Following a year-long study, Arlington County has released the final version of Expanding Housing Choice: The Missing Middle Housing Study Phase 1 Report. Highlights of the report include:
Clarity about the meaning of “Missing Middle”
Community priorities related to enabling more housing choice and supply
Concerns related to enabling more housing choice and supply
Housing types to study in Phase 2
Scope of analysis in Phase 2
Schedule for Phase 2
Phase 2 (a detailed study of housing types) will move forward with public feedback opportunities in mid-spring and an anticipated report by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2022. Phase 3 (the implementation of the recommendations adopted in Phase 2) is projected to be complete by the end of 2022.