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Navid Roshan-Afshar

May 01, 2014 
 

When Discussing Transportation Not All Development Is the Same

One of the biggest layman misconceptions about the link between land use and transportation is that growth creates the same amount of traffic demand no matter where or how it’s located. It was one of the main arguments made against any density increases in Tysons, even those for residential density, because it was inaccurately noted […]

Apr 29, 2014 
 

MITRE 14 Story Building Under Construction

It’s been since last fall that we had an opportunity to head over to the MITRE campus on Colshire Drive. The project isn’t the most ambitious of urbanist hopes, but one can’t argue with consolidating and growing employment near a transit station by a company who has big plans in our area. It could have […]

Apr 25, 2014 
 

Photo Pool Friday: Delivered by Helicopter

Left: A photo of Tysons Metro station from the intersection of International Drive. Photo by Ben Burgess photography. Below: A photo of the rarely seen helicopter delivery of mechanical equipment. Photo by @NotGabeSegovia on twitter. Left: A photo of the Tysons Mall development skywalk with direct access from metro to the under construction public plaza. […]

 
 

Tysons Ford Sold For Redevelopment

If you follow development news, or our twitter feed (hint), about Tysons then you likely saw that Garrett Companies purchased a 4.5 acre parcel which used to house Tysons Ford on Leesburg Pike for $26.5 million. Garrett has every intention of redeveloping the property, in line with the Comprehensive Plan goals for mixed use. In […]

Apr 24, 2014 
 

Garfield Parcel Construction At Scotts Run Imminent

I had an opportunity to speak with Tom Fleury of Cityline Partners yesterday at the Fairfax County Parks Authority meeting. I noticed on my way to the meeting some new construction materials being delivered to the Garfield Parcel at Scotts Run Station, which last month housed an outdated and vacated office building that saw the […]

 
Green Space

Public Meeting On Tysons Park System Concept Plan

I was able to attend the Fairfax County Park Authority meeting yesterday which discussed the new Tysons Park System Concept Plan. We previously summarized many of the elements of the plan in a previous post, but the meeting brought up some interesting clarifications we were not aware of. The concept for the trail loop is […]

Apr 22, 2014 
Green Space

Tysons Park System Concept Plan

This past week Fairfax County posted their first draft of the new Tysons Park System Concept Plan, which serves as one part master plan, one part “where we are” in terms of agreements and existing parks in the growing city. It’s an important step to help iron out the goals and interaction of open spaces […]

Apr 21, 2014 
 

Inspiration Monday: Roadways and Waterways

Proposed Concept Implementation in Tysons Score Streetsblog.net addresses some of the insanity in San Francisco surrounding residents who want more housing that is affordable downtown, but want to restrict every project that comes in to limit heights and overall density. Which leads me to wonder, if you don’t allow new units to come up, then […]

Apr 18, 2014 
 

Around The Corner

The week started off with some confusion and police excitement as a situation turned from an isolated barricade at the Rotonda Condos to a fears of flammable or explosive materials. Luckily, the incident concluded without violence and the suspect, 62-year old Michael Gordon, was apprehended and now faces charges of Arson. By the way WUSA9, […]

Apr 17, 2014 
 

Tysons Tower Interior Photo Tour

Tysons Tower construction and interior tour
There has been a lot of excitement about the Tysons Tower project since it began construction in 2011, replacing what was formerly the circuit city anchored strip mall space adjacent to the mall. The building has accomplished something that is pretty unique as of recent in Northern Virginia, it filled most of its tenant space, […]
Tysons Tower construction and interior tour