Category: Development

I originally wanted to espouse the benefits of the Silver Line and mixed-use development for my second post, but I henceforth spare you from such shameless propaganda. Sitting in my cubicle on a Friday afternoon in late June, I long for the day when I too end the work week golfing with potential clients instead […]

Arbor Row’s property along Westpark might surprise a few commuters this week as what used to be two eyesore office buildings are now reduced to rubble. We indicated a couple of weeks ago that demolition had begun on parcel G but we noticed today that in fact two buildings were removed. In our quick correspondence […]

It appears a bank robbery has occurred at the McLean Capital One Bank on Elm Street. It appeared the incident occurred at the opening of the bank at 9am this morning. Police have been investigating for the past hour including searching the area for the suspect who has not been found. More details as they […]

It’s not shocking that Tysons Corner circa 11am to 2pm any given weekday becomes a miniature truckapalooza. With over 100,000 corporate employees who have no choice but to drive to brick and mortar restaurants, the arrival of the trucks is about as predictable as the rising of the sun. Unfortunately, unlike DC, Arlington, and even […]

The first new high rise building since the approval of the comprehensive plan for Tysons Corner is beginning to go vertical. Oddly, the Park Crest towers, are not part of the new comprehensive plan process as they fall outside of the TOD designated districts. However with the transit center within a tenth of a mile, […]

In my day to day debates on transit and land use policies in this region I am often criticized as being a stooge for WMATA and consistently promoting the benefits of mass transit use. It is true, I think mass transit is the most powerful transportation tool available to planners and engineers and no one […]

As you may have already noticed we have a new partner on The Tysons Corner in AvalonBay who is beginning to lease their units at Avalon Park Crest. With their sponsoring help we will be able to provide a better experience for our readers including upgrades technically and our monthly giveaways to our best contributing […]

One of the strangest conversations a Fairfax resident often finds themselves in is “where do I live?” We’ve all grown accustomed to defining our regions one way or another, by school district, geographic designation, postal definitions, and in very rare cases in Northern Virginia, by township or city incorporation. I remember as a child I […]

The silver line received a pivotal yes vote (5-4) today from Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors. The project includes two stations and four miles of rail within Loudoun (as well as the Airport Station). The cost of the project is 270 million for Loudoun County and includes annual operational expenses which will be funded via […]

Our 6th issue looks into the new developments beginning construction in Tysons, retail innovation, a recap of Josh Ritter and the Lumineers at Wolftrap, what makes Germany a strong economy, Shared rail/road bridges, and plans for Seven Corners. [issuu width=420 height=272 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120701143034-d0c25cdecc9e4005b794c817d2d856a0 name=ttc_2012-06-28 username=tysonsengineer tag=development unit=px v=2]