Fairfax State of the Union - Tysons and Mosiac Redevelopment are the FUTURE Video

[Anonymous]

Say what you will, but....Tysons Corner is the largest employment center in the BaltWash region and is home to 1,200 technology companies, 25,599,065 square feet (2,378,231.0 m2) of office space, 1,072,874 square feet (99,673.3 m2) of industrial/flex space, 4,054,096 square feet (376,637.8 m2) of retail space, and 2,551,579 square feet (237,049.4 m2) of hotel space. Therefore Tysons Corner has a grand total of 33,278,014 square feet (3,091,628.7 m2) of commercial space.

The corporate headquarters of Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Freddie Mac, Gannett Company, Hilton Worldwide, ITT Exelis, MicroStrategy, Primus Telecom, SAIC, Space Adventures, Spacenet, Sunrise Senior Living, and USA Today are located in Tysons Corner.

Firms with offices in Tysons Corner include BAE Systems,[24] Compuware,[25] Ernst & Young,[26] Northrop Grumman,[27] PricewaterhouseCoopers.[28] Xerox,[29] and Vie de France.[30]

[Anonymous]

Not sure these offices are all in Tysons Corner, but they're at least in Fairfax County- in office parks. What Arlington has that Tysons Corner will never have is proximity to DC. People want to be able to get into their cars and drive to DC quickly, which you cannot do from Tysons Corner. I worked in Tysons Corner for years and could not stand it. I felt trapped out there and the reverse commute to my home in DC was a nightmare. If you like to shop every weekend, yes it's a dream location and by all means live there- that's just not my thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure these offices are all in Tysons Corner, but they're at least in Fairfax County- in office parks. What Arlington has that Tysons Corner will never have is proximity to DC. People want to be able to get into their cars and drive to DC quickly, which you cannot do from Tysons Corner. I worked in Tysons Corner for years and could not stand it. I felt trapped out there and the reverse commute to my home in DC was a nightmare. If you like to shop every weekend, yes it's a dream location and by all means live there- that's just not my thing.

You are missing the point...people won't need to commute to DC as Tysons will be an edge city unto itself...you can live/work/play there with no need to go to DC. It might be difficult, but try to forget what Tysons looks like today, check out the Fairfax County urbanization plans and open your mind just a little. People had these same reactions about Arlington back in the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don't like to walk to buy cat litter or a week of groceries or Target shopping. I definitely prefer to drive all those bags home. You "walkable" left wing loons must not buy anything. How do you live? Maybe you don't cook, clean, or have a pet or baby.

So, quoting you, enjoy your "car dependent crap hole" then. Traditional neighborhoods where you don't have to drive miles for basic needs is actually quite conservative.

[Anonymous]

Huh? So how conservative is those traditional neighborhoods? Maybe people like Tysons for the schools as well as the shopping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What Arlington has that Tysons Corner will never have is proximity to DC. People want to be able to get into their cars and drive to DC quickly, which you cannot do from Tysons Corner. I worked in Tysons Corner for years and could not stand it. I felt trapped out there and the reverse commute to my home in DC was a nightmare. If you like to shop every weekend, yes it's a dream location and by all means live there- that's just not my thing.

You're missing the point. The focus is shifting from DC proper. Companies and government agencies are relocating to Tysons. Families are moving to neighborhoods west, north-west, and south-west of Tysons. People no longer have the need to drive into DC on a regular basis.

I used to drive to DC daily, but as my company now is in FFX, I have only been to DC once in the last 3-4 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure these offices are all in Tysons Corner, but they're at least in Fairfax County- in office parks. What Arlington has that Tysons Corner will never have is proximity to DC. People want to be able to get into their cars and drive to DC quickly, which you cannot do from Tysons Corner. I worked in Tysons Corner for years and could not stand it. I felt trapped out there and the reverse commute to my home in DC was a nightmare. If you like to shop every weekend, yes it's a dream location and by all means live there- that's just not my thing.

