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Planning staff report early engagement results for comprehensive plan; mobility, neighborhoods and parks top priorities

5485091 · June 10, 2025
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Long-range planning manager John Chapman and consultant Robin Williams summarized phase 1 public engagement for Arlington’s comprehensive plan: about 400 survey responses plus in-person workshops and pop-ups. Residents prioritized location, parks, walkability, traffic congestion and reinvestment in neighborhoods.

John Chapman, Long Range Planning Manager, and engagement consultant Robin Williams briefed the council on June 10 about Phase 1 public engagement for Arlington’s comprehensive-plan update.

Chapman said the project collected about 407 online questionnaire responses and held six workshops (one in each council district) plus pop-up events that reached hundreds more in person; overall outreach materials reached an estimated 85,000 residents. Key themes were consistent…

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