[Archived] City Receives National Award for the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan

City of Alexandria Receives National Award for the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan

For Immediate Release: April 5, 2016

The American Planning Association has recognized the City of Alexandria’s Eisenhower West Small Area Plan with a 2016 Excellence in Sustainability Award for the best sustainable urban design plan or project in the country. The Plan was adopted by City Council in November 2015 after a two-year community engagement effort, and incorporates a revitalized and connected open space network, a finer grid of complete streets, a focus on neighborhood-serving retail, and an enhanced transit system centered on an existing Metrorail station.

“The Eisenhower West Small Area Plan was groundbreaking in its approach to community engagement throughout the planning effort,” said Director of Planning & Zoning Karl Moritz. “The result is a Plan that truly reflects both the core ideas generated by the community, and economic feasibility.”

The engagement effort was spearheaded by the Eisenhower West Steering Committee, with the assistance of lead consultant SmithGroupJJR.

For more information about the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan, visit the project webpage at www.alexandriava.gov/EisenhowerWest.

For media inquiries, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.