Reston 20/20: Citizens Envisioning Reston's Future

Reston 20/20 is an independent Reston citizens committee dedicated to sustaining Reston's quality of life through excellence in community planning, zoning, and development.

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Monday, June 3, 2013

RCA Comment and Suggestions on Latest Reston Areawide Comprehensive Plan Language, June 2, 2013

The third update of the Reston Areawide Comprehensive Plan text that this RCA comment addresses is available here.

RCA Comment on Latest Draft Reston Areawide Comprehensive Plan Language

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Labels: Air Rights, Congestion, Environment, Fire and Emergency Services, Jobs-Housing Balance, Office Space, Parks, Schools, Traffic analysis

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Planning World-Class Transit-Oriented Development in Reston Town Center: The Community's Alternative Vision, RCA's Reston 2020 Committee, November 24, 2010

Reston Town Center Alternative Vision Report--Final

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Labels: Arts Center, Density, Economic Forecast, Education, Fire and Emergency Services, Infrastructure, Mix of Uses, Open Space, Population, Public Art, Reston 2020, Reston Town Center

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Summary of Meeting with FC Fire Department Planning Officials, June 16, 2010

FCFD Planning Officers --Revised

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Major RCA & Reston 20/20 Papers (Chronological Order, Oldest First)

Reston 2020 Proposed Planning Principles for Reston Master Plan Special Study
Introduction to Working Group Papers
Environmental Planning Principles for Reston
Sunrise Valley Nature Park: A Suburban Wetlands Park
Map of Existing Reston Area Parks
Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities: Needs for a New Master Planned Reston
Proposals for Parks: North Town Center
Fairfax County Urban Parks Framework
Corrected Drawings of North Town Center Parks, Guy Rando
Vision for Cascades Park in North Town Center
A Strawman Proposal for the Wiehle Transit Metro Station Area
Vision for Herndon Monroe Metro Station Area
Brief Overview of FC Public Schools in Reston: Planning for Tomorrow
Thoughts on Herndon-Monroe TOD Area
Table 2: Comprehensive Plan for Herndon-Monroe Area Now and as Recommended
Visitability
Planning Without Implementation is Empty
Reston Transportation: Meeting the Needs of a 21st Century Planned Community
Reston TOD Planning: More Balance, Less Density Needed
The Impacts of Increased Phase 2 Dulles Metrorail Construction Costs
Planning World-ClassTransit-Oriented Development in Reston Town Center: The Community’s Alternative Vision
Wilbur Smith Associates’Traffic and Revenue Forecasts: Plenty of Room for Error
DTR Fact Sheet #1: Excessive Toll Increases
DTR Fact Sheet #2: Traffic Diversion
DTR Fact Sheet $3: The Toll Surcharge
DTR Fact Sheet #4: Reston Toll Costs per Mile
The Dulles Corridor Transportation Planning Fail: Toll-driven Traffic Diversion WIll Exceed New Ridership
Rail to Dulles and "The Highway of the One Percent"
Comment on Proposed Dulles Toll Road Toll Increases
Wiehle Metro Station Access: Congestion Ahead
Building on Reston's Transit Tradition: Enhancing Bus Service with the Arrival of Metrorail
The Reston Recreation Center Initiative: Unanswered Questions on Need, Facilities, Location, Financing, and Decision Making
Reston Bus Service: Good Work in Progress
Reston 2020 Report Card on Draft Reston Master Plan

Reston Community Forum Report on the FCPA’s Draft Baron Cameron Park Plan
Ideas for Development of the Phase 2 Reston Master Plan

Fairfax County Household Income: Losing Ground as Future Income Inequality Grows

Tall Oaks Issues for Analysis

About Reston 20/20 Planning Initiative

The goal of the Reston 20/20 Committee is to elicit, organize, and represent to government officials on key community issues a vision of what Reston's citizens believe a 21st Century Reston should become.

This blog intends to share information, elicit feedback, and generate ideas and dialogue pertinent to the activities of the Committee and the Task Force on a timely basis. We strongly encourage reader participation in this blog through constructive comments, ideas, and questions in comments or articles.

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All Restonians are invited to participate in the Reston 20/20 Committee. The committee is haired by Tammi Petrine. All of its meetings are open to the public and every viewpoint is welcome . Meeting times, places, and agendas will be posted on this blog. You are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in these meetings.

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The Reston 20/20 Committee is looking for Reston residents willing to help the committee advance a citizen's view of the future of Reston. Your participation may be as much--or as little--as you would like, starting with participation in periodic Reston 20/20 meetings.

If you're interested in keeping Reston a great place to live, work, & play, please contact Tammi Petrine (para1010@verizon.net) to be put on the Reston 20/20 mailing list. If you wish to volunteer, let her know your interests, abilities, and so forth, so we can match you to Reston 20/20's needs.

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