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About Arlington and Arlington’s Urban Villages
Arlington also has plenty of fun to be found, with some of the area's top restaurants, bars, and clubs. The restaurant listings feature not only nationally-known favorites, but also local legacies whose variety of spices and cuisines reflect the diversity found in the international hub across the river. Lively bars whose happy hours attract the well-dressed young professionals after work fit in right alongside of hip, smoky clubs where loyal regulars can enjoy the vitality of the local arts and music scene.
All these contribute to the most striking characteristic of Arlington - the diversity in its landscape. Within the space of a few miles, we can find the business centers of Crystal City, Rosslyn or Ballston, the quirky liveliness of Clarendon, nationally-recognized monuments, and neighborhoods dominated by single-family homes and tree-lined streets. All these different areas co-exist within Arlington County, and public transportation makes it all accessible to everyone. And it is in these urban villages, centered around Metro stations, public transport hubs and shopping, that we find the unique character of Arlington's distinct neighborhoods. Each urban village is a distinctive community with jobs, housing, and recreation all within a few blocks of each other. We encourage you to use this site to explore the richness and variety that Arlington's urban villages have to offer. Arlington's Urban Villages Interactive Map |
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Arlington's urban villages are walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods well served by public transportation. People who live in these neighborhoods are able to walk to shopping or to restaurants and hop on Metrorail, Metrobus or ART when they need to go anywhere else in the Washington Metro area. More about Arlington's urban villages. |
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Home to both booming business districts with towering skyscrapers and quaint residential neighborhoods with a small-town feel, teeming with shopping centers and lively nightlife, Arlington has a little bit of everything for everyone. Couple this urban diversity with planned development centered around one of the best public transportation systems in the country, and you have a community where one can live, work, and play...no car required.
Arlington attracts millions of visitors every year, due in part to its proximity to our nation's capital. But Arlington is also an address known around the globe in its own right, thanks to landmarks such as Arlington National Cemetery, Iwo Jima Memorial and the Pentagon, to name a few. Arlington has also become a vibrant business center, boasting US Airways, Hecht's, and Nordstrom's among the companies operating their headquarters here. In addition, it is a telecommunications hub, as both Verizon, WorldCom and Qwest operate large workforces in the County.
But despite its presence as an international destination and bustling commercial location, this unique area also features quality residential neighborhoods. Within walking distance of the corporate centers, tourist attractions and transportation centers are neighborhoods where moms push strollers, kids play in front yards, and parks line the streets. Somewhere between the laid-back pace of small-town life and the busy urban buzz of the 21st century, some 40,000 families (187,000 residents) call Arlington their relaxing home sweet home.
Arlington is also a dynamic community – managed growth here has served as a model for other municipalities. Not only is Arlington growing (its population increased 11% in the last decade), but it is growing more diverse as well, as people with increasingly varied backgrounds come to call the County home. However, this growth in size is also well-planned and strongly supported by a robust sense of community – Arlington has more than 60 civic associations and more than 100 community and service organizations.