Tysons Engineer

In the summer of 2012 Supervisor Pat Herrity, who recently I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to, stated that the new requirement for 20 percent of all new dwellings developed in Tysons to include Workforce Housing, would cost the County $500 million dollars. We have been covering the issue of workforce...
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Supervisor John Cook was gracious enough to invite me to visit his Braddock office this past week to discuss transportation and land use in Fairfax County and Tysons. For those of you needing some background about Supervisor Cook, he has been on the Board of Supervisors for four years, he has been active in...
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It’s been slow going in creating a library of the existing buildings in Tysons for Google Earth. 26 million square feet of office space from scratch takes a long time to model. Here are our updates from June.
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The W&OD trail is a real asset to Northern Virginia which connects neighborhoods as far west as Loudoun County to Arlington and DC. It is consistently used by commuters and recreational users alike and for some home buyers is a tangible benefit. The W&OD comes tantalizingly close to Tysons and the new Silver Line...
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When I saw this picture by Herrow_Leo on flickr I had to let others know about it. This was taken at night at the Celebrate Fairfax event. Do you have any photos of the event that you’d like to share? Let us know. Otherwise let this talented photographer know he took a great shot.
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The differences between traditional subsidized housing, Workforce Dwelling Units (WDUs) and Affordable Dwelling Units (ADUs) are substantial, as we noted in part 1 of our look at market modified housing policies. Firstly, WDUs are not necessarily in order to provide low income housing, as can be seen by the range for eligible applicants. WDUs...
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In Tysons, where it seems that every square inch is being turned up in an effort to redevelop, reconfigure, and reconnect the city into the surrounding communities it becomes difficult to track everything that is coming down the construction pipeline. This past week I noticed a plan in the works I had never even...
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It was a crazy day in Tysons; Another major rezoning was approved by the Board of Supervisors, making LCOR’s Commons of McLean project the 5th major plan to attain approval. The plan proposes more than 2500 housing units and the possibility of some ground floor retail, though some supervisors pointed out the lack of...
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When the Tysons Comprehensive plan was approved in 2010 one of the most polarizing components of the plan was the requirement for 20% workforce housing to be provided. This immediately was noted by conservatives as being a huge leap from the existing 5% affordable housing requirement placed on any new development seeking rezoning with...
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We have been covering the on-going saga of the Dulles Toll Road ramp projects for nearly a year now. The last news came in January when a coalition of local residents joined together to oppose a particularly bad concept which would destroy a buffer park, impact many lots, and bring additional traffic onto roads...
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The Know Your Supervisor series will be a 6-question and answer segment (with the same questions asked of each Supervisor) to better understand the platforms and priorities of our Board of Supervisor members. Our inaugural interviewee is Supervisor Pat Herrity who was kind enough to take some time to speak to us one on...
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