County Approves Bold Blueprint for Tysons Corner
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors today approved a sweeping vision for transforming Tysons Corner from a sprawling suburban destination on the fringes of the Washington area to a cutting edge urban center at the heart of Northern Virginia's evolving economy.Supervisors unanimously approved an ambitious blueprint that has been more than three years in the making and is envisioned to unfold during the next several decades. It hinges on giving landowners broad new permission to build city-style high-rises with urban-scale streets, sidewalks, restaurants and shops. And it rests on the expected construction of four Metrorail stations in Tysons.
More information at the Fairfax County website:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/d...
and the executive summary here:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/d...
I have been to some of the meetings where they were looking for public input, and nothing I have seen in the final report surprises me at all.
Most people would say that this isn't a perfect plan. For example most of us wanted the underground Metro - the County didn't have that much say in the matter on that one however.
As for the parts that the County does have control over, I would say the thing is pretty good. They seem to get "transit oriented development". They seem to get the idea about making walkable/bikable communities so as to reduce the amount of driving required. So on the surface I tend to think the plan is a good one if they can stick to it.