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

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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?

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.

New poster here. My kids' field trips have all been to the one out at Dulles. Her school is located in Tysons. I really don't care either way b/c she's just 5 and she is bored out of her mind at either location, actually!

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Anonymous wrote:It really doesn't matter. Tysons is where the jobs will be. Don't believe me? The county will bribe, with huge tax incentives, even more companies to headquarter there.

I don't mind it, but you won't pay me enough to live right there next to all this office park, parking lot extravaganza. It can't help the fact that it is a very car centered environment, it's surrounded by suburbia and is super congested and people who go there need parking. This will never change. I am glad tysons is developing, but I still prefer 5-10 min drive from my quiet and quaint residential neighborhood as opposed to living smack in the middle of this congested highway hellhole. I think living there is ok for people who work in DC area temporarily, or for younger people wanting easier commutes and cheaper prices than the city. Still, you cannot pay me enough to move there with the family and I care less living in the residential areas next to highways that will be "walkable" there.

People don't know very much about Tysons if they think all there is is Route 7.

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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.

and investment

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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!

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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!

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And there you have it. Life is over when you move to McLean.

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I live right on the border of McLean and Arlington so should probably be happy about the Tysons development but I just don't see the appeal. I do wonder if their timing is horribly off with government contracting tanking. Kind of like how it was a wasteland after the dot com bust. We'll see.

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

There are actually a lot of Republicans in Arlington. In those neighborhoods near the Metro too.
I'm not gonna knock Tysons, but calling Arlington 30 years ago a "car dependent crap hole" (which is false) and then calling the people that live in Arlington's long-established, walkable neighborhoods "left-wing loons" makes no sense.

Are you for more walkability and redevelopment in Tysons or not? Or do you wish to preserve the car-dependant status quo in Tysons? If you think walkability is left wing nonsense, then you are nothing but full of contradictions as a Tysons booster.

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Anonymous wrote:I live right on the border of McLean and Arlington so should probably be happy about the Tysons development but I just don't see the appeal. I do wonder if their timing is horribly off with government contracting tanking. Kind of like how it was a wasteland after the dot com bust. We'll see.

Tysons was a "wasteland" in the early 2000s? What planet were you living on?

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Anonymous wrote:I live right on the border of McLean and Arlington so should probably be happy about the Tysons development but I just don't see the appeal. I do wonder if their timing is horribly off with government contracting tanking. Kind of like how it was a wasteland after the dot com bust. We'll see.

That was silicon valley not here.

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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!

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And there you have it. Life is over when you move to McLean.

You clearly don't have a family...I am not the PP but the fun just migrates to a new place...

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Just because we think the Tysons boosters are delusional doesn't mean Arlington feels threatened. Hate to burst your bubble, but you are just not that important to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because we think the Tysons boosters are delusional doesn't mean Arlington feels threatened. Hate to burst your bubble, but you are just not that important to us.

No one was talking to you Arlington, get back to prepping for tonight's influx of 20-somethings. We were talking to DC. No one cares about you Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:Just because we think the Tysons boosters are delusional doesn't mean Arlington feels threatened. Hate to burst your bubble, but you are just not that important to us.

No one was talking to you Arlington, get back to prepping for tonight's influx of 20-somethings. We were talking to DC. No one cares about you Arlington.

I have no dog in this fight, I live in Prince William, but I think all 3 of you are hysterical!

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Anonymous wrote:Just because we think the Tysons boosters are delusional doesn't mean Arlington feels threatened. Hate to burst your bubble, but you are just not that important to us.

No one was talking to you Arlington, get back to prepping for tonight's influx of 20-somethings. We were talking to DC. No one cares about you Arlington.

Hell yeah! This 40-something Cougar is going to get some toniiiigghtt. Ha! (P.S. Have you been in Eventide, Liberty Tavern, Screwtop, Circa, Fuego---aint' exactly spring chickens).

[Anonymous]

Mosaic District lady, you guys need a new video. It doesn't appropriately convey your message. If you truly want to be like Clarendon--you are going to need a spokesperson with some flair. Add some music, add some attitude...

We have Remy:

The Arlington Rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1RMuoQnKo


Maybe you can have 'Demi'