What makes Arlington’s growth “Smart Growth”? What are the key elements that make it so successful? How can neighboring Fairfax County learn from Arlington’s success as they encounter many of the same challenges Arlington faced a decade ago?

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.