Urban Planning
Stadiums Aren’t The Problem, Parking Is
While many espouse the virtue of stadiums to improving land values, this is only true for well formatted stadiums that fit in with the neighborhoods in which they are placed.
Jan 07, 2016
Dec 29, 2015
Capital One Rising
You’d have to be oblivious to miss all the tower cranes located at the Capital One property in Tysons. For the past several months they have been hovering over a pit where the foundations and piers for the new high rise tower were being constructed, but metro riders and folks headed to work at the […]
Dec 20, 2015
Johnson Scotts Run Station Sees Activity
Cityline Partners have been very busy this year at their massive rezoning project, Scotts Run Station South. Beyond the obvious progress at the Garfield parcel, Cityline has demolished their longtime offices (West Group) across the street along Anderson Road. Behind the hill where most of the driving public sees the activity there is some serious work occurring at […]
Dec 14, 2015
Construction Update
Garfield Apartments Get A Facade
The new Garfield building gets faced with a mixture of brick and corrugated metal.
Dec 13, 2015
Commons of McLean Updates
It’s not much to look at but the completion of foundation work and the assembly of the tower crane at the Commons of McLean project is a major step forward for HOAR construction. The 319 unit apartment is only the first of a seven building complex which will transform the low-rise aging apartments along the […]
Dec 08, 2015
Tysons East Hot Streak to Continue Into 2016
There have been a lot of changes already to the Tysons East District, also known as the McLean Station region of Tysons. 2015 was a big year in construction in this corner of Tysons as several high rise tower cranes dotted the skyline, MITRE Building 4 topped out, and the new “Garfield” parcel apartments became a […]
Dec 03, 2015
Access Tysons and Inrix Revamp Real Time Traffic Information Screens
You may have noticed a revamped system of “Transit Screens” around Tysons Corner Center this holiday season. The screens were a joint venture of Wells+Associates, the company in charge of Traffic Demand Management, at Tysons Corner Center and TransitScreen, a data visualization company which focuses on transportation. The system has taken another step towards accurate […]
Nov 22, 2015
Tysons Corner Winterfest Market Kicks Off With Special Event Tonight
Tysons Corner Center – German Christmas Market – photo @TimeLine Media The wildly popular Tysons Corner ice rink, German market, and season of holiday events is back again this year and it kicks off with special vendors tonight. The 2015 Winterfest Market tonight only will include goods from Made In Mongolia, Veroka Distributors, Chocolate Moonshine, and Lil […]
Nov 21, 2015
Akridge Joins Tysons East Construction Boom
One doesn’t have to search very hard to see signs of the metro spurred construction boom occurring at the McLean Metro station. Surrounding the station platform are four major construction projects and a pipeline of future projects that will total more than 10 million square feet once complete. Between Capital One, Cityline, Commons of McLean, and MITRE […]
Nov 11, 2015
New Art Installation Coming To McLean Station
As part of the Art in Transit initiative created by Fairfax County in 2009, a new art installation by a local artist will be coming to the McLean Station. You may remember earlier this year when the Arts Council of Fairfax County helped bring the Tysons Tiles to several metro stations in town, gathering thoughts […]