Category: Development

When the Washington Examiner story came out two weeks ago, describing how the completion of the Silver Line metro would turn Tysons into New Jack City, I had hoped that the sensible media in our region would question the legitimacy of the claims. I had hoped that at a minimum the story wouldn’t be passed […]

This is the 15th in a series of articles I have written on the construction of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. It is being republished here at the request of Tysons Engineer. Previous articles can be seen at cambronj.blogspot.com The feeler car has made two passes over the branch, the first being during the first […]

Commuters along Route 123 are about to see some vertical construction popping out of the pit that has been the orchestrated chaos of constructing not just one, but two massive high rises as well as abutments for a floating pedestrian plaza over Shop Tysons Boulevard. After hundreds of deliveries of concrete to the site, which […]

This past month the State Senate and House have been debating the Governors proposal to remove the gas tax and attain the equivalent amount of revenue for transportation from General Funds sales tax increases as well as charging a fee to hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles of $100 per year. Many people don’t understand what […]

Around the Corner; Spring Hill Station won approval for its second major parcel last week, and this week they have announced a partnership with Dierman Realty Group LLC and T-Rex Capital Group LLC to build another 30-story residential tower. Washington Business Journal has some great information from Aaron Georgelas (who I am continuing to try […]

For 30 years Fairfax County, and other local jurisdictions, have waged a battle against the destruction of the night sky. As resident’s escaped urban areas into suburbs created to mimic rural landscapes they wanted to feel more independent from neighbors, commercial developments, and most importantly the new massive highways created to help commute them into […]

Google earth, for those who have never used it, is the regular google mapping system on steroids. Add one part street view with one part topography map, with a touch of open source building model library, and you have a powerful planning tool. It can be used to provide a visualization for community planning sessions […]