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

[Anonymous]

*anxiously awaits for post from that one crazy Pimmit Hills booster*

[Anonymous]

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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?

Hmmm...what about Brooklyn, Silicon Valley...these places have grown up and are destinations unto themselves...no one considers them replacements to Manhattan/SF, and no one will consider Tysons a replacement of DC but it will still be a desirable location on its own merits. Good grief, this concept is not that difficult to grasp....get over your DC snobbery

[Anonymous]

The problem is there is some nut who keeps posting that Tysons is replacing DC and nobody will go to DC anymore. Obviously ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is there is some nut who keeps posting that Tysons is replacing DC and nobody will go to DC anymore. Obviously ridiculous.

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Silicon Valley---party central!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Not to wave it in your face but the new, bigger and better air and space is in Virginia...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is there is some nut who keeps posting that Tysons is replacing DC and nobody will go to DC anymore. Obviously ridiculous.

Correct, it will replace arlington in the near term dc is a couple of years out

[Anonymous]

Sorry you couldn't afford Arlington or DC. Get over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry you couldn't afford Arlington or DC. Get over it.

Who would want to raise a family in DC? (or Arlington for that matter?) Like PP said, DC and Arlington were fun back in our early 20s. Time to grow up!

[Anonymous]

Tysons will never replace DC. Period.

Over the long-term, Tysons will continue to compete with Arlington for jobs and residents. If Arlington residents feel threatened by that prospect, that's their problem. The fact that the Mosaic District, as purportedly isolated as it is, could attract businesses that Arlington would have loved to get - such as the Angelika Film Center and Taylor Gourmet - tells you that there's a lot of additional, untapped potential in Tysons as well.

[Anonymous]

Tysons, and more importantly greater Fairfax County, is already taking over DC proper. Yeah, we'll always have Smithsonians and the White House in DC, but companies, agencies, and the following economy are already migrating to Fairfax.
It will take some years, but DC will eventually be seen as Richmond is today. Richmond used to be the center of the action too.

[Anonymous]

Very interesting thread.
FWIW, I live in Maryland now, but DH's job is moving to Fairfax. I'd move to Fairfax our Loudoun before I moved to Arlington or the DC city perimiter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tysons, and more importantly greater Fairfax County, is already taking over DC proper. Yeah, we'll always have Smithsonians and the White House in DC, but companies, agencies, and the following economy are already migrating to Fairfax.
It will take some years, but DC will eventually be seen as Richmond is today. Richmond used to be the center of the action too.

Right. Comparing what is arguably the most important city in the world to the long-defeated capital of the Confederacy is totally spot-on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tysons, and more importantly greater Fairfax County, is already taking over DC proper. Yeah, we'll always have Smithsonians and the White House in DC, but companies, agencies, and the following economy are already migrating to Fairfax.
It will take some years, but DC will eventually be seen as Richmond is today. Richmond used to be the center of the action too.

Right. Comparing what is arguably the most important city in the world to the long-defeated capital of the Confederacy is totally spot-on.

Not the PP, but I do see the comparison. Not for politics but for geographic focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Not to wave it in your face but the new, bigger and better air and space is in Virginia...

yes. They didn't have the land to house those airplanes in DC. Ironically, my kids field trip is to the Air&Space in DC. This is because it is much closer to us in NArl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Tysons will never replace DC. Period.

Over the long-term, Tysons will continue to compete with Arlington for jobs and residents. If Arlington residents feel threatened by that prospect, that's their problem. The fact that the Mosaic District, as purportedly isolated as it is, could attract businesses that Arlington would have loved to get - such as the Angelika Film Center and Taylor Gourmet - tells you that there's a lot of additional, untapped potential in Tysons as well.

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