Putting Development In The Right Places

Blueprint for a Better Region

Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council & Surface Transportation Policy Project – All Rights Reserved, October 2002Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council & Surface Transportation Policy Project – All Rights Reserved, October 2002

Developed Areas in 2000

Chesapeake Bay Foundation and University of Maryland

2030, Under Current Trends

800,000 new acres of Land would be developed, much of it in rural areas.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation and University of Maryland

officeoffice

shoppingshopping

churchchurch

homeshomes

homeshomes

homeshomes

Separation of Community Activities:Where’s the Center in Centreville?

OfficesHomes

Homes Dulles Corridor

Separation of Uses Leads to More Driving

Reston

Centreville

Burke CenterKingstowneBeacon Hill

Tyson’s Galleria Mall

Greenbelt

Vienna

Better Land Use, Community Design, and Transportation Offer Solutions for Energy and

Climate Change

Buildings +Transportation = 80% of Greenhouse Gases (& Energy)

United States:

< 5% of World Population

25% of World’s Oil

70% for Transportation

Metro, MARC & VRE:Metro, MARC & VRE:

More In Planning

114 Stations114 Stations

Gallery PlaceGallery Place

Gallery PlaceGallery Place

1993: Vacant Lots w/Surface 1993: Vacant Lots w/Surface ParkingParking

Metro Metro StationStation

¼ ¼ milemile

Town of Herndon

1300 acres

Gallery Place Development

Area

Tysons Corner

Tyson’s Corner Today: The Elements are there. . .

CondosRetail

Office

Single Family Homes

What Tyson’s could be: A Mixed-Use, Walkable Community

… … and commercial and commercial strips like this…strips like this…

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Great Places Beginwith Great Streets

Streets Ample sidewalks for cafes

Public SpacesVillage green at the Ballston Metro station

• Good public space offers benches for sitting

• Combines hardscape and green

• Closely connects to retail, offices, transit

Woodstock

Ensure Appropriate Transportation Options

Walkable Communities

Route 1 - FairfaxCorridor

Revitalization and Vacant and

Underutilized Land

Sarah Cairney August 2005

Survey of 7 Nodes of Commercial Land and Parking Lots on Route 1 in Fairfax County

624 Acres

(2 more nodes to the south)

Beacon Hill - Node 3

Legend

½ mile diameter

Commercial

Industrial

Housing

Parking

Vacant

Beacon Hill on Route 1

A Vision of Richmond Highway

A Vision of Richmond Highway

Southern Richmond Highway

Creating Watershed Plans

Restoring Streams and Creeks

Revitalizing Commercial Corridors

Kentlands

The Key to Success:

The Right Development in the Right Places with Good Design