Friends of Aurora Highlands Parks - Arlington, VA

DUE SUNDAY April 3rd! Take the BID survey and share your needs for community and event spaces, natural areas and more!

"We want your feedback on parklets and temporary placemaking! Take our survey and share your thoughts ➡️ https://bit.ly/3tTQkw3 (Survey closes Sunday, April 3.)"

We want your feedback on parklets and temporary placemaking! Take our survey and share your thoughts ➡️ https://bit.ly/3tTQkw3 (Survey closes Sunday, April 3.)

URGENT: Last day to take action on our Pentagon City parks. 30+ year Plans set to be approved tomorrow (Saturday) SPEAK UP!

Click on the newsletter for easy ways to take action today and to else about the impacts to our parks, and facilities and more.

URGENT ACTION: Major Pentagon City Impacts Coming

https://www.arlnow.com/2022/01/11/neighbors-ask-county-to-reconsider-dense-residential-development-planned-for-pentagon-city/

Neighbors ask county to reconsider dense residential development planned for Pentagon City A group of neighbors is calling on the county to take a moderate approach to residential redevelopment in the shadow of Amazon's HQ2. Next month, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Arlington County Board is poised to consider adopting a new planning document that lays out a vision for the next 30-plus year

“The streets, squares, parks, infrastructure and public buildings make up the fundamental element in any community — the framework around which everything else grows,” Mr. Garvin told the New York Times in 2011.

He also maintained that two elements were essential to any successful urban space: pedestrians and parks. A city found its pulse from human encounters on the street and from soul-refreshing green spaces, trees and sunlight. Whenever he was asked to name his favorite building in New York, Mr. Garvin always responded: “Central Park.”

Alexander Garvin, urban planner who helped guide redesign of NYC Ground Zero site, dies at 80

Alexander Garvin, urban planner who helped guide redesign of NYC Ground Zero site, dies at 80 The Yale professor and planning official published several books and developed plans for a New York Olympics that was never held.

Climate change is happening now. We need Arlington County to take strong action to avert disaster. Tell the County Board to declare a climate emergency! Get more insight about this action in the latest EcoAdvocate newsletter. https://conta.cc/3ErUCgI

EcoAction Arlington

The EcoAdvocate It’s Time to Declare a Climate Emergency 🍂 Vote🍂Carbon Neutrality: Reimagining Our Homes 🍂Site Plan Review Process Update October 2021 Newsletter It’s Time for Arlington to Declare a Climate Emerge

URGENT: Permanent and Temporary Green Space Losses in 22202

1. County Proposal Will Reduce Green Space and Triple the Number of People in Pentagon City. Contact the County [email protected] Tell them more green space not less!
2. MetPark Closing: No Green Space until 2023. Where is the temporary space?
3. Dog Park Opening in Virginia Highlands Park

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URGENT: Less Green Space, More People in 22202 The Scope of the Study says that it will evaluate “future growth" using "scenarios and their resulting impacts on the capacity of the existing, committed, and planned transportation system, infrastructure, public spaces and community facilities.”  

Park inspiration

New York City's newest park, Little Island, opens to public Little Island is its name, but the vision and the budget behind it were colossal.

Check out the final park draft design for a park in Crystal City.

Check Out the Final Draft Design for a New Park in Crystal City and Share Your Thoughts! The final draft design for a new park in Crystal City is finally here! Community feedback on three draft design concepts earlier this year helped inform the layout for a New Park at South Eads Street and Army Navy Drive. Click on the link below to learn about the feedback we heard, view the updated....

In case you haven’t seen it yet, please be sure to stop by Virginia Highlands Park around dusk (5:30pm/6pm) or shortly thereafter to visit the solar Winter Walk of Lights before Sunday, January 3rd. Wnjoy it while you can!
It’s a small 100% solar light installation at the Hearts field (corner of Joyce and 15th St) installed by volunteers and organized with Aurora Highlands Civic Association to bring a little holiday cheer this winter.

Sit and enjoy the lights, add your messages of gratitude and hope on mini hearts and display them, take a moment to read the other inspirational messages, and try your hand (pun intended) at a shadow puppet theater.

Also, volunteers put together holiday music that you can play on your phone while enjoying the lights. You can find the music here https://youtu.be/BAy3EM6kzcU or on the poster near the sidewalk at the park which has a QR code.

SustainableScoop: Calming Holiday Music Welcome new subscribers! Welcome to the Solar Winter Lights Walk in National LandingThis magical 100% solar experience is brought to you by The Aurora Highla...