Landmark Mall Re-Planning Workshop Set For January

ALEXANDRIA, VA—A workshop for the Landmark Mall re-planning process will be held Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Hermitage, 5000 Fairbanks Avenue. Community members are invited to provide input as the city works on tweaks to 2009 Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan.

The workshop will consist of brief presentations followed by table discussion and opportunities for feedback. Each table will report out on discussion topics. Complimentary lunch and childcare will be provided.

Residents can participate in real time online as an alternative. More details about how to participate will be announced at alexandriava.gov/Landmark. A live stream will be available at livestream.com/AlexandriaVAGov/Landmark.

Planning Commission and City Council hearings on a master plan amendment to the 2009 Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan could begin as soon as April, according to the current schedule.

The Howard Hughes Corporation, which owns part of the mall site, indicated it's ready to move forward with redevelopment with some changes. The framework for the new Landmark Mall was previously approved under the Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan in 2009. The vision for redevelopment is a mixed-use center with transit and community open spaces.

The city anticipates much of the framework will remain the same, but the community feedback process could bring in other considerations: new and flexible uses, signature building and new city policies on traffic safety and multimodal transportation.

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