Click to enlarge Old Town North Art Corridor Design by Greg Gersch

What's New?

 Draft Old Town North Small Area Plan document
The Old Town North Small Area Plan planning process began in fall 2015 to establish a framework for future planning and development in the area. Beginning in fall 2016, community members had the opportunity to provide feedback on draft sections of the Plan document as well as on the Draft Urban Design Standards and Guidelines, and from April - May were able to provide comment on the complete draft. Comments received will inform the final draft document to be presented to City Council in June of this year.

• Draft Old Town North Small Area Plan (May 24, 2017)
• Draft Old Town North Urban Design Standards and Guidelines (May 24, 2017)

Related Studies

•  Old Town North Transportation Study (June 2017)
  • Old Town North Transportation Study Appendix (June 2017)
• Draft Old Town North Toolbox for Blank Walls, Podium Buildings and Surface Parking Lots (April 28, 2017)
• Old Town North Historic Interpretation Guide (Revised March 22, 2017)
  
• Draft Old Town North Small Area Plan Urban Design Standards and Guidelines (February 22, 2017)
  
• Old Town North Eco-District Study (January 2017)
• Old Town North Parking Study (October 2016)
• Old Town North Small Area Plan Update Project Brief, Final (December 22, 2015)
  

Old Town North SAP Advisory Group and Meeting Materials 

On September 21, 2015, the City Manager appointed the Chair and members of the Old Town North Small Area Plan Advisory Group. The composition of the Advisory Group was previously established on June 23, 2015 under  City Council Resolution 2682.  The Advisory Group is working with a City Project Team, led by the Planning and Zoning Department and community to develop an Old Town North Small Area Plan Update. All meetings and events associated with this planning process are open to the public and agendas include a public comment period.

• Old Town North SAP Advisory Group Information & Meeting Materials

Reference Documents and Information

• Second Street Green Infrastructure Demonstration Project
  
• Old Town North Definition of Terms (May 24, 2017)
• Old Town North Self-Guided Tours   
  • Old Town North Self-Guided Neighborhood Tour and Map - General points of interest within the neighborhoo
  • Old Town North Self-Guided Historical Tour and Map - Historical sites of interest within the neighborhood
• Old Town North Small Area Plan Boundary Map
  
• Old Town North Small Area Plan Update - Work Program Schedule  (Feb 2017)
• Old Town North Small Area Plan Update - Framework for Civic Engagement
  
• 1992 Old Town North Small Area Plan
• Articles relevant to Old Town North: 

  • August 5, 2016, The Washington Post -  Old Town North is featured in the Where We Live section

  • July 29, 2016, Business Journal –  Robinson Terminal North Project on Hold
    

Old Town North Small Area Plan Community Charrettes 

• November 2015 and June 2016 Old Town North Charrette Report
• November 2015
  The Old Town North Small Area Plan Update Charrette (November 16-20, 2015) was an intense week-long visioning process to kick-off the Old Town North Small Area Plan Update. The Charrette was held at Canal Center in space donated by the American Real Estate Partners.  To view materials and comments from the Charrette, as well as the Charrette schedule, please use the links below. Also, for more information about how to continue to participate in the Old Town North Small Area Plan Update planning process please see the section below entitled Opportunities to Comment on the Old Town North Update. 
  • Photos documenting the Charrette process
  • Materials produced during Charrette Public Meetings
  • Comments received during Charrette week
  • Written Community Comments (images)
• June 2016
  The City of Alexandria and the Old Town North Small Area Plan Advisory Group held a 2.5 day Mini-Charrette on June 23-25 to develop a preliminary draft illustrative design and related draft policy narratives for the Old Town North Small Area Plan Update. This effort follows: (1) the November 2015  five-day OTN Charrette that produced a draft Plan Framework with a vision, goals, ideas and concepts for the OTN SAP Update, and (2) five months of Advisory Group and subcommittee work studying and testing the ideas and concepts which were part of the Plan Framework. 
  • Meeting videos, presentations and background information for the mini-charrette can be found on this page.
    
  • Images documenting the mini-charrette process:
    • June 23rd
    • June 24th
    • June 25th

Questions? 

Contact Heba ElGawish, Urban Planner, 703.746.3851.