Silver Line
Tysons Silverline Ridership Growing
The Silver Line remains the least ridden line in the WMATA system, but new data shows ridership is rising.
Category: Transportation
Apr 02, 2016
Mar 08, 2016
Transportation
Retrofitting Walkability with Pedestrian Bridges and Crosswalks
Retrofitting pedestrian infrastructure is a challenge in any market, and Tysons is no exception. We take a look at a possible solution in an area that has emerged as a popular pedestrian plaza.
Feb 13, 2016
Metro
Accountability At WMATA Can Begin With Public GIS Information
Without increased transparency and improved communication, WMATA system will continue to lose the public trust and hemorrhage ridership.
Jan 24, 2016
Transportation
A Greater Concept For The Vesper Trail
If done right, the Vesper Trail can be designed to provide navigation and wayfinding, one of the critical obstacles to traversing bike trails through suburban neighborhoods.
Jan 17, 2016
Bikeshare
Tysons Gets BikeShare, Where Should Stations Go?
Now that Capital Bikeshare is coming to Tysons, we take a look at logical station locations.
Jan 10, 2016
Concepts
Superblock Remediation: Jones Branch and Westpark
A superblock is just as it sounds: a city block on steroids. And, no, that's not a good thing.
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 […]
Sep 28, 2015
Metro Maintenance Failures Continue To Affect Tysons Riders
If you haven’t noticed, WMATA has been struggling to keep trains running on anything that resembles a schedule. Weekend ridership is a battle of attrition; will you give up and leave the train station or can you wait for that train, only to stop and go for another hour. Until now the impacts, outside of […]
Sep 05, 2015
In Review
What’s Happening In Tysons
Macerich believes in the transformative power of transit access, WMATA riders unite, a new retailer moves into Tysons, and the plaza gets its final tenant. SV’s Got The Magic, Magic, Magic (WBJ) Macerich Tells Washington Business Journal about the magic of rail and why they are pushing for their residential build out at Tysons Corner Center. […]
Aug 30, 2015
Tysons Corner Center Continuing To Add New Circulator Trail
After the much awaited completion of the three Phase 1 high rise buildings, and the very popular plaza that connects them, we haven’t seen much new construction at Tysons Corner Center. Macerich, the management company that owns the mall, has made statements about their plans for the future residential tower near the LL Bean entry of the […]