BACKGROUND

Arlington County has conducted over a year of community outreach related to the Residential Permit Parking Program and now is proposing changes related to who is eligible to participate in zoned parking, what areas may be zoned, how the program is managed and enforced, visitor passes and hours that zoned parking is in effect.

Before bringing these changes to the County Board for review and approval, County staff is seeking public input on their proposed recommendations. The County conducted a number of "Citizen Forums" on this topic during March (including one in Fairlington - see flyer and letter below):

Click Here for Parking Forum Flyer

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EXISTING PERMIT PARKING IN FAIRLINGTON

The following locations currently have "permit parking restrictions" in Fairlington:

• North Fairlington: South Columbus from 28th Street to 29th Road AND all of 28th Street
• South Fairlington: South Stafford Street adjacent to the South Fairlington Community Center

According to Sarah Stott, Arlington County Parking Manager, there is one request from Fairlington to add permit parking and that comes from a resident in the 3300 block of South Stafford Street. In addition, North Fairlington is currently talking to the County about restricting commercial parking in Fairlington, primarily along 31st Street and the section of South Abingdon Street leading up to the bridge between North and South Fairlington.

Click Here for Frequently Asked Questions
Regarding Residential Permit Parking

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LETTER FROM ARLINGTON COUNTY

Dear Resident:

As many of you are aware, Arlington County is undergoing a major review of its Residential Permit Parking program. County staff has conducted a community outreach process for over a year, and now is proposing improvements regarding issues such as who is eligible to participate in zoned parking, what areas may be zoned, how the program is managed and enforced, visitor passes, and hours that zoned parking is in effect. Before bringing these changes to the County Board for review and approval, County staff wants to hear directly from the public.

There will be a Citizen Forum on March 12th and Evening Community meetings on March 14, 15, 17, and 21. See the schedule below and the attached flyers in English and Spanish for details. The Citizen Forum will enable residents to review and discuss the proposals in detail. The four Community meetings will permit neighbors additional convenient opportunities to give feedback on the proposals.

March 12* 1-5 pm Citizen Forum*
George Mason University
3301 Fairfax Drive, Room 225

March 14 7-9 pm Evening Community Meeting
Fairlington Community Center
3308 South Stafford Street

March 15 7-9 pm Evening Community Meeting
Little Falls Presbyterian Church
6025 Little Falls Rd

March 17* 7-9 pm Evening Community Meeting *
Arlington Mill Community Center
4975 Columbia Pike

March 21 7-9 pm Evening Community Meeting
Lyon Village Community Center
1920 North Highland Street

*Spanish interpretation available

The draft County recommendations will be available on March 8th at www.parkarlington.com. Comments on the draft recommendations are being received by email at park@arlingtonva.us through April 15, 2005.

We hope you will be able to attend one of the meetings. If so, please RSVP to Adam at park@arlingtonva.us or call (703) 228-3344 Monday – Friday between 8 - 5. Please forward the attached flyers to whomever you think would be interested.

Thank you very much,
Sarah Stott
Arlington Manager Parking Manager

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