🚨 UPDATE: Arlington’s "Missing Middle" (EHO) program hits the VA Supreme Court. Despite $1.44M spent on legal defense, the program has yielded only 8 active projects. ASF is calling on the County to: 1️⃣ Stop the litigation. 2️⃣ Re-engage residents. 3️⃣ Scale down & fix the plan.

ASF uncovers County's hidden goals See what this means for our future Act Now for sustainable growth www.asf-virginia.org/key-issues-d...

ASF Uncovers Hidden County Plan FOIA Request Reveals County’s Transparency Failures with Review of Our Comprehensive Plan On February 9, ASF urged the County Board to stop withholding the intro to the 1960 Comprehensive Plan

Say No to "Chaos-Oriented Development" Demand Arlington leaders not swap Transit-Oriented Development for "Chaos-Oriented Development" with Comp Plan revisions in 2026. Say Yes to Sustainable development. www.asf-virginia.org/key-issues-d...

As 2025 nears its end, please enjoy our 2025 Holiday Song that illustrates the challenges we have worked on throughout the year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfpL...

2025 Wrap-Up on Advocacy and Arlington Growth and Development ASF had another busy year advocating for responsible planning as the county pursued growth and development.

Take Action on Low Residential Study by Dec 21 Complete the Survey on Lot Coverage Reform Now ASF is tracking the county’s latest action on residential zoning – a new effort to revise “lot coverage” in “low-residential” zones which mostly have seen redevelopment of

County Acts on September Appeals Court Ruling that Revives EHO Zoning - Approving 38 EHO Permits and Quietly Announcing the Program’s Return. A New Request for a Stay of Execution May Jeopardize those 38 Permits EHO On Again – With No Publicity from Arlington County

Earlier this week, on September 30, ASF held a discussion forum with four of the five announced County Board candidates -- the Democratic incumbent, one Republican and two independent challengers. Running 80 minutes,

ASF's County Board Candidate Forum is TONIGHT at 7 PM Please join ASF's public County Board Candidate Forum TONIGHT from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM! The meeting is being held via Zoom. The link to join this meeting is:

Tomorrow, September 30, 7-8:30 PM, please join ASF for a public Candidate Forum with the five County Board candidates. The meeting is being held via Zoom. The link to join this meeting tomorrow evening is:

On September 30, 7-8:30 PM, please join ASF for a public Candidate Forum with the five County Board candidates. The meeting is being held via Zoom. The link to join this meeting on Tuesday evening is:

Join ASF's Candidate Forum on Sept 30 | Addressing Looming Changes to the County's Development Policie On September 30, 7-8:30 PM, please join ASF for a public Zoom meeting with the five County Board candidates.

ASF's Arlington County Board Candidate Forum will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, September 30, from 7- 8:30 PM Mark your calendar now so you don’t miss it!

EHO Still Banned per September 2024 Circuit Court Ruling, but Nine Civic Associations Have or May Soon Have New EHO in their Midst Expanded Housing Options or EHO was a new zoning policy approved by the County in March 2023 – to allow multifamily housing in single-family areas;

Court considers the role of developers in Arlington ‘missing middle’ housing suit wamu.org/story/25/07/... “My take on it is that the three-judge panel must have learned something during that oral hearing

Appeals Court Reverses Itself on Expanded Housing Options in Arlington As reported in ASF’s email of July 2, a Virginia Court of Appeals three-judge panel on June 24 overturned a Circuit Court ruling that had rendered Arlington’s Expanded Housing zoning void ab initio

Virginia court reverses decision on Arlington's EHO zoning, declaring it invalid again wjla.com/news/local/a...

Appeals Court Reverses EHO | Missing Middle Decision; Homeowners Appeal; the Next Day, Court Says It Will Reconsider. Also: Trial Court Tosses Charlottesville’s Version of EHO.

New report: #ArlingtonVA housing grows 3x faster than population, '20-'25. Yet density fails to cut costs; prices up >24%. www.arlingtonva.us/files/shared...

Arlington's outside lawyer fees for #MissingMiddle suit reach $1,352,053.35. Same firm just lost its case defending Charlottesville's upzoning case after it missed a filing deadline communityengagement.substack.com/p/june-30-20... #ArlingtonVA

Please fill out the county survey on the Comp Plan which will close on Monday, June 30! publicinput.com/p50064 ASF has highlighted deep concerns about the County’s ongoing efforts to revise the introduction of the Comprehensive Plan

Arlington 2050: Guiding Our Path County Pursuing Medium-to-High Density Development Countywide Weigh In via Civic Federation Vote June 10, Letter to the Board Summary and Call to Action. Arlington County continues its single-minded drive to increase allowable density countywide,

Spout Run or Sprout Run? A Temporary Fix Forestalls “Giant” Project for Langston Blvd. Remember the Langston Blvd Area Plan and Plan Langston Blvd? ASF argued to the Board in October 2023 that the county had failed to show

The Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida and the Housing Partnership Network (HPN) recently reached out to ASF for an interview about housing issues because they concluded that ASF “can offer insights on *** the affordable housing sector.”

Reforming “Community Benefits” for Arlington Site Planning ASF has just made available an extensive new analysis of the case for reforming the “Community Benefits” process for Arlington site planning. www.asf-virginia.org/_files/ugd/a...

Green Valley redevelopment plan wins approval despite community opposition www.arlnow.com/2025/04/10/g... @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social

Historic African American church in Virginia says it's being pushed out by developers Arlington's Lomax AME Zion Church traces its history back to 1866. www.wusa9.com/article/news... @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social

Arlington residents raise concerns over Green Valley redevelopment project www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n... @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social

Arlington's Own April Fools: 1 year later. >$1 million spent. Nothing done to improve development processes.

Arlington's New "Equity" Vision?

ASF testifies in support of #GreenValley in demanding a fair deal on community benefits www.youtube.com/live/JmTfZrb...

Board’s Melwood Approval Upstaged by Abandonment of 50-Year Compact on Transit-Oriented Development The County Board voted on February 22 for a high-density mixed-use apartment building in a low-density area of Aurora Highlands. mailchi.mp/11caa0be9bad...

ASF: Melwood Upzoning Inconsistent with Comp Plan and GLUP requirements Feb 22, 2025 at Arlington County Board Meeting Anne Bodine, ASF testimony (5 min) youtu.be/moql2A8mdiQ?...

Since its founding in 2019, ASF has proudly been funded 100% by small donor donations, the vast majority of which have come from Arlington residents. ASF neither solicits nor accepts funds from developers. @srtwofourfour.bsky.social

On November 12, the Civic Federation highlighted priorities of the County’s 2025 work plan for growth and development. ASF presented its analysis (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk1_...) of key elements of Judge Schell’s written decision on the County’s 2023 Expanded Housing Options