The plans are underway for the revitalization
of Arlingtonís NEW "Main Street" which will be at your door
step. Arlington County is working hard on this transformation
and through preservation, revitalization, and new development,
where people can live, work, and play - a place that is
the center of the community's commercial and social life
to meet friends, to see a movie or to window shop. The elements
that have contributed to making traditional "Main Streets"
successful in the past and that can be expected to develop
along the Pike include:
Mixed-use development districts (retail,
office, residential, cultural)
Street frontage at a pedestrian scale
with articulated ground-floor retail
Buildings oriented to Columbia Pike
Placement of buildings at the back
of sidewalks
Buildings built close together forming
a continuous "street wall" characteristic of
an urban environment
Parking located underground or to the
rear of buildings
Appropriate transitions to residential
neighborhoods
Enhanced public and pedestrian transportation
Enhanced streetscape
Together with these "Main Street"
elements are overall community-generated goals for the Pike
which include:
A vibrant community with safe neighborhoods
and active retail and office, as well as a variety of
housing options and types, all involving a mix of renovation,
revitalization, and/or redevelopment.
An ethnically diverse and culturally
rich community.
A community that can be easily accessed
by public transportation and on foot.
A community with well-designed and
attractive buildings, streetscapes, public art, and open
spaces that link the commercial corridor with the neighborhoods.
A corridor with distinct commercial
mixed-use districts.
