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Re: Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Pictures 10 15 2011 |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Oct 25 09:47:15 2011, in response to Re: Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Pictures 10 15 2011, posted by Fine, Howard, and Fine on Tue Oct 25 06:32:15 2011. Normally I'd rail against the retail establishments with 4 acres of parking you have to walk through just to get to the front door. But not this time. This time they're the best possible scenario for pedestrian access.Of course, after Tyson's is opened and rail passengers have to walk somewhere from a station, crossing route 7 will seem pretty minor compared to the other inconveniences they encounter on their way to any destination. Nobody will have to cross Leesburg Pike (route 7) or Dolley Madison Boulevard VA-123 for that matter to get to the stations. All four of the station will have entrances on both sides of those roads. Fairfax County has big plans for how Tysons Corner will be further developed in the coming years. The plan calls for virtually all of those acres of parking lots to be tucked under or behind the buildings. What they are shooting for is an urban street grid to cutup what's already there. The car dealers along Leesburg Pike have already begun to vacate leaving those properties to be developed in a manner more in keeping to what one would see in the urban core of a big city. When all is said and done what will end up getting built out will not be perfect but it will be a hell of lot more so called 'pedestrian friendly'. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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