You are missing the point...people won't need to commute to DC as Tysons will be an edge city unto itself...you can live/work/play there with no need to go to DC. It might be difficult, but try to forget what Tysons looks like today, check out the Fairfax County urbanization plans and open your mind just a little. People had these same reactions about Arlington back in the day.

Nah. There is no SanFRan east or Manhattan south, etc. the cities always stay the hub. As much as Arlington has transformed, it still isn't DC. Is the Smithsonian and White House relocating to Tyson's city?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What Arlington has that Tysons Corner will never have is proximity to DC. People want to be able to get into their cars and drive to DC quickly, which you cannot do from Tysons Corner. I worked in Tysons Corner for years and could not stand it. I felt trapped out there and the reverse commute to my home in DC was a nightmare. If you like to shop every weekend, yes it's a dream location and by all means live there- that's just not my thing.

You're missing the point. The focus is shifting from DC proper. Companies and government agencies are relocating to Tysons. Families are moving to neighborhoods west, north-west, and south-west of Tysons. People no longer have the need to drive into DC on a regular basis.

I used to drive to DC daily, but as my company now is in FFX, I have only been to DC once in the last 3-4 months.

Agreed dc has high taxes and a large population dependent on them, arlington is not that far behind. Why would a company open a headquarters in dc or arlington unless they are lobbyist being to be in dc. Fbi may relocate to tysons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Is the Smithsonian and White House relocating to Tyson's city?

Yeah, and I go to the White House daily! and to be honest, as much as I should go to the Smithsonian, it's been well over a year.
Like it or not, the majority of our lives center around work, school, home, and shopping. It's amazing how we can do all that without going to DC.

[Anonymous]

We live in Georgetown and DH does the reverse commute to Tyson's. there are many of us that will never live out there even if our job is located there. I think it is great for Nova's economy and I admire your optimism and enthusiasm.

[Anonymous]

So if Tysons is taking over DC I guess we'll head there to see the Tysons Capitals, Tysons Nationals, and Tysons Wizards. And of course the Tysons Monuments, Tysons cherry blossoms, Tysons smithsonian...I can go on. Not to mention all the law firms that would rather close their doors than move to Tysons. I'm sure next you'll tell us that Obama is moving the white house to a lot next to the Tysons Galleria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if Tysons is taking over DC I guess we'll head there to see the Tysons Capitals, Tysons Nationals, and Tysons Wizards. And of course the Tysons Monuments, Tysons cherry blossoms, Tysons smithsonian...I can go on. Not to mention all the law firms that would rather close their doors than move to Tysons. I'm sure next you'll tell us that Obama is moving the white house to a lot next to the Tysons Galleria.

and to repeat the PP's thought, I'm an athlete on the Capitals, Nationals, or Wizards! WTF do I care where they play, I go to 1 game a year and watch the others on tv! No one is saying Tysons is replacing DC, but the focus of daily life is shifting. DC and Arlington were fun until family/kids came along. As a grownup, I want to be nowhere near DC.

(oh yeah, and I was last at the White House in 1997. Do you go there daily?)

[Anonymous]

Your kids are going to be so cultured. Hey kids it's Saturday... You know what that means...hop in the Suburban we're going to the mall!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kids are going to be so cultured. Hey kids it's Saturday... You know what that means...hop in the Suburban we're going to the mall!

Spoken by someone without kids obviously. Those of us with kids know that Saturdays are generally taken over by soccer, basketball, karate tournaments, swim meets, birthday parties,...

Definitely easier to get to all those places by car and in the burbs.


The mall? Seriously?? I have 3 boys, I wouldn't go near the mall with them unless my life depended on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kids are going to be so cultured. Hey kids it's Saturday... You know what that means...hop in the Suburban we're going to the mall!

Yep, the only place you can get culture is a Smithsonian museum where everything you see has already been selected and laid out in a prescribed manner.
If only FFX county and points west had those things called parks and green spaces!!!