THEY FINALLY LISTENED AND THE PARKING PLAN IS GETTING A TOTAL OVERHAUL!! WE DID IT AND SECURED THE ACCESS OUR FAMILIES NEED TO STAY FED WITHOUT THE STRESS!! STAY SHARP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THESE PROMISES!!
June 27, 2019
Final supporters
Arlington County wants to take away the Jennie Dean parking lot and street parking on 27th St S. These changes will make it even harder for AFAC clients, volunteers, and staff to find safe and accessible parking. Help us demand that Arlington County make parking a priority for everyone.
We, the undersigned staff, volunteers, and clients of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), petition Arlington County’s Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Transportation to reexamine the parking needs on South Nelson Street and South Four Mile Run Drive with consideration of the 2,400 Arlington families who rely on AFAC’s weekly food assistance.
EQUITY & SAFETY
- The vision for the Park must consider the needs of the entire neighborhood, including low-income households, the elderly, people with disabilities, and parents with young children.
- The Park Master Plan must be accessible to non-English speakers.
- The Park must include more ADA accessible parking to serve AFAC clients with disabilities who have DMV Disabled Parking Placards.
- The Park should locate ADA accessible parking spaces on the west side of the park so they are closer to the businesses on South Nelson Street. Insufficient safe and ADA accessible parking causes double-parking and illegal parking in handicapped spots, making it unsafe to cross South Nelson Street.
HIGH VOLUME & CONGESTION
- The Park’s reliance on street parking takes away parking from AFAC and neighboring businesses, especially on weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.
- During AFAC’s high volume hours, AFAC clients, volunteers, and staff require 75 parking spaces.
For more information about the project, visit https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/jennie-dean-park/. Suggestions to Arlington Parks must be sent in by April 30.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 24, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
April 23, 2019
165 Comments
Please don't take away the Jennie dean parking lot and street parking on 27th St S! There are so many hungry people who need that access to receive much needed food. I've been there, and I've seen how this works. There's too little parking as it is!
AFAC is where my family spends a great deal of our volunteer time. It's important to us to be able to park nearby to volunteer, but more importantly the clients who depend on AFAC need this accessibility. Please find a way to accommodate the needs of this vital Arlington institution!
Please do not take away the Jennie Dean parking lot. As a senior citizen with some knee issues, I rely on parking there when I come to volunteer at AFAC. Parking there is safe and convenient to the AFAC warehouse.
As a frequent volunteer at AFAC’s headquarters, I can testify to the need for as much parking as possible in that area. Between AFAC clients and volunteers, dog park users, and customers of other nearby facilities, parking is at a premium there.
I have regularly parked in both contested spaces while volunteering at AFAC for more than 10 years and know how useful they are. AFAC, its clients, its volunteers need have parking for this vital organization to serve our community effectively,
Keep the parking for the dog park.. Playground and AFAC!
The unavailability of parking by the park will adversely affect my ability (and my husband's) to help AFAC food distribution efforts.
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THEY FINALLY LISTENED AND THE PARKING PLAN IS GETTING A TOTAL OVERHAUL!! WE DID IT AND SECURED THE ACCESS OUR FAMILIES NEED TO STAY FED WITHOUT THE STRESS!! STAY SHARP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THESE PROMISES!!
June 27, 2019
Final supporters
Arlington County wants to take away the Jennie Dean parking lot and street parking on 27th St S. These changes will make it even harder for AFAC clients, volunteers, and staff to find safe and accessible parking. Help us demand that Arlington County make parking a priority for everyone.
We, the undersigned staff, volunteers, and clients of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), petition Arlington County’s Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Transportation to reexamine the parking needs on South Nelson Street and South Four Mile Run Drive with consideration of the 2,400 Arlington families who rely on AFAC’s weekly food assistance.
EQUITY & SAFETY
- The vision for the Park must consider the needs of the entire neighborhood, including low-income households, the elderly, people with disabilities, and parents with young children.
- The Park Master Plan must be accessible to non-English speakers.
- The Park must include more ADA accessible parking to serve AFAC clients with disabilities who have DMV Disabled Parking Placards.
- The Park should locate ADA accessible parking spaces on the west side of the park so they are closer to the businesses on South Nelson Street. Insufficient safe and ADA accessible parking causes double-parking and illegal parking in handicapped spots, making it unsafe to cross South Nelson Street.
HIGH VOLUME & CONGESTION
- The Park’s reliance on street parking takes away parking from AFAC and neighboring businesses, especially on weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.
- During AFAC’s high volume hours, AFAC clients, volunteers, and staff require 75 parking spaces.
For more information about the project, visit https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/jennie-dean-park/. Suggestions to Arlington Parks must be sent in by April 30.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 24, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
April 23, 2019
165 Comments
As a driver with a disability, I rely on the parking currently available to be able to reliably help out at AFAC. You must not deny Arlington residents their rights to support needed programs removing thier ability to show up.
Please don't take away the Jennie dean parking lot and street parking on 27th St S! There are so many hungry people who need that access to receive much needed food. I've been there, and I've seen how this works. There's too little parking as it is!
AFAC is where my family spends a great deal of our volunteer time. It's important to us to be able to park nearby to volunteer, but more importantly the clients who depend on AFAC need this accessibility. Please find a way to accommodate the needs of this vital Arlington institution!
Please do not take away the Jennie Dean parking lot. As a senior citizen with some knee issues, I rely on parking there when I come to volunteer at AFAC. Parking there is safe and convenient to the AFAC warehouse.
As a frequent volunteer at AFAC’s headquarters, I can testify to the need for as much parking as possible in that area. Between AFAC clients and volunteers, dog park users, and customers of other nearby facilities, parking is at a premium there.
I have regularly parked in both contested spaces while volunteering at AFAC for more than 10 years and know how useful they are. AFAC, its clients, its volunteers need have parking for this vital organization to serve our community effectively,
Keep the parking for the dog park.. Playground and AFAC!
The unavailability of parking by the park will adversely affect my ability (and my husband's) to help AFAC food distribution efforts.
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As a driver with a disability, I rely on the parking currently available to be able to reliably help out at AFAC. You must not deny Arlington residents their rights to support needed programs removing thier ability to show up.