The arrival of the Silver Line has spurred new development, but walkability is still a challenge eight years after Metro opened.
On a sunny fall afternoon, Kathy Killion enjoyed a takeout lunch in a small park at The Boro, a budding cluster of shops, restaurants, offices and apartments near the Silver Line’s Greensboro station in Tysons.According to Google Maps, the development is a 15-minute walk from Killion’s office, but whenever she goes there, she drives.
Loudoun County, where the rail line’s second phase is scheduled to open Tuesday afternoon. The six new stops include one at Dulles International Airport and two othersAs in Fairfax, Loudoun officials plan to use Metro to jump-start a different type of suburban development: a dense mix of high-rise apartments and offices above restaurants and entertainment designed to attract more companies, workers and residents.
31 new buildings have sprung up, and another seven are under construction. The area has added more than 10 miles of bike lanes and 14 Capital Bikeshare stations. pace of change. But the increasing number of walkers he sees in Tysons, especially on weekends, shows the county’s ambitious plan is working, he said.
Christopher B. Leinberger, a developer and real estate professor emeritus at the George Washington University School of Business, said urbanizing a built-out suburb as big as Tysons takes time. Donna Shafer, a managing director of Cityline Partners, said her company has built a grid of smaller streets and bike lanes in the Scotts Run area across
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