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Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth Panelist and ModeratorTRANSCRIPT
Putting Development In The Right Places
Blueprint for a Better Region
Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council & Surface Transportation Policy Project – All Rights Reserved, October 2002Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council & Surface Transportation Policy Project – All Rights Reserved, October 2002
Developed Areas in 2000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation and University of Maryland
2030, Under Current Trends
800,000 new acres of Land would be developed, much of it in rural areas.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation and University of Maryland
officeoffice
shoppingshopping
churchchurch
homeshomes
homeshomes
homeshomes
Separation of Community Activities:Where’s the Center in Centreville?
OfficesHomes
Homes Dulles Corridor
Separation of Uses Leads to More Driving
Reston
Centreville
Burke CenterKingstowneBeacon Hill
Tyson’s Galleria Mall
Greenbelt
Vienna
Better Land Use, Community Design, and Transportation Offer Solutions for Energy and
Climate Change
Buildings +Transportation = 80% of Greenhouse Gases (& Energy)
United States:
< 5% of World Population
25% of World’s Oil
70% for Transportation
Metro, MARC & VRE:Metro, MARC & VRE:
More In Planning
114 Stations114 Stations
Gallery PlaceGallery Place
Gallery PlaceGallery Place
1993: Vacant Lots w/Surface 1993: Vacant Lots w/Surface ParkingParking
Metro Metro StationStation
¼ ¼ milemile
Town of Herndon
1300 acres
Gallery Place Development
Area
Tysons Corner
Tyson’s Corner Today: The Elements are there. . .
CondosRetail
Office
Single Family Homes
What Tyson’s could be: A Mixed-Use, Walkable Community
… … and commercial and commercial strips like this…strips like this…
Images Created by Urban Advantage
Great Places Beginwith Great Streets
Streets Ample sidewalks for cafes
Public SpacesVillage green at the Ballston Metro station
• Good public space offers benches for sitting
• Combines hardscape and green
• Closely connects to retail, offices, transit
Woodstock
Ensure Appropriate Transportation Options
Walkable Communities
Route 1 - FairfaxCorridor
Revitalization and Vacant and
Underutilized Land
Sarah Cairney August 2005
Survey of 7 Nodes of Commercial Land and Parking Lots on Route 1 in Fairfax County
624 Acres
(2 more nodes to the south)
Beacon Hill - Node 3
Legend
½ mile diameter
Commercial
Industrial
Housing
Parking
Vacant
Beacon Hill on Route 1
A Vision of Richmond Highway
A Vision of Richmond Highway
Southern Richmond Highway
Creating Watershed Plans
Restoring Streams and Creeks