Note: This letter refers to the overall rationale for making changes in Shirlington public spaces and specifically to the June, 2021 FRIT proposal, which was replaced by an even better…

Dear Shirlington Homeowner Associations, Residents, Nonprofits, and Merchants: We hope you saw the April 17th Washington Post Real Estate article, which captures many aspects of our unique community including itsaffordability…Shirlington…

Shirlington Park is one of our area’s treasured assets. This narrow, tree-filled park with a pedestrianand biking trail runs along Four Mile Run stream parallel to S Arlington Mill Drive…

Remarks to the Planning Commission, Arlington County by President of Shirlington CivicAssociation:Federal Realty is of course the property owner for the Village of Shirlington. Our civicassociation is larger than the…

Two years ago, we formed Shirlington’s first-ever civic association to give our community avoice in Arlington County affairs. With 2,200 households in eight homeowner associations andthree large rental… Read More

On its well-attended February 22 Membership meeting, the Association heard a presentation by Mr.Keith Fred, head of the Shirlington Dogs II volunteer sponsor group. This presentation, with slides,was… Read More

On its well-attended February 22 Membership meeting, the Association heard a presentation by Mr. Keith Fred, head of the Shirlington Dogs II volunteer sponsor group. This presentation, with slides, was…

On February 8th, 2017, the SCA received the following news from the Department ofEnvironmental Services (DES) about the Arlington Transit (ART) buses now in the park andrelated matters. … Read…

We are now in Month 7 of the 4MRV planning process. There is lots of time for YOU to get involvedand informed before final decisions are made, but don’t delay.…

This winter, the County solicited citizen input on what is known as “short-termresidential rentals.” To mere mortals, this comes down to whether AirBnB and similarresidence “sharing” businesses should be allowed…