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The city has published its first Six-Month Look-Ahead, a public dashboard tracking dozens of initiatives underway across city departments as part of the FY2026–2028 Strategic Plan, officials announced this month.
The document covers January through June 2026 and spans four City Council priorities — advancing housing opportunities, reducing community disparities, strengthening the economy, and recruiting and retaining a city workforce — as well as two internal organizational priorities focused on streamlining operations and fostering innovation.
Housing
On housing, the city is integrating tenant protection strategies into its Housing 2040 Plan while continuing to support related proposals at the state level. A Healthy Homes Action Plan is underway, with a mold information website and brochure launched this quarter and a new pest workgroup expected to engage residents on rodent and insect issues in the spring. A code administration forum for tenants and landlords is planned for May during Building Safety Month.
The city is also monitoring lease-up and stabilization of the Sansé mixed-income community, which is expected to begin phased completion this year.
Key housing measurements cited in the document: 90% of complaint cases responded to within a seven-day timeline, and an eviction rate of 3.9 per FY2025.
Community health and disparities
Under the reducing disparities priority, the city is developing a Community Health Improvement Plan using data from a 2025 citywide health assessment. This quarter, the city said it is determining mental wellness focus areas in the Landmark/Van Dorn corridor, with the Arlandria coalition expected to begin a root cause analysis in the spring.
A mobile library outreach schedule is being established at Southern Towers and Hopkins House. The city is also expanding language access services, with training through the NEOGov platform set to roll out to high-usage departments before going citywide.
The document notes that 82% of households earning less than $75,000 annually are housing cost-burdened, and 27% of eighth graders reported seeing or hearing violence or abuse at home, citing 2023 school survey data.
Economy
On economic development, the city hosted an Economic Stability and Upward Mobility Forum in February and plans to launch a Spring 2026 Shark Tank cohort for entrepreneurs in the second quarter. Duke Street corridor planning is moving toward a draft framework for public review in April, with full plan recommendations expected in June.
The city is also planning America250 commemorative events, including a new Lyceum exhibit and a Sails on the Potomac event in June. Only 33% of plans were approved by the council within one year as of October 2025, and 20% of plans were approved for construction within one year — figures the city identified as areas for improvement.
Operations and technology
Among organizational priorities, the city is testing an internal artificial intelligence chatbot at the permit center and researching AI capabilities for the Alex311 service request system. Contactless payment terminals are being rolled out to the West End Center, with Apple Pay and Google Pay expansion planned for the spring.
Infrastructure work includes new smart traffic signals being installed along Duke and Van Dorn streets, utility relocations under the Flood Action Alexandria program, and a pavement condition assessment using equipment from four vendors.
The document reported that 72% of residents were satisfied with the overall quality of city services in 2025, while 63% were satisfied with the ease of doing business for bill pay and applications, and 52% for permits.
The Six-Month Look-Ahead is available at alexandriava.gov/go/3566.
