Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting, November 5, 2026

The City of Arlington Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee met on November 5, 2026, to review Phase 3 public engagement and proposed revisions to the Innovate Arlington comprehensive plan. Consultants from MIG reported broad community outreach, including 353 people reached through in-person events and 411,693 digital impressions across the overall engagement effort. Feedback emphasized walkability and connectivity, neighborhood reinvestment, tree canopy and sustainability, economic mobility, and clearer implementation guidance. Proposed updates included district maps and summaries, a five-year action plan with priorities, and a more detailed implementation addendum or “road map.” Committee members also suggested clearer links between the executive summary, district maps, catalytic projects, and partner plans; refinements to growth-map designations; and more concrete language about projects already under study or development.

The committee voted unanimously, 11–0 among members present, to move the revised plan forward with the discussed refinements; staff said it would incorporate the feedback and continue review with the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. Tentative next steps included a Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing in February and City Council hearings in March or early April. Members discussed possible projects such as a pedestrian connection near the Pinnacle redevelopment and a long-term I-30 deck or cap, and referenced previously allocated bond funding and awarded feasibility funding, but no new spending, procurement, contract award, or vendor selection was approved at this meeting.