Category: Development

That awkward moment when you have to tell all those people who read your book, paid you money to create a bunker, or otherwise financially supported you in anticipation of the end of the world that you are full of it. My question to humanity. Can we please stop trying to create a fatalist sense […]

When Governor Bobby released his proposed 2013 budget most state wonks likely zeroed in on the massive increase for non-general Transportation funding. The budget shows an $800 million increase in spending out of a budget which is wholly controlled by the revenues taken in by the motor fuel excise tax (as well as some other […]

Around the Corner today; In-fighting between the State of Virginia and MWAA has led to $1.5 million in MWAA costs… over $15,000 in airline tickets. The real question becomes why the double standard? The Governor goes over seas as well. He paraded around the Country in support of Mitt Romney and called it an economic […]

In our article Rising Lease Costs More to Blame Than Tax Rates we discussed the problems with the current development atmosphere in DC. When the economy of scale that is necessary in urban redevelopment is artificially restrained it causes lease rates or amenities to pick up the slack. Therefore lease rates of $100 per square foot shouldn’t […]

Those of you who frequent the west side of Route 7 might have noticed there has been a noticeable change over the past month. Where temporary construction fence screening and cranes used to be, now stands a fully developed, atleast externally, retail project that looks ready to open. It’s been a while since we checked back […]

Controversy has shrouded the planning process of Tysons once again, this time in protest to the long debated (over two years in fact) tax for infrastructure on all land owners in the district. At its heart opponents believe the tax is just another nuisance being imposed on them, and many say it should be the […]

It may shock a few non-Tysons residents, and maybe a few in town, that Tysons has a very solid bus network which can get you to several Metro Stations, the Pentagon, DC, and Arlington already in existence. It seems many are unaware of the Tysons Transit Center located on Jones Branch Drive, although on a […]

It’s been a while since we’ve looked around our area to see what’s going on. Today Around the Corner; Jenifer Joy Madden makes the case on why Tysons as the city from scratch is a great starting point to begin planning infrastructure around the idea of driverless cars. (WaPo) —- Intelsat goes into more detail […]

After spending a week in Taipei it was evident that the city was well run, easy to move around, and successfully promoting both corporate partnerships as well as small businesses and retail. It is a city that has been ignored in many discussions of urbanism even though it has long led southeast Asia in environmental […]

If you have been following me from twitter you may have noticed I’m not in Tysons currently. In fact I am on the opposite side of the world in Taipei, Taiwan. The city has really boomed over the past two decades into a technology hub for southeast Asia with a robust economy. Much of that […]