The foresight of Arlington’s leaders in the 1960s, and the county’s ongoing commitment to maintaining the vision since, has turned it into a nationwide model for Smart Growth. What’s next for the little county that could? Will people a generation hence look back at the decisions today’s leaders make with the same pride that we feel toward the planners who shaped Arlington amid Metro’s construction?

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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.