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Reinventing Tysons Corner as a Great Place

Your participation in the Tysons Corner re-planning and redesign process is essential.  Active public involvement will ensure that we make Tysons Corner a better place to live, work and enjoy.  We will update our site with helpful information throughout year long process.

Public Workshops

View PB Placemaking’s opening presentation and their report-back

For those interested in community planning and design, you can learn a great deal from posted material about recent community planning efforts for Tysons Corner and the City of Fairfax.  Over 300 people rolled up their sleeves for the six planning and design sessions for Tysons Corner.  They dealt varying scenarios for mixed-use, street networks, public spaces and density. 

What is the redesign of Tysons Corner about?
A more livable, walkable Tysons Corner is not just a dream. Check out the design factors below to spark your thinking about what you may want to ask for at the workshops.

STREETS
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Photo credit: UrbanAdvantage

The new Tysons Corner must have streets that are inviting and safe for pedestrians and bicyclists, while effectively handling traffic. This means an extensive, well-connected grid of local streets.

BUILDINGS
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Photo credit: Flickr user Eye Captain

The design of a building can make or break a great place. How a building and its windows and doors interact with the public space - the sidewalk and the street - is critical.

PUBLIC SPACES
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Photo credit: CSG

Great places are remembered for their public spaces, parks, and plazas. The new Tysons Corner should be planned to include great public spaces for our community.

MIX OF USES
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Photo credit: Flickr user Bill Adler

When we envision a new Tysons Corner, we think of a vibrant place integrating commercial, retail, residential, and civic uses. It should include distinctive civic buildings including a post office, churces, government center, theatres, and music halls.

TRANSIT
transit
Photo credit: flickr user Elvert Barnes

Transit, including subway and bus, must be accessible, convenient, and efficient. A circulator bus network AND new transit connections into Tysons along key entry roads will be important.

PARKING
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Photo credit: CSG

Land that is currently allocated for large parking lots needs to be better used. Too much free parking will mean too many people driving to Tysons Corner.

More Information:

Download a printable flyer of questions and points to consider at the public workshops.

View our primer on design.

Tysons Corner Land Use Taskforce
This Fairfax County website has lots of background and planning studies

Taming Tysons Corner (PDF)
See thoughts from some architects independently exploring ideas for redesigning Tysons Corner

Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor:  30 Years of TOD:  Community Outcomes and Performance Measurement (PDF)
Shows the transportation results

Project for Public Spaces
View their images of great public spaces.

City Comforts:  How to Build an Urban Village
A great book about how to get the details right, you can order the book here.

Our work is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

 
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