Creating Place Outside the Metro Corridors

Creating Place Outside the Metro Corridors
The Transformation of Shirlington Village
in Arlington, Virginia
February 9, 2016
Shirlington Village
• Arlington’s experience w/TOD & redevelopment
• History
• Key Attributes
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Compact development, less density
More residential in variety of housing types
Grocery Store
Walkability
Entertainment (restaurants, movies, live theatre, library)
Transit (bus)
Access to Open Space/Trails
Structured-shared parking
• Lessons Learned
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SETTING THE STAGE
• Arlington is a 26 square
mile, urban county
which was a part of the
original District of
Columbia
– Population 216,700
– Housing units 110,300
– Employed 221,700
• Located in the core of
Washington region
(over 5 million
residents, 3 million
jobs and 1,200 sq.
miles of urbanized
area)
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Shirlington
South end of County
Adjacent to major
highway (I-395)
Outside Metro
Corridors
No rail, but good bus
access
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Shirlington UC1940s
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Store Categories 1950
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Shirlington
1970s
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1976 PDSP
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1982 PDSP
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1982 PDSP Site Plan
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Shirlington
Popular restaurants, movie theater
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Shirlington 2000
Extension of street
through former
department store
parking lot
New development
with retail,
residential, office,
public library and
theater
No rail but good bus
service
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Shirlington – 1998
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Shirlington
Structured parking in 5
garages, tucked behind
buildings
Use of liner retail along
old theater
Civic presence
(library/theater bldg.)
County land swap
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Active sidewalks – seating,
permeable facades
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Residential units over retail
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“Liner” retail
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Shirlington
1,049 residential units
432,566 sq ft retail
585,111 sq ft office
57,000 sq ft library &
theatre
142 hotel rooms
All in about 2 blocks, next to
a highway
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Shirlington Bus Station
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Lessons Learned
• Establish a vision/plan and stick to it.
• An attractive and functional pedestrian environment is important
• Parking
– don’t let shared parking become balkanized
– reduce required parking
• Competitive Retail
• Give retailers flexibility on building out storefronts.
– Grocery store is key to retail success.
– Move cinema entrance to corner of Randolph/Campbell Avenue.
– Signs/outdoor seating
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Build Community Consensus
Arts Support Contribute to Placemaking
Affordable housing
County’s Property Yard
Future Growth
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Contact Information
Thomas H. Miller, AICP
Arlington County Planning Division
703.228.3525
Tmiller@arlingtonva.us
www.arlingtonva.us
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