Format
Brief
City
Arlington
State/Province
VA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Washington
Project Type
District/Corridor/Community
Land Uses
Community Center
Connected Regional Bicycle Paths
Open space
Restaurant
Retail
Supermarket
Keywords
Health
Date Opened
2013
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Located outside Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia, Columbia Pike is a thoroughfare stretching more than three miles— from the edge of the Pentagon to the border of Fairfax County. The road was built in 1810 to connect Washington’s Long Bridge to the Little River Turnpike and the rest of Virginia. It evolved to become an automobile-oriented arterial—lined with fast-food restaurants, drive-through restaurants and banks, convenience stores, and strip malls—characterized by intense traffic congestion.
Arlington County sought to alleviate the congestion through the Columbia Pike Initiative, a corridor revitalization plan focused on the commercial corridors and adopted in 2002. The initiative was organized around an innovative Commercial Centers Form-Based Code (FBC) and supportive government-led programs, including a partnership with D.C.’s Metrobus. In 2008, the Arlington County Board issued a charge to begin work on Phase II of the Columbia Pike Initiative, which focused on multifamily residential areas located between the commercial centers. Phase II culminated in the adoption of the Neighborhoods Area Plan in 2012, which outlined the goals and tools that could be used to create the transportation, form, and housing vision for the multifamily areas. In 2013, the Columbia Pike Neighborhoods Form-Based Code (NFBC) was adopted in support of this vision. Together, the plans and the two codes work to create more urban parks and affordable housing, promote a safe biking and walking environment, and improve the corridor’s transit options.
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Format
Brief
City
Arlington
State/Province
VA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Washington
Project Type
District/Corridor/Community
Land Uses
Community Center
Connected Regional Bicycle Paths
Open space
Restaurant
Retail
Supermarket
Keywords
Health
Date Opened
2013
Lead Agency:
Arlington County
Redevelopment Strategies:
Form-based codes (FBCs); Tax increment financing
Features:
Underground utilities, affordable housing, commercial space, community center, a farmers market, a supermarket, multiple open spaces, a nearby 45-mile paved walking, running, and bike trail
Source:
https://americas.uli.org/research/centers-initiatives/building-healthy-places-initiative/healthy-corridors/the-building-healthy-corridors-report/