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Malls in transition
Springfield Mall. Courtesy labelscar.com, "Caldor" Just a five-minute drive from our Fairfax City neighborhood are two shopping centers whose anchor tenants have either closed up shop or are distinctly...
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Tysons plan under review: Send your comments
Will the Tysons plan tame Rtes. 123 (pictured here at Scotts Crossing), Leesburg Pike and International Boulevard? The Comprehensive Plan for the redevelopment of Tysons Corner is being refined and...
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Want to walk or bike to rail? Tell Metro
Even those of us in Fairfax lucky enough to live within walking or bicycling distance of a Metro rail station often choose to drive. The roads can be difficult to cross and have fast moving traffic...
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Getting across the street
Wide curb radii are barriers to safe walking in Fairfax Development of the Merrifield Town Center near the Dunn-Loring metro station area is moving along, offering Fairfaxites a needed whiff of...
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Connecting the dots
Fairfax County’s fragmented street network is a big reason why getting from one place to another — by car, bike, on foot, or any other means — is so stressful. A case in point is the new Merrifield...
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Big Government, Limited Choices
Fairfax City's "step-up" housing policy has encouraged gated communities like Chancery Square. This past Saturday’s Wall Street Journal has a great article on the need to reduce the huge government...
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Getting Tysons right
Will Tysons Corner become a real place, with a mix of homes and shops, restaurants and offices that people can walk to? The debate about density reported in today’s Washington Post is important. But it...
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Boulevard, or auto sewer?
This is a boulevard? When you take the future Silver Line to Tysons Corner, chances are you’ll end up walking along either Leesburg Pike or Chain Bridge Road. All of the four planned Metro stations...
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Tame this street
Fairfax County has done a nice job of planning the mix of buildings fronting Prosperity Avenue near the Dunn Loring Metro. The problem is Prosperity Avenue. It is too wide, and an 8-minute walk...
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