DPCD Updates

In this DPCD update, the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) Director, Claire Ricker welcomes two new members to the DPCD team and provides an overview of Complete Streets, which aims to prioritize existing transportation assets and work needed. This effort stems from Connect Arlington, the Town’s Sustainable Transportation...

In this DPCD Update, the Department of Planning and Community Development Director (DPCD), Claire Ricker provides a comprehensive overview of MBTA Communities legislation and what it means to Arlington and the region. This overview makes connections to other legislation, such as 40B, and is an excellent primer for those who...

In this update, Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) Director, Claire Ricker provides an overview of last night’s public meeting for the Mass Ave / Appleton St Safety & Accessibility Project, invites residents to the upcoming Electrify Arlington kick-off event, and reports on the recent Green Communities Grant. She...

In this DPCD Update, Assistant DPCD Director, Kelly Lynema invites the public to meet the Town’s new DPCD Director, Claire Ricker, on September 29th. She also reports about plans to restripe Medford Street, announces what local businesses received Transformative Grants from the American Rescue Plan Act, announces the Arlington Housing...

In this DPCD Update, Acting Director, Kelly Lynema invites the public to the Affordable Housing Trust’s Virtual Forum and Listening Session on September 21st. She reports the Town has received grant funding for Wicked Hot Mystic, the new DPCD Director starts on September 19th, and invites residents to visit one...

In this DPCD Update, Acting Director, Kelly Lynema invites the public to the Affordable Housing Trust's Virtual Forum and Listening Session on July 28th. She also provides updates on the Arlington Center Sidewalk Project and ribbon cutting, Electrify Arlington campaign, Mass Ave/Appleton Street Safety & Accessibility Project, and the MBTA...

In this DPCD Update, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development (DPCD), Kelly Lynema, provides an overview of how Arlington’s Housing Plans work together. She also provides an update on the Mystic River to Minuteman Bikeway Feasibility Study and Mass Ave/Appleton Safety & Accessibility Corridor Project and invites residents to...

In this DPCD Update, Jennifer Raitt provides updates on ARPA funded programs related to Small Business/Non-profit Assistance, plus invites residents to the upcoming meeting for the Mass Ave/Appleton Street Safety & Accessibility Corridor Project. In her last update to the Town, Raitt wishes Arlington well and introduces Asst. DPCD Director,...

In this DPCD Update, Jennifer Raitt provides an update on ARPA funded programs related to Tenant/Homeowner Assistance and Small Business/Non-profit Assistance, invites residents to an upcoming panel on housing policy and its relation to climate policy and to watch the recent panel Demystifying Zoning. She also provides an overview of...

In this DPCD Update, Jennifer Raitt, Arlington’s Director of Planning and Community Development, provides status on the Small Business and Nonprofit Working Capital ARPA fund, which closed earlier this month, the Jan. 26 kick off meeting to study to connect the Mystic River Path to the Minuteman Bikeway, and the...