At comment session, speakers back overall ideas while raising individual concerns.
By Mike DiCicco
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
McLean resident Sally Horn said she supported high-density redevelopment in Tysons Corner, where four Metro stations are to be operational by 2013. However, she encouraged the county’s Planning Commission to reject proposals for amassing 100,000 residents and 200,000 jobs in what is to become the "urban downtown" of Fairfax County.
Those numbers are supported by Fairfax County planning staff in the draft plan for Tysons Corner’s redevelopment that was released last week. The commercial center currently has about 17,000 residents and 105,000 jobs.
Horn, who is a member of the McLean Citizens Association board, said she thought the capacity of transportation infrastructure would need to dictate the pace of development, with specific transportation improvements set as "triggers" for certain levels of density. A number of other speakers took the same position....
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