Eisenhower Avenue (Eisenhower Pointe) - March 2021
  • Approved DSUP for 880 & 890 S Pickett Street and 620 Burnside Place (Public Storage) - Decmber 2018  

Implementation

The 2009 Landmark Van Dorn Corridor Plan and the 2015 Eisenhower West Small Area Plan both recommend establishment of an advisory group to provide guidance on implementation. Since the two plan areas overlap and share dependency on planned infrastructure, looking at the phasing and funding of both plans in concert will provide necessary coordination. This page provides information on these implementation efforts.

Planning Process

City of Alexandria Receives Outstanding Plan Award for the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan

In July 2016, the American Planning Association Virginia Chapter recognized the City of Alexandria’s Eisenhower West Small Area Plan with a 2016 Outstanding Plan Award. The Eisenhower West Plan was adopted by City Council in November 2015 after a 22-month long community engagement effort, spearheaded by the Eisenhower West Steering Committee. This Plan was also awarded the 2016 Excellence in Sustainability Award by the American Planning Association at the national conference in April 2016. 

Steering Committee

The City Manager appointed 12 members of the community to the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan Steering Committee, which was established by City Council on December 10, 2013. The Committee provided guidance on the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan process, specifically focusing on the civic engagement process, agenda setting, outreach and communications, and some technical content elements, such as the project scope as well as development scenarios for consideration in the Eisenhower West Transportation Study. 

Eisenhower West Steering Committee Members 

  •  Mindy Lyle, Steering Committee Chair, Planning Commission
  • Judy Coleman, Park and Recreation Commission
  • Maria Wasowski, Transportation Commission
  • Tyler Orton, Environmental Policy Commission
  • Michael Adams,Community Representative
  • Arthur Impastato, Community Representative
  • Charles Sumpter, Community Representative
  • Jim Durham, Community Representative
  • David Heiden, Business Representative
  • Agnes Artemel, Business Representative
  • Mary Catherine Gibbs, Business Representative
  • Ken Wire, Landowner Group Representative

Meetings and Materials

Community meetings

  • September 18th - October 12th: The community was invited to review and comment on the chapters and recommendations of the Draft Eisenhower West Small Area Plan. Comments received informed the final draft plan presented at the November 5 Planning Commission Public Hearing.
    • Summary of feedback
    • Compiled version
    • Eisenhower Partnership Comments on Draft Plan
  • Saturday, September 19, 2015 - Community Meeting #6 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Worksheet
    • Completed Worksheets 
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary 
      • Images of Flip Charts with community comments
  • Monday, February 9, 2015 - Community Meeting #5 Materials
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Worksheet - Fillable version
    • Worksheet
    • Completed Worksheets
    • Video (Note: First 30 minutes of meeting not captured due to equipment malfunction)
    • Audio (Note: Entire meeting recorded)
    • Meeting and Group Exercise Summary
  • Monday, December 8, 2014 - Community Meeting #4 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting and Small Group Exercise Summary
    • Small Group Exercise Notes
  • Monday, September 29, 2014 - Community Meeting #3
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio/Video
    • Meeting and Small Group Exercise Summary
    • Small Group Exercise Notes
  • Monday, July 28, 2014 - Community Meeting #2
    • Agenda
    • Video file of meeting
    • Audio file of meeting
    • Eisenhower West Area Plan Map (divided into 4 sub-areas) 
    • Meeting Summary
    • Visioning Exercise 1 - Imagining the Future Visioning Exercise
      • Graphic recording of large group discussion
  • Visioning Exercise 2 - Visioning Unique Places Breakout Stations
    • Sub-Area 1
    • Sub-Area 2
    • Sub-Area 3
    • Sub-Area 4
  • Visioning Exercise 3 - Preserve, Enhance, and Transform Activity
    • Preserved, Enhanced and Transformed Map
    • Participant Comments
  • Monday, June 16, 2014 - Community Meeting #1
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Background Information Packet
    • Audio and Video
    • Group Activity Summary

Steering Committee Meetings

  • Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #17 
    • Agenda
    • Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Wednesday, September 9, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #16 
    • Agenda
    • Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, July 27, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #15 
    • Agenda
    • Background Materials
    • Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, June 22, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #14 
    • Agenda
    • Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Background Materials
    • Density Transfer Overview
    • Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan Implementation Chapter
    • Eisenhower East Implementation Chapter
    • Meeting Summary
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #13 
    • Agenda
    • Background Materials
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
    • Revised Meeting Summary
  • Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #12 
    • Agenda
    • Background Materials
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, April 27, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #11
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
    • Follow Up Information
  • Monday, February 23, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #10
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, January 26, 2015 - Steering Committee Meeting #9 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, November 24, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #8 
    • Agenda
    • Draft Community Meeting #4 Agenda
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, November 10, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #7 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Thursday, September 25, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #6 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Draft Vision and Goals Handout
    • Revised Draft Goals
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, September 8, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #5 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Draft Vision and Goals
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Monday, June 30, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #4
    • Agenda 
    • Staff Presentation
    • Online Poll #2 - Summary Report of Results
    • Audio file of meeting in its entirety
    • Video file of meeting through first 1.5 hrs (due to equipment malfunction)
    • Meeting Summary
    • Follow Up Memo
  • Thursday, June 12, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #3 
    • Agenda
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - Steering Committee Meeting #2 
    • Agenda
    • Summary Report of Online Survey #1
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video
    • Meeting Summary
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -Steering Committee Meeting #1
    • Agenda
    • Revised Proposed Work Program Outline (draft 2/11/2014)
    • Draft Online Poll
    • Staff Presentation
    • Audio and Video (Note: The discussion of the online poll was not recorded due to an equipment malfunction)
    • Meeting Summary

Resources

Preliminary Draft Analyses

Staff posted the below preliminary draft studies as part of the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan development.

  • Eisenhower West SAP Draft Market Analysis
    • Supporting market analysis information and outline for next steps
  • Eisenhower West SAP Draft Existing Conditions
  • Eisenhower West Transportation Study Draft Existing Conditions
  • Eisenhower West Case Studies

Reference Materials

  • City Council Work Session Notes March 2015
  • City Council Work Session Presentation March 2015
  • Clermont Ave Interchange with Interstate 95 Final Environmental Assessment
  • Dash Telephone Survey December 2013
  • Docket Item from the December 10, 2013 City Council Legislative Meeting
  • Eisenhower Partnership Annual Meeting Presentation, November 2013
  • Eisenhower Partnership Annual Meeting Presentation, November 2014
  • Eisenhower West General Planning Study Summary Scope
  • Eisenhower West Revised Transportation Study Summary Scope
  • Eisenhower West Signed Memorandum of Understanding
  • Eisenhower West Signed Memorandum of Understanding - Addendum
  • Eisenhower West Small Area Plan Boundary
  • Eisenhower West Steering Committee Resolution as Approved by City Council
  • Eisenhower West Transportation Study Boundary
  • Eisenhower West Transportation Study, November 2015
  • Eisenhower West/Norfolk Southern Update (4/20/15)
  • Frequently Asked Questions during the Eisenhower West Planning Process, Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
  • Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan 2009 Planning Process
  • Landmark/Van Dorn Small Area Plan with amendments
  • Letter from Hart, Calley, Gibbs & Karp, P.C. February 2015
  • Letter from McGuireWoods LLP February 2015
  • Norfolk Southern Meeting Summary June 2015
  • Planning Commission Work Session Notes March 2015
  • Planning Commission Work Session Presentation March 2015
  • Planning Director Update - Eisenhower West October 2013
  • ULI Washington Technical Assistance Panel Report, 2008
  • WMATA 2005 Development-Related Ridership Survey

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Questions?

Contact the Department of Planning & Zoning at 703.746.4666.

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