5. “ That it is also a strip-malled, traffic-clogged mess does not take away from the fact that it is one of the great economic success stories of our time.” – Time Quote source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1587284,00.html Tysons Today
16. Public Process Planning Commission Recommendation (May 2010) Board of Supervisors Adoption (Jun 2010) Three Rounds of Alternatives and Community Workshops (2007 – 2008) Task Force Recommendations Presented to Board (Sep 2008) Planning Commission Committee Reviews 4 Plan Drafts (2009 – 2010) Task Force Develops Guiding Planning Principles (2005 - 2006)
Strategic location along the Beltway halfway between Downtown Washington and Dulles Int’l Airport has made Tysons a desirable employment center Corporate headquarters include Gannett/USA Today, Hilton, Capital One, SAIC, and Booz Allen Hamilton Metrorail expansion to Dulles is opportunity for transit stations within Tysons
12 th largest business district in the U.S. and largest outside of a central city More office space that Downtown Denver, Cleveland, Baltimore, or Atlanta.
Ground level view of office buildings
Won’t go into all of the negative aspects of Tysons because they are readily apparent to anyone who comes here, but it is an incredibly successful place from an economic development perspective. - 12 th largest business district in the country, largest outside of a traditional downtown Corporate headquarters of five fortune 500 companies Significant portion of county and state tax revenue comes from Tysons
- 1/8 and 1/4 mile rings have no maximum FAR 1/3 and 1/2 mile rings planned for 2.0 - 2.5 FAR Orange areas are assigned specific densities in the Plan, up to 1.8 FAR plus bonuses Yellow areas are planned for low densities to provide a transition to the surrounding neighborhoods
- 1/8 and 1/4 mile rings have no maximum FAR 1/3 and 1/2 mile rings planned for 2.0 - 2.5 FAR Orange areas are assigned specific densities in the Plan, up to 1.8 FAR plus bonuses Yellow areas are planned for low densities to provide a transition to the surrounding neighborhoods
- 1/8 and 1/4 mile rings have no maximum FAR 1/3 and 1/2 mile rings planned for 2.0 - 2.5 FAR Orange areas are assigned specific densities in the Plan, up to 1.8 FAR plus bonuses Yellow areas are planned for low densities to provide a transition to the surrounding neighborhoods
28 acres on 3 sites, mostly within ¼ mile of Tysons West station fire station proposing to build up to 7.5 MSF of mixed use, 50% office, 40% residential