Is it true that small retailers will be pushed out? Does more retail space mean higher supply, but higher lease rates? And are those lease rates compensated by the inherent population that comes with high rise construction?
These questions were all ignored in the article, for a more salacious attack on a transit line being the source of all harm that will ever come here and in the future. It would be interesting to see if there are more or less small businesses in Arlington from 1970 to today, or whether urban areas have a larger percentage of small retail than suburban areas, better known for big box stores.
Silver Line service starts in 17 days and the main bus service for 5, 000 residents in North Central Tysons, is an ongoing process? Give me the signs and an afternoon and I’ll get them installed. How can residents know where to get the bus if there are no bus stop signs (let alone shelters or sidewalks). But I guess, we have to wait for years before one of the big revenue generators in the state can get a bus shelter or cross walks for the thousands of existing residents.
This is a very popular and useful app that WMATA currently uses which helps commuters know exactly where their next bus is right now, and when it will be at any point in the route. This is extremely useful when traffic conditions are variant and a bus is running late, or to reduce the amount of time one must wait for a bus by letting them know exactly when to leave to catch it.
Unfortunately, its going to be a while, this twitter comment to us by Fairfax Connector indicated it would take 12 to 18 months to complete.
Thank you to our reader @DistrictRich.
Greystar is poised to start construction of their second high rise, Elan, in Tysons, after having completed Ascent at Spring Hill earlier this year. Their newest project will be near by, but not directly adjacent to Ascent, within the Spring Hill neighborhood. The tower will be a much taller 34-story tower (around 370′), making it the tallest residential building in the DC Metro Area after completion (atleast for a little while).
One important difference between Ascent and the new Elan is the presence of ground floor retail. While Ascent was Tysons first post comprehensive plan approved project, it in many ways lacked the mixed use elements that are at the core of the Tysons Comprehensive plan. In the case of Elan, the retail will be provided via 6,500 square feet of ground floor development, too small for a standard grocery but large enough for a couple of restaurants, or a handful of small format retailers.
Another huge improvement? With the construction of this tower a new road grid will be created which extends Broad Street (built with Ascent) across Spring Hill Rd, including intersection improvement and bike lanes, and then connected via the new Merchant Street. This road grid will finally provide a cross link between Tyco and Spring Hill Road, parallel to Route 7 and will be the first truly effective road grid to be added to the Tysons road network.