Member Advocacy

The vision of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is to be the essential partner for business success. A key part of accomplishing this vision is advocating on behalf of our members when they have public policy concerns related to the Chamber’s policy positions.
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Examples of the Chamber's member advocacy efforts may be found below:

• Arlington Chamber support for Holiday Inn Rosslyn redevelopment June 13, 2019

The Chamber sent a letter to the Site Plan Review Committee for the redevelopment of the Holiday Inn Rosslyn site encouraging the Committee to support the site plan application, particularly the applicant’s requested amount of parking on the site.

• Arlington Chamber support for "Red Top Cab Site" October 19, 2018

The Chamber sent a letter to County Board Chair Katie Cristol encouraging the Board to approve a site plan amendment for the “Red Top Cab Site” development in Clarendon and emphasizing that Arlington County create a consistent implementation of the Residential Parking Guidelines approved last year.

• Arlington Chamber support for Crystal City Central District Site Plan October 19, 2018

The Chamber sent a letter to County Board Chair Katie Cristol encouraging the Board to approve the site plan for the Crystal City Central District based on it being consistent with the Crystal City Sector Plan’s guidance for development of this area.