CPRO supports the Streetcar
CPRO released the following statement to the press today: Press Release - For immediate release Recent publications suggest that Bus Rapid System would be superior to a Streetcar serving the transit needs of our area. The Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization takes this opportunity to reaffirm support for a modern Streetcar. In July 2012, the Arlington County [...]
WAMU Interviews Board Members About the Streetcar and Walkability
CPRO Board members John Murphy (Vice President) and David DeCamp (Director) were interviewed by WAMU reporter Martin Di Caro late Tuesday morning. The focus of the piece was the Streetcar and the goal of making Columbia Pike more Walkable. ”The streetcar gives you the opportunity to leave your car in your garage or your parking space, [...]
Juliet Hiznay, CPRO’s new Board Chair
CPRO is pleased to announce that Mrs. Juliet Hiznay has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors. A 12-year resident of the Columbia Pike neighborhood of Arlington Heights, Juliet Hiznay has served as a community representative on the board of directors for CPRO since 2006. An attorney by trade, during her tenure on the [...]
From Pupusas to Microbrews
From September 10 to October 27, photographs from the Columbia Pike Documentary Project will be exhibited in the Founders Art Gallery on the George Mason University Arlington Campus. On Monday, September 10, 2012 from 4-7:15PM, there will be a reception with the artists behind the project followed by a panel discussion titled “From Pupusas to Microbrews: [...]
Farmers Market
The Columbia Pike Farmers Market is now year round! Join us every Sunday from 9am until 1pm in Pike Park in front of the Rite Aid store at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Dr. [map]. The “regular” market season runs from May – November and the new “winter” runs from December – [...]
Hike the Pike on Aug. 14th
…and explore the Central Section of Columbia Pike. Organized by WalkArlington and cosponsored by several Civic Associations and Non-Profit Organizations (like CPRO and the Arlington County Fair) Arlingtonians and their families and friends will have again the opportunity to hike one of the most interesting sections of the Pike. The very first group on Aug. [...]
Columbia Pike 2011 Charrette begins tonight 6/24, 7pm!
When: Friday, June 24th, 7pm-9:30pm. Where: Sheraton National Hotel, 900 S. Orme St. What: This introductory session will set the stage for the Pike Neighborhoods Plan Charrette and all relevant Events in the week ahead.Come to this session to learn about how the Columbia Pike Housing Study is progressing and how public participation will be [...]
The Blues are coming back to the Pike!
June 18, 2011 from 1 pm – 8 pm South Walter Reed Drive @ Columbia Pike Click on the poster for the program Map | Directions and Parking Come one, come all to Arlington’s favorite street festival! Great music, food, arts & crafts vendors! FREE! Community groups, local businesses, kid’s activities – FREE! Enter a raffle [...]
2011 Pike Progress Luncheon
The Pike is changing. And it is changing at a fast pace. New residential buildings and attractive commercial space is replacing what just two years ago was a tired and decaying urban landscape. The Revitalization process has already added 1,200 net new households on the Pike and new projects are in the pipeline. Significant public and [...]
5th Annual Arlington Home Show and Expo
When: Saturday, April 9th, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Where: Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 South 16th Street, Arlington (in the Columbia Pike Town Center) www.arlingtonhomeshow.org More than 60 home builders, contractors and specialist vendors, architects, inspectors, realtors, master gardeners, banks, nonprofit organizations and Arlington County housing, zoning and inspection representatives; free classes and exhibits for one-stop shopping [...]
