Tonight, city government representatives will hold an Open House and present their plans to _redesign King Street between Quaker Lane and the I-395 interchange_. The project is intended to improve safety, bus transportation, bicycling, and drainage. If you frequently use that stretch of King Street to commute or visit Bradlee Shopping Center, please plan to attend. The Open House begins at 5 pm. The city's presentation will begin at 6 pm.  As background, City representatives briefed our board and members at ...Continue Reading

Seminary Hill Members, I hope that your 2024 has gotten off to a good start. Three things to cover with you... Tonight's Board Meeting. The board meets tonight 2/8 in what has become a rare opportunity to meet in person. Please join us starting at 7 pm at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Road. Among other things, we will be discussing the King Street road diet planned for the area around Bradlee Shopping Center, the Potomac Yard Arena proposal, the upcoming city council election, plans to reconfig ...Continue Reading

SHA Residents: The city's Transportation & Environmental Services Department will be redesigning the intersections of Duke & Cambridge (at Bishop Ireton) and Duke & West Taylor Run. They are offering the public the opportunity to weigh in on the the three design options.  The first option is to keep the intersections and the service road that runs between them as is. The second and third options offer changes. Both would call for the service road becoming a one-way street westbound from West Taylor R ...Continue Reading

All residents of Seminary Hill are invited to join the board for our January meeting. We will hear from a representative from Ting, the new provider of broadband internet service being installed across the city. We will also discuss the planned King Street road diet at Bradlee, construction on the new affordable housing complex behind the Seminary Road fire station, the Monumental sports arena proposal, and what may be coming next on Zoning for Housing.  Here are the details: Thursday, January 11 ...Continue Reading

SHA Members, Please joing us this Thursday December 14th at 7 pm on Zoom for our monthly meeting. Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9971800975?omn=85825363437 , Meeting ID: 997 180 0975 We will have two presentations between 7:15 and 8:15 pm: (1) King Street/Bradlee Road Diet -- with the project manager and the new Tranportation & Environmental Services director (2) AlexWest Plan -- with the Planning and Zoning deputy director. If you are interested in what's happening with the laying of f ...Continue Reading

Fellow residents, Last week was busy for your board members. Among others from Seminary Hill, your immediate past president Carter Flemming, former president Nancy Jennings, current vice president Frank Putzu, and I all appeared at the city council public hearings. The four of us spoke in opposition to "Zoning for Housing" proposals as currently drafted and bundled. Some other SHA residents spoke in favor. Carter spoke in her role as chair of the Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations. Frank and N ...Continue Reading

SHA Residents, Please join me and the rest of the SHA Board tomorrow evening, Thursday November 9th, at 7 pm at Immanuel-Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Road, at our annual meeting. Remember that we changed the by-laws a few years ago, eliminating dues, so all residents are members. Therefore, all adult residents present will be able to vote on the slate of candidates for the board for the term that runs for the next year. You will also hear from the board reviewing the big issues of the past year an ...Continue Reading

SHA Residents, Please join me and the rest of the SHA Board this Thursday evening at 7 pm at Immanuel-Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Road, at our annual meeting. Remember that we changed the by-laws a few years ago, eliminating dues, so all residents are members. Therefore, all adult residents present will be able to vote on the slate of candidates for the board for the term that runs for the next year. You will also hear from the board reviewing the big issues of the past year and be able to speak out on the ...Continue Reading

RAPID ZONING CODE OVERHAUL WILL ALLOW OVERDEVELOPMENT OF SHA NEIGHBORHOODS On what the mayor calls “the most ambitious housing reform in our history,” the City is proposing to eliminate your say on land use, affording developers the right to build in your neighborhood whatever makes them the most money. The astonishing bundling of nine zoning proposals through 41 text amendments to be reviewed by the public in just six weeks represents the latest and the most significant assault on resident voices. The intent o ...Continue Reading

*The Community Speaks Out on Zoning for Housing This Thursday at 7 pm* Join the Coalition for a Livable Alexandria this Thursday night at 7 pm as it presents "Community Perspectives on Zoning for Housing." Come hear the other sides of the story on development, density, zoning, affordable housing, and the implications for your neighborhood and your quality of life. This may be the most significant issue related to land use, property rights and the future of the city in 30 years. All neighborhoods and the ove ...Continue Reading