Posts tagged Tod
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Could the Virginia Railway Express operate more like a second Metro?
Some regional leaders are questioning whether the future of the Virginia Railway Express should continue to center the 9 to 5 commute. Keep reading…
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Amazon puts capital toward affordable housing development at Metro stations
Amazon and Metro announced Wednesday that Amazon will put $125 million in below-market financing toward affordable housing development at Metro stations. The goal is to build 1,000 affordable, transit-accessible units over the next five years, according to a press release. Keep reading…
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Tysons is growing. What’s under construction?
Even in the midst of a pandemic and a nation-defining election, Tysons is still chugging along in its goal to morph from an edge city to “a walkable, sustainable urban center.” That effort involves encouraging dense, mixed-use development near the area’s four metro stations. Here’s a primer of recent development in Tysons. Keep reading…
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A WMATA site tax credit overcomes a County Executive veto, setting the stage for housing decisions to come
On October 27 the Montgomery County Council voted 7-2 to override the County Executive’s veto on Bill 29-20, which will provide property tax incentives for developers to create high rises on WMATA owned land by exempting them from all property taxes for their first 15 years, though the bill itself sunsets in 12. While the terms of the bill were dry and technical, the debate around it highlighted the severe housing needs in Montgomery County and the tension surrounding development and growth policies. Keep reading…
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Virginia shows some TLC for TOD: Transit-Oriented Development
In Virginia, the Green New Deal movement has cut its legislative teeth this session trying to enact a fossil fuel moratorium, repeal Right to Work, and establish a state Council on Environmental Justice. Activists’ first bill to pass out of one of the General Assembly’s two chambers, however, focused on zoning. Keep reading…
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Innovation Center Metro won’t get a corporate name (for now), but a lot is already happening there.
The last new Metro station in Fairfax County before Dulles Airport will be Innovation Center, a somewhat bland name which Metro briefly tried to sell to an unnamed “Fortune 500 Company.” It had to pull back in the face of opposition from Fairfax County officials, but in the meantime, the area is bustling with change. I took a look around. Keep reading…
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How big and how fast should Reston grow? Leaders will soon debate this question.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn recently called for an amendment of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for Reston. The Comp Plan is a sort of master document for the planning, development, and priorities for the census-designated area. The plan hasn’t been amended in five years. So what do these changes mean for the development of Reston? Keep reading…
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Reston’s Campus Commons project, next to the Silver Line, moves foward
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors gave the final okay for a project that provoked a new wave of organization against long planned changes in Reston. It is the latest in a rash of approvals for redevelopment of many of Reston’s Office parks close to the Silver Line. Keep reading…
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The View at Tysons, slated to be the tallest building in the region, will be built with Metro in mind
What would be the tallest building in the region can be built, now that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning application for The View at Tysons. The View project is a towering six-building, mixed-use compound that will include offices, apartments, and a nearby connection to Metro. 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…