TARA-LEEWAY HEIGHTS
TARA-LEEWAY HEIGHTS
Harrison St Sidewalk
In March 2026, the Civic Association endorsed a petition for the County to design what a sidewalk would look like on Harrison St from 16th St north to Big Walnut Park.
Whether you support or oppose a sidewalk, or are undecided, our goal as a civic association is to help ensure you are informed & can participate & be heard in the process.
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Short takeaway: We are collecting your feedback on a design to share with the County--e.g., like a tree? Don't like a tree in your yard? Want it on your side, or not? And more. County staff will then create a design, share it, meet with homeowners, and elicit more feedback. We expect this meeting to happen in Fall 2026. Once a design is finalized, the County will run a vote--homeowners of 60% of the land frontage must vote "yes" for a sidewalk to be built.
What happened? What's happening?
Your neighbors & block captains for this project sent a letter in March 2026 on the results of the petition and next steps. ​​
The letter has details on how to share your feedback (direct or anonymous).
Your involvement will help lead to a better outcome. ​​
"What will my yard look like?"
County staff provided these "after" images of sidewalk projects, which included landscaping and hardscaping.
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Also, please take a walk to 15th St, from Inglewood St to Kennilworth St on the 2025 sidewalk just added there.
AFTER: Retaining wall,
4100 block Nelly Custis Dr
BEFORE: N Highland St
AFTER: Retaining wall, 1300 block N Kirkwood Dr
AFTER: N Highland St
AFTER: Sample corner design
AFTER: Multiple different streets and designs
What will the next steps look like?
In 2025, neighbors on 15th St welcomed a new sidewalk in our neighborhood.
The County created a project-specific webpage that has project documents, like the prelim & final designs shown to neighbors for input.
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This is a general guide of what the Harrison St process will look like.
Arlington Magazine featured our neighborhood and challenges in getting sidewalks built in a March 2026 article.
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It focused on the 8-year process for a sidewalk on 15th N (pictured).
Have questions?
Contact your civic association at tlhcaPresident@gmail.com
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Contact the County staffer assigned to the project, Hannah Nicely at hnicely@arlingtonva.us
