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East Falls Church Planning Study

One of the earliest elements identified by the community was the need for a defined public plaza in the East Falls Church area.

East Falls Church is an area with a rich history of transit-oriented development, dating from the 1800s.

With the advent of Metro’s Silver Line, the East Falls Church neighborhood is ripe for development, and community members have asked Arlington to be proactive about determining its destiny … and not wait to react to individual development proposals.

In 2007, a community Task Force began working on recommendations to guide the future of East Falls Church, completing its work in 2010. The plan for East Falls Church was, after a multi-year public process, adopted by the County Board in April 2011, creating a long-range plan to help guide development.

The plan goals:

Create a new "Neighborhood Center" with a mix of uses, including neighborhood-oriented retail, and new open spaces.
Enhance transit access and facilities to meet the future needs of East Falls Church.
Improve bicycle and pedestrian connections through the area.
Preserve and enhance the surrounding single-family areas.
Balance transportation needs among all travel modes — auto, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian — and mitigate potential traffic impacts.

Read the plan

Take a few moments to read through the plan, which includes the concept plan and design guidelines. You can view the entire document, or view it in sections: