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HeraldTrib Today: Dec. 2, 2009

By SteveThurston
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This chart comes from the Capacity Planning Study by MGT of America, Inc. They produced the study for the schools. Click to enlarge.

News and opinion about potential redevelopment along Glebe, gentrifying Arlington, and the calendar

Owners of “West Ballston” are still talking…

I stayed at the Arlington County Planning Commission meeting until 12:15a.m. (that’s midnight, plus 15 minutes, whew), to hear this line from commissioner Steve Cole: “The three, parcel owners are talking to one another and are working…to move forward.” 

The parcels are the land in the 500 and 600 blocks of N. Glebe Road on the west side—the land filled with the Harris Teeter, the American Service Center body shop, and the Goodyear Tire and Auto store. 

I reported in July that the planning commission was speaking with the owners of those three parcels (collectively being called “West Ballston”) who apparently are looking to redevelop all along that site.  Those early plans would move or expand the businesses, creating underground or garage parking, retail space and apartments, commissioner Terry Serie said in July.

The news since then: zip.

Honestly, sticking around Monday night (or early Tuesday morning, actually) was worth it.  This is the first news I have heard about this project since July, and though the news was not really newsy, I was glad to know what was what.  When I know more, you’ll know more.

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One little side note from the capacity planning study…

There’s a graph in the capacity planning study that shows the racial make-up of Arlington, in total numbers of people.  (See Wonk in Wonderland to find out more about that study; click the photo above to see the chart from that report)

The white population has pushed us over the 200,000 mark.  While the total numbers of minorities has stayed about the same, white people have increased quite a bit.  Arlington actually is gentrifying, whether we like it or not.

I've been updating the calendar quite a bit...

A number of events are coming along (look to the right-hand colum of this page to find out what they are).  Feel free to add your own event, or email it to me, and I'll put it up.  Santa comes to Lubber Run to meet Arlington Forest kids on Friday (see the calendar for more).  I will be out of town, so if someone snaps photos, feel free to post them here.

Click the "Post" menu above to add calendar items, photos or stories.

As always, thank you for reading. (And please tell your friends to read!)

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Arlington may very well be gentrifying, but the chart displaying an increase in the numbers of Caucasians in the school system does not support that conclusion. It only shows....an increase in the percentage of Caucasians in the school system. The chart tells us nothing about the income of those households (which, I'm guessing, is the issue you're driving at?). Statistics 101.
Comment by Yes
December 03, 2009
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The chart shows total population, not total number of schoolkids. You're right about income levels, though. I suppose I was assuming that given that Arlington is so expensive to move into, they must be rich. But that might not really be the case. It'll be fun to see what the census discovers. Thanks for reading. --Steve
Comment by SteveThurston
December 04, 2009
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Seems like lots of efforts you have put into this.

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