Posts tagged Fairfax County
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Breakfast links: DC at work on interior flooding solutions
Rhode Island Avenue among several interior flood mitigation projects. MetroAccess workers end strike. DC funds 11 additional affordable housing projects. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia cuts rental relief program
Virginia Rent Relief Program stops accepting new applications. Metro train strikes, kills man near Brookland station. Fairfax County community divided over Confederate street names. Keep reading…
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At a Fairfax County intersection: new housing is underway as pedestrian safety plans are in flux
Conflict between the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Fairfax County is jeopardizing a plan to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Route 123 and University Drive, which is currently designed almost single-mindedly for vehicle throughput. Keep reading…
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Study moves forward for Bus Rapid Transit in Tysons along Route 7
Fairfax County is in the middle of its next phase of a study on how to bring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Route 7 in Tysons. The county is hosting a public meeting Wednesday evening and has a survey open until April 14 in order to seek public feedback on three potential BRT routes along Route 7 between Tysons and the I-66 interchange. Keep reading…
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What Tysons can learn about walkways and mall paths from other cities
Tysons is evolving from suburb to city, but try to walk around and it still feels disjointed, with very long walks from one block to the next. Filling in these spaces is a growing network of non-street paths, including elevated walkways and mall promenades. Keep reading…
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Tysons is finding creative ways to carve out space for parks
How do you build more parks and public spaces in an area that’s constrained on size? Tysons, which only about four square miles total, has a goal of expanding its parkland to meet the demand of a growing population and workforce by 2050. To do that, it’s getting creative. Keep reading…
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Fairfax County has just adopted rules for dockless scooters and bicycles
There are now rules for how dockless scooters, bicycles, and other “shared mobility devices” can operate in Fairfax County. This week the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Chapter 86 to “regulate the operation of Shared Mobility Devices offered for hire within the County to ensure safe, reliable, adequate, and efficient service.” Keep reading…
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Fairfax Board of Supervisors hopefuls Sperling and Herrity debate housing & transportation
In the Springfield district in southwestern Fairfax County, Democrat Linda Sperling hopes to beat the Board of Supervisors’ only incumbent Republican, Pat Herrity. The two squared off at a forum hosted by the Springfield District Council Monday night, where they showed clear differences on road expansion versus transit and on denser, multi-family housing. Keep reading…
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Fairfax County built a levee to protect from floods. How’d it hold up in Monday’s storm?
On Monday morning, the Washington region experienced an intense storm with pouring rain and dangerous flooding conditions. Metro stations turned into fountains, parking garages and roads became rivers, and dozens had to be rescued from rising flood waters. The storm was also one of the first tests of the new Huntington levee in Southeast Fairfax County. Keep reading…
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At a Reston forum, 5 supervisor candidates range from hostile to cautious about development
The Reston Citizens Association hosted a forum on April 23 for candidates vying to represent the Hunter Mill district, which covers Reston and Vienna in Fairfax County. Most of the questions focused on issues specific to Reston, which is in the midst of a heated debate over new development, zoning code updates, and the future of the community. Keep reading…