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Tysons tunnel supporters withdraw lawsuit
- Supporters of building a Metrorail line to Washington Dulles International Airport through a tunnel under Tysons Corner have withdrawn a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation that sought to block the approved project if their proposal wasn't reconsidered, the group's president said Tuesday.
Builders dump Tysons Corner offices for apartments, shops
- The owners of 18 acres in one of Fairfax County’s most heavily developed areas want to dump two planned office buildings for a mix of shops and apartments. The development on Towers Crescent Drive, near the corner of the Beltway and Leesburg Pike in Tysons Corner, are seeking to put as many as 919 new dwellings and a cluster of retail where plans once called for the new office buildings, according to county documents. Three office buildings already exist on the site, and construction could get under way on another this fall. Fairfax County Supervisors plan to vote on the rezoning request on Oct. 15.
- The owners of 18 acres in one of Fairfax County’s most heavily developed areas want to dump two planned office buildings for a mix of shops and apartments. The development on Towers Crescent Drive, near the corner of the Beltway and Leesburg Pike in Tysons Corner, are seeking to put as many as 919 new dwellings and a cluster of retail where plans once called for the new office buildings, according to county documents. Three office buildings already exist on the site, and construction could get under way on another this fall. Fairfax County Supervisors plan to vote on the rezoning request on Oct. 15.
Report: Tysons growth could quadruple strain on schools
- Public services like schools and police would need to double or quadruple their capacity to handle the demands created by the growth plans being considered for Tysons Corner, according to a recent county report.
Tunnel proponents suffer setback
- Operating and maintaining a train tunnel instead of an elevated track through Tysons Corner would save the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority a negligible amount, an engineering report released Thursday said.
- Operating and maintaining a train tunnel instead of an elevated track through Tysons Corner would save the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority a negligible amount, an engineering report released Thursday said.
Giuliani rallies Republicans in Tysons
- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, was expected to be in Tysons Corner Monday night to raise money for the Virginia Republican Party.
Tysons blueprint to be finished in one year
- A blueprint for the future of Tysons Corner will be complete by the end of 2007, according to a task force drafting the plan.
- A blueprint for the future of Tysons Corner will be complete by the end of 2007, according to a task force drafting the plan.
Critics of Tysons mall unswayed by revisions
- Opponents of the current proposal to reshape the Tysons Corner Center say the plan is still unacceptable, despite revisions by the developer.
Developer resubmits plan for Tysons Corner Center
- A California-based developer seeking to overhaul one of the region’s largest malls has added new homes and agreed to delay roughly one-third of the project, all in the hopes of seeing approval for the gargantuan plan.
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