South Irving Street Neighborhood Complete Streets Project

Completion DateDecember 10, 2025

Location

South Irving Street from 6th Street South to 7th Street South, in the Arlington Heights neighborhood, Arlington, VA 22204 View Map

Status

Construction

Construction began in March of 2025, was completed in December of 2025.

About the Project

The block of South Irving Street between 6th and 7th Streets South was nominated by residents in spring 2017 for Neighborhood Complete Streets consideration due to the lack of a complete sidewalk on either side of the street. This project resolved issues identified in by the Project Ranking Criteria.

Concept Design

Project Goals

Install a contiguous 5-6' sidewalk on one side of the street
Install crosswalks at both abutting intersections

Background

The Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission affirmed the staff recommendation to move forward with this project as one of the first capital projects undertaken by the Neighborhood Complete Streets (NCS) program in September 2019. Staff began an initial effort of scoping, feasibility investigation, and public engagement. A concept design was then presented for public consideration and feedback.

Later, constraints related to street width emerged, and work slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though the project remained a priority for the NCS program. After an effort to redesign the project was complete, staff returned to stakeholders in early 2022 with a revised concept design for feedback.

Public Process

The Neighborhood Complete Streets program is committed to creating a customized public engagement plan for each NCS project, consistent with the County’s Six Step Guide to Public Engagement. This allows staff and the Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission to adjust the engagement to the nature, scope and scale of each project, as well as to consider the stakeholder communities involved. Changes in the scope of this project require additional engagement.

Past Engagements

Revised Final Concept Design - Spring 2023

The ongoing design work on this project lead to a small increase in scope, to include 3 additional curb ramps at the intersection of S. Irving Street and 7th Street S. The revised drawings were presented to the NCSC, who voted to increase the cost estimate of the project to include the expanded scope, and in the interest of an improved project.

Revised Final Concept Design (Updated Feb 2025)

Initial Design Concept - Spring 2022

After two rounds of community feedback, the project team has refined and finalized the project concept for consideration at the April 2022 Neighborhood Complete Streets Funding Hearing.

Initial Design Concept

The process has included the following:

May 8, 2023 - Arlington Heights Civic Association
December 5, 2022 - The Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission (NCSC) approved a budget adjustment at their December meeting.
July 18, 2022 - Arlington County Board approval
April 18, 2022 - The Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission (NCSC) voted unanimously to recommend this project at their Funding Hearing. • 2022 Funding Booklet
March 11, 2022 - Neighborhood block meeting at the corner of 7th Street South and South Irving Street
March 1, 2022 - Online project update (slides; presentation)
March 9, 2022 - Presentation to the Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Winter 2022 - Online feedback collected on revised concept.
Feb. 8, 2022 - Presentation of revised concept at Arlington Heights Civic Association
Dec. 10, 2019 - Project open house at Arlington Mill Community Center
Nov. 19, 2019 - Neighborhood block meeting at the corner of 6th Street South and South Irving Street
Nov. 11, 2019 - Presentation to Arlington Heights Civic Association
September 2019 - Neighborhood Complete Streets Commission moves for staff to begin public engagement
June 2019 - Scored and ranked potential project location list finalized
Spring 2017 - Public nomination