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Welcome
to Williamsburg!
Please note: This website is no longer being maintained. Please see the new website at www.wca-arlington.org
The
Williamsburg neighborhood is one of the most attractive residential
communities of Arlington, thanks in part to the Williamsburg residents
who worked together through the Williamsburg Civic Association (WCA)
to protect our neighborhood:
- WCA successfully
opposed five different attempts to build a gas station on Minor Hill.
- In the 60s,WCA
campaigned to landscape the Williamsburg traffic circle.
- In the 70s, WCA
succeeded in having a leaf storage site on Minor Hill removed.
- WCA supported
efforts to landscape the area at the base of Minor Hill.
- In the 90s, WCA
successfully opposed efforts to build a monopole on Minor Hill
Recent
WCA-sponsored projects include:
- Installation
of neighborhood signs and associated landscaping
- Sharp Park Information
Kiosk & Park Bench
- New landscaping
& a lighted flag for Williamsburg Circle
- Traffic calming
on Powhatan Street
- Landscaped medians
on Little Falls Road
- Landscaped medians
on Williamsburg Boulevard
- Minor Hill Land
Use Plan
How
you can help: Get involved! Earlier generations of community activists
joined forces to make the Williamsburg neighborhood the attractive and
congenial community it is today. Now it's our turn. Whatever your interests,
time constraints, and skills, we can use your help. Examples:
- Join WCA. Annual
dues are only $5 per person. Sign up at a meeting or download the
membership form from this web site.
- Sign up to receive
WCA email. Email the Web
Editor.
- Come to WCA meetings
(usually the 4th Tuesday, usually at Little Falls Church).
- Volunteer
to distribute newsletters & flyers. Or come to a labelling
party for those newsletters we send out through the US Post Office.
- Sign up to work
on one of the Civic Association projects.
- Volunteer to
help maintain the landscaping in one of our project areas.
- Volunteer to
serve on a committee or working group
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What's
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Tue. 1/23/07:
VDOT to hold community workshop for I-66 Westbound Spot Improvement Design Study
The
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Federal Highway
Administration will hold a community workshop Tue., January 23, 2007 on
the proposed spot improvements to I-66 westbound inside the Capital
Beltway. The meeting will be at Washington-Lee High School, 1300 N.
Quincy Street in Arlington, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. |
Neighborhood
Cleanup
Join us on Saturday, May 14th at 10 AM to help clean and weed
the planted medians, Williamsburg Circle, and Sharpe Park. More
Information |
Pancake
Breakfast
Our annual pancake breakfast will be held on Saturday morning,
May 21st. Proceeds benefit Arlington Pediatric Center. More
Information |
April
2005 Newsletter
Keep up with neighborhood news. Articles on lot coverage, real
estate taxes, Interstate 66, and more. Download
a Word Version
Download a PDF Version |
Interstate
66 Widening Debate
The Arlington Coalition for Sensible Transportation will lead
a discussion of the impact of Interstate 66 widening on our neighborhood
at our meeting on May 24th. Executive Board elections will also
be held. More Information |
East
Falls Church Metro Development
Our September meeting will feature a panel on potential developments
around the Metro station at East Falls Church. More
Information |
Dulles
Corridor Rapid Transit Project
A project to extend Metrorail from the West Falls Church subway
station to Tysons, Reston, and beyond is in the works. The environmental
study has abeen completed and preliminary engineering is underway.
The project holds the promise of relieving traffic congestion
in our neighborhood. More
Info |
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