In the News | Jan 2022 to Present
News Highlights and ASF in the News
Apr-Jun 2023
When is Density Good and when is it Harmful to Cities Philip Langdon, CNU, April 27, 2023
ASF Will 'Missing Middle' Housing Fix Arlington's Affordability Problem, Helen Partridge, Arlington Magazine, April 17, 2023
The First 'Missing Middle' Reform of the Year Has Passed. Will It Get Housing Built? Christian Britschgi, Reason, April 5, 2023
Jan-Mar 2023
Many Arlngtonians are Just Looking for Compromise on Housing Plans, 3 Letters to the Editor, March 24, 2023
ASF After Bruising Debate, Arlington Passes Missing Middle Zoning Change, Margaret Barthel, dcist.com, March 23, 2023
Our Man in Arlington, Charlie Clark, Falls Church News Leader, March 23, 2023
Debate On Missing Middle Housing Reveals Wide Divisions, Mark Hand, patch.com March 23, 2023
Arlington County Passes Missing Middle Plan to Reform Housing, Drew Wilder, NBC4, March 23, 2023 (updated)
Arlington County Board Approves Missing Middle Zoning Plan, Rafael Sanchez-Cruz, WUSA, March 22, 2023
ASF Arlington Ends Single-Family Only Zoning, Teo Armus, the Washington Post, March 22, 2023
Arlington County Board Approves Missing Middle Zoning Changes, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, March 22, 2023
Arlington County Board Carryover Meeting and Missing Middle Vote Discussion by the Board, March 22, 2023
Hundreds Turn Out To Have Say on Missing Middle, Scott McCaffrey, Gazette Leader, March 20, 2023
A $100,000 Salary Feels More Like $50,000, New Study Suggests, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, March 20, 2023
Arlington Community Speaks Out on Missing Middle Plan, Ayesha Khan, FoxNews, March 18, 2023
Ahead of Planned Arlington County Board Vote, New Recommendations Emerge, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, March 17, 2023
Put an End to Single Family Zoning in Arlington, Editorial, Washington Post, March 17, 2023
To Build More Missing Middle Housing, the Devil is in the Details, Teo Armus, the Washington Post, March 16, 2023
Warts and All: Here Comes Missing Middle, Scott McCaffrey, the Gazette Leader, March 16, 2023
White People Have Flocked Back to City Centers and Transformed Them, Tara Bahrampour, Marissa Lang, Ted Mellnik, The Washington Post, February 6, 2023
NAACP Alleges Current Missing Middle Plan Could Run Afoul of Fair Housing Laws, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, February 3, 2023
How Backlash Reversed a Florida City's Reforms to Allow Denser Housing, Patrick Spauster, Bloomberg News, February 2, 2023
Arlington Advances Contentious Housing Policy to Build More Multifamily Units, Margaret Barthel, NPR, January 26, 2023
Arlington County Board Gives Green Light to Hearings on Missing Middle, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, January 25, 2023
How NextDoor put Neighbors in a Housing Policy Cage Match, Aaron Gordon, Vice, January 24, 2023
Arlington Advances Contentious Housing Proposal to Build More Multifamily Units, Margaret Barthel, NPR, January 25, 2023
Missing Middle Plan Stirs Up Lengthy Debate at County Board Meeting, Mark Hand, Patch, January 22, 2023
Oct-Dec 2022
Arlington Already Carries a Housing Burden, Opinion, Barbara Taylor, The Washington Post, December 25, 2022
The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake, Jerusalem Demsas, The Atlantic, December 20, 2022
Jair-Lynch Says It Will Consider Deepending Affordability at Barcroft Apartments, Jo DeVoe ARLNow, December 19, 2022
The DC Region Needs More Housing, the Time to Act is Now, Opinion, Washington Post, December 16, 2022
Planning Commission Votes 7-2 to Advertise Hearings on Missing Middle Zoning Proposal, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, December 16 2022
DC Officials Offer Tax Relief to Turn Downtown Offices into Housing, Karina Ellwood, The Washington Post, December 15, 2022
JBG Smith Properties' President David Paul to Step Down, Trvistan Navera, Washington Business Monthly, December 15, 2022
How Eliminating Single-Family Only Zoning will Impact Builders and Developers, Lydia Lee, ss, builderonline.com, December 12, 2022
The Fight Over Single-Family Zoning is also a Fight Over What to Call It, Teo Armus, The Washington Post, December 10, 2022
ASF What the Elections Mean for Missing Middle and Minority Politics in Deep Blue Arlington, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, November 9, 2022
Civic Federation Mulls Slapdown of County Board, Sun Gazette, November 9, 2022
ASF County Board Says Draft Missing Middle Changes Respond to Community's Concerns, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, November 2, 2022
Candidate: Missing Middle Will Come Out the Winner on Election Day, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, November 2, 2022
Pandemic Led to Sharp Spike in Black, Asian, Latino Home Ownership, Abha Bhattaral, Alyssa Flowers, the Washington Post, November 1, 2022
Portland and Minneapolis Allow "Missing Middle Housing. So Far, New Construction has been Modest, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, October 31, 2022
Arlington Mulls Hot Missing Middle Issue, Charlie Clark, Falls Church News Press, October 20, 2022
ASF As Housing Prices Soar, A Wealthy County Rethinks the Idea of Suburbia, Teo Armus, The Washington Post, October 14, 2022
ASF Arlington CivFed's Missing Middle Discussion Last Night Required Rules of Engagement, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, October 12, 2022
Jul-Sep 2022
What's at Stake with Arlington's Missing Middle Housing Debate, Michael O'Grady, Washington Post, September 28, 2022
Incumbent Iffy on How Much Missing Middle is Appropriate, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, September 26, 2022
County Leaders Obfuscate in Effort to Get Missing Middle Through, Jon Ware, Sun Gazette, September 21, 2022
County Board Praises Civil, if Loud Discussion of Missing Middle and the Arlington Way , Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, September 20, 2022
Pets, Park, Pedestrians, Present Problems for Planned Apartment Towers in Crystal City, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, September 19, 2022
County Board to Vote on Height Clarendon Parking Lot Development, Matt Blitz, ARLNow, September 14, 2020
Amazon Intends to Fund More than 1,000 Affordable Housing Units in DC Area, Colleen Grablick, dcist.com, September 14, 2022
Candidates Square Off on Missing Middle, Safe Schools, Abortion, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, September 7, 2022
Plan Seeks Increasing Urbanization Along Langston Blvd. Corridor, Scott McCaffrey, ARLNow, August 25, 2002
Letter: More Outreach Needed on Missing Middle, Bill Roos, Sun Gazette, August 24, 2022
Trade Group: Slow Return to Offies will Cause Pain for the Region, Sun Gazette, August 24, 2022
ASF New Concept Plan for Langston Blvd Shows Sweeping Vision of Greener Corridor with Taller Buildings, August 22, 2022
DC to Provide up to $200,000 to First Time Home Buyers in Hot Housing Market, August 22, 2022
Putting the Squeeze on Public Comment in Arlington? Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, August 19, 2022
The Remote Work Revolution is Already Reshaping the Nation, Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, August 19, 2022
Viewpoint, an FBI HQ Solution Need not Translate into its Demoltion, Shlaome Baranes, Washington Business Journal, August 19, 2022
432-Unit Development On Tap for Site of one of Arlington's Oldest Hotels, Urban Turf, August 18, 2022
Buying a Single-Family Home in Arlington, Virginia is an Exercise in Patience, Cecilie Rohwedder, Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2022
Missing Middle Housing as an Antidote to Redlining, Diana Ionescu, Planetizen, July 29, 2022
Commentary, Everyone will Benefit From Missing Middle Approach to Housing, Joe Jones, Inside NOVA, July 27, 2022
Letter: Missing Middle Proposal is Too Extreme, Jon Wingard, Sun Gazette, July 27, 2022
ASF Report Highlighted by NAACP Supports Missing Middle as a Response to Local Legacy of Redlining, Mavis Chan, ARLNow, July 26, 2022
County Board Discusses Missing Middle Housing Proposal Amid Roiling Community Debate, ARLNow, July 13, 2022
Arlington Board Member Seeks Middle Ground on Missing Middle, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, July 13, 2022
ASF Arlington Residents Face off Over Housing, John Henry, WUSA, July 12, 2022
Tuesday Brings Latest Fork in Missing Middle Road, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, July 11, 2022
Arlington Office Vacancy Rates Continues to Rise Amid Work-From-Home Trend, ARLNow, July 11, 2022
ASF In Arlington, Advocates and Opponents of Missing Middle Face Off, Teo Armus, Washington Post, July 11 2022
What Critics of Diversifying Arlington's Housing Get Wrong, Washington Post Opinion, Emily Hamilton, July 8, 2022
Apr-Jun 2022
ASF Deliberation on Major Housing Proposal Enters the Homestretch, Shirley Ruhe, The Arlington Connection, June 30, 2022
Greens Leery of Missing Middle Proposal, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, June 24, 2022
Our Man in Arlington, Charlie Clark, Falls Church News Press, June 24, 2022
Staff: No Cost-Benfit Analysis for Missing Middle, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, June 23, 2022
County Leaders Keeping Missing Middle Commenters on Tight Leash, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, Jne 23, 2022
Population Estimates, Inner Suburbs Down, Other Areas Up, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, June 22, 2022
ASF Morning Notes, Item on ASF's Letter to the County Board on Plan Langston Boulevard, March 10, 2022
Development, Rents, Transportation Highlight Forum on Columbia Pike, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, February 28, 2022
ASF Duplexes vs. McMansions, What Makes a House Too Big for Neighbors, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, February 24, 2022
Staff Takes Heat as Plan Langston Boulevard Process Rolls On, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, February 21, 2022
Our Man in Arlington, Charlie Clark, Falls Church News Press, February 18, 2022 (discussion with community activists)
Pillaging of Arlington Middle Class Continues, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, February 17, 2022
County Must do More to Stem Tree Loss, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, February 16, 2022
Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States, Updated Mean Projections and Extreme Water Level Probabilities Along U.S. Coastlines, NOAA et al., February 2022
In Amazon's Shadow, Neighbors Dueling over Density, Teo Armus, Washington Post February 11, 2022
Our Man in Arlington, Charlie Clark, Falls Church News Press, February 11, 2022 (consideration of single-family construction)
Statewide Rezoning of Single Family Areas is a Terrible Idea, Christopher Kirk, Seattle Times, February 10, 2022
County Looks to Buy Pike Office Building for $7.6 Million, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, February 10, 2022
Steep Ridership Losses Will Force Changes to Metro Service After Pandemic, Transit Leaders Say, Justin George, Washington, Post, February 9, 2022
County Board Incumbent Makes Re-Election Bid Official, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, February 3, 2022
Intense Winter Weather Leaves County Crews Flooded with Water Main Breaks, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, February 1, 2022
Far Bluer Than Ever, Northern Virginia Confronts Its Shrunken Influence in a Split General Assembly, Teo Armus, The Washigton Post, January 30, 2022
In Clarendon, Silver Diner Project Crystallizes as Sector PlanRevsions Enter Home Stretch, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, January 28, 2022
Arlington Board Iffy on Fast-Tracking Upzoning Measures, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, January 27, 2022
Labor Shortages and Remote Work Likely to Continue Economic Forecasters Say, James Jarvis, Sun Gazette, January 26, 2022
Legislature Should Reject Plan to End Single-Family Zoning, Seattle Times, January 25, 2022
Neighbors Ask County to Reconsider Dense Residential Development Planned for Pentagon City, Jo DeVoe, ARLNow, January 11, 2022
Ask Eli: 2021 Real Estate Market Review, Single Family, Eli Tucker, ARLNow, January 10, 2022
2021 Board Chair Looks Back at Wild Year at the Helm, Scott McCaffrey, Sun Gazette, January 4, 2022