With the Silver Line metro line phase 1 long completed and phase 2 on the way many communities are now metro-walkable for the first time! Apart from being able to park your car at home there are also other great new features like new grocery stores, retail and restaurants. Surprisingly, there aren’t really that many residential developments […]
The Silver Line Opening Saturday July 26!
The Silver Line has finally announced an opening date: Saturday July 26, 2014. A week of simulated service will start Sunday, July 20th. Even though you cannot ride the train on the new sections of track until the 26th, you can ride the “Silver Line” on the existing stations from East Falls Church and Largo […]
Tysons Corner Metro Stations – What’s In A Name?
While most of us have gotten used to the temporary placeholder names for the 4 new metro stations in Tysons Corner, the final names for the stations have started to take shape. The proposed new names are as follows: Tysons East => Tysons-McLean Tysons Central 123 => Tysons I & II Tysons Central 7 => […]
Transforming Tysons Corner
By 2050, Tysons Corner will be transformed into a walkable urban center that will be home to 100,000 residents and 200,000 jobs. 75 percent of the growth is planned to take place within half a mile of the 4 new metro stations.
12 New Buildings Next to Tysons-McLean Metro Station (Tysons East)
Capital One has proposed rezoning the 26.2 acre campus next to the new Tysons East metro station to a mixed-use development consisting of offices, hotel, retail and residential uses.