Civic Culture Summit
In order to see what actions Arlington County Institutions can and should take in our immediate and long-term planning, I am hosting a Civic Culture Summit. The summit will establish a Cultural Action Plan that lays out a comprehensive county-wide resolution to shift how residents, workers, and tourists experience Arlington.
Defense Resolution:
Should resources be deployed against Arlington County, and/or the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Arlington County Board commits its resources to defending our communities from hostile forces. The Arlington County Board commits to strengthening and establishing relations with other municipalities and regions to give mutual aid to other communities we see under attack.
Pedestrianization Strategy
Quickly pedestrianize Arlington’s with the Ballston-Rosslyn Corridor and the Blue-Line/Richmond Highway Corridor by summer of 2026. This would establish a tactical plan to
Close streets to through traffic
Create vehicle points of entry
Replace street parking with community and economic uses
Restrict Privately Driven Freight Traffic between the hours of 6 PM and 4 AM
Community Governance Plan
Establishe a subcommittee to create a Community Governance Plan that drives an ambitiously democratic and representative local governance model.
Transition, Retention, and Resiliency Program.
This Program will have, but not be limited to, these duties:
Establish programs so residents who own their property are guaranteed to continue to own property of the same or greater value in Arlington.
Create programs to enable avenues for any resident to become owner/part-owner of their property.
Expand programs to ensure our residents have the tools to be prepared and resilient to the rapidly changing world.
Work with Arlington Public Schools to create an environmental program so that students are prepared for what is going in the environment
Divest from Defense and Government Contracting
Invest in Start-ups and Local Businesses in a wide variety of sectors
Establish a moral framework that considers the whole long-term impact on people and the environment.