"Army officials say they are considering allowing a private developer to build a 125-acre entertainment, hotel and conference center complex next to a national Army museum at Fort Belvoir that could draw more than 1 million people a year to traffic-choked southern Fairfax County."

"Fairfax County added more than 2,200 professional services and information technology jobs between April and June. Fairfax County — and the Dulles Corridor specifically — is expected to account for about 20 percent of the entire Washington region’s growth by 2030. "

"Greenvest's proposed $1.3 billion development in Loudoun County would contribute $1 billion toward roads, schools and public facilities. Ed Gorski [is] a former Loudoun County planner [and] in [his] assessment, the Greenvest projects have three major problems. First, they will overwhelm the local road network. Second, Loudoun should promote growth in areas where infrastructure already exists. And third, the project is financially risky; Loudoun County could be on the hook if it fails."

"In a desperate effort to retain some semblance of credibility Montgomery County Council members voted unanimously to bring back...Royce Hanson, the architect of the county’s vast agricultural reserve [as the head of] the Park and Planning Department...The challenge is to encourage new growth without forcing out long-time reresidents or totally destroying what made the county so attractive in the first place."

" The Washington Nationals' temporary home is becoming more obsolete by the month. RFK Stadium, the lonely 1960s-era multi-sport concrete doughnut on the eastern end of the city's monumental core, already is surrounded by acres of underused parking lots, a massive municipal campus and a sleepy residential neighborhood. "

"Next to the West Hyattsville Metro station could be the setting for the next big-time development in Prince George's County, but the project's builders are running into resistance."

"Commuter rail services in the Washington area are creating new opportunities for home buyers around rail centers...Housing affordability has driven expansion into once-rural areas of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia's eastern panhandle. At the same time, there is an increasing focus on transportation-oriented development (TOD) centered on commuter rail hubs. Housing and transit development can, but don't always, work in concert. "

"The Planning Commission's decision Monday, July 24, to hold another work session on the Rural Policy Area Comprehensive Plan (CPAM) amendment has affected more than just the decision makers. While, [Laura] Olsen said, the Coalition [for Smarter Growth] has no monetary stake in what happens with the downzoning, they are committed to helping Loudoun residents understand what is happening in their area. "It is about ensuring the folks in each region are making informed decisions," she said. Organizations such as the Coalition for Smarter Growth have been present at every Board of Supervisors public hearing. "

"A group of engineers studying the proposal to tunnel a proposed new metro rail line under Tysons Corner has concluded that it would cost $250 million more, and take at least one year longer, than an above-ground rail line. While the group did not explicitly say the tunnel is a better choice, the report gave strong hints which favor it. Tunnel supporters were heartened by the news "This is very good news for Tysons Corner and for the entire Dulles Rail project," said Stewart Schwartz of the Coalition for Smarter Growth. "