Posts by Spencer Lepler — Guest Contributor

Spencer Lepler is an licensed architect who has lived in Northern Virginia since 2005. He posts about Architecture and Planning in Northern Virginia here and on his blog, selophane. In addition to writing he has a design studio, StudioSML, with fellow DC designer Andrew Merlo, and and is on the executive board of Dominion Stage.

  • Make Fairfax Circle a real circle

    RoadsBy Spencer Lepler (Guest Contributor) November 6, 2009 18

    Fairfax City has made a number of recent decisions that seem as anti-pedestrian and pro-vehicle. Fairfax Circle is the perfect place for the city to take a step in the right direction that is both car- and pedestrian-friendly.  The existing not-quite circle at the intersections of Routes 29 and 50 is counterintuitive and possibly dangerous for a number of reasons: Like…  Keep reading…

  • Dulles needs an express rail line

    TransitBy Spencer Lepler (Guest Contributor) October 9, 2009 52

    This is one-half of a point-counterpoint about transit in the Dulles corridor. Read the opposing viewpoint. The Metro’s new Silver Line is officially called the “Dulles corridor extension,” and as currently planned is acting as a commuter rail line connecting the upper Fairfax and Loudoun exurbs with Downtown DC. It’ll also create the only rail…  Keep reading…

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