13th Street North NCS Project

Status

In Design

Location

A red arrow on a google streetmap marks the project limits on 13th St from Quincy to Lincoln.

13^th Street N. from N. Quincy Street to N. Lincoln Street, in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood.

About the Project

This stretch of 13^th Street North was nominated by a member of the public for consideration by the Neighborhood Complete Streets program and advanced to public engagement by the Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission due to:

No ADA-accessible, un-obstructed sidewalk on either side of the street (streetlights on the south side and utility poles and missing sidewalk on the north side).
Crash history
Vehicle volume
Proximity to schools, transit, parks, and bike routes

Project Goals

Complete the missing sidewalk infrastructure to provide a safe and accessible pedestrian route.
Utilize the existing, County-owned right of way while balancing priorities to achieve a complete street for all who travel on 13^th Street N.

Project Background

Master Transportation Plan

Streets Element: The Complete Street policy informs the scope of this project to improve safety for all road users by providing a complete sidewalk where none exists right now.

Vision Zero

Vision Zero policies call on County staff and the Arlington community to take a proactive approach to safety to eliminate severe and fatal crashes from our transportation network by 2030. This segment of 13^th Street N. was awarded points consistent with the NCS Project Ranking Guidelines for the history of injury crashes and vehicle and bike volumes. Completing the street will provide a safer experience for those traveling on 13^th Street N.

Neighborhood Complete Streets Program

Neighborhood Complete Streets

The Neighborhood Complete Streets (NCS) program was established by the Arlington County Board in January 2016 to address safety and access problems on local (non-arterial) streets through physical improvement projects.
The Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission was chartered to advise the County Board on the NCS program and make recommendations for projects to fund. This project has arisen following the guidelines of the program, with the oversight of the Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission.

About the Process

Winter 2025/6 – Project Selection

Level of Engagement: Involve

Nominated for NCS consideration, included on list of Nominated Streets since 2019
Ranked #4 project on list of nominated streets 2024, tied with another project
Selected for advancement into public engagement by the Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission at their February 23, 2026 meeting

Spring 2026 – Concept Design Engagement

Level of Engagement: Involve

Learn more about the project area and how that information informed the concept design
Review and share comments on concepts

Input gathered will help evaluate and refine development of a final concept.

Materials

Proposed concept
Parking exhibit
Open House presentation (5/11/2026)
Open House video (5/11/2026)
Pedestrian Advisory Committee Presentation (5/13/2026)
Community Engagement Summary(PDF, 324KB) (June 2026)

Spring/Summer 2026 – Funding Hearing and Final Concept Design

Level of engagement: Involve

Community-informed final designs(PDF, 22MB) shared with the public
Presentation to the Transportation Commission – with letter of support resulting

The Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval at their Spring 2026 Funding Hearing (Funding Booklet - Video - Presentation Slides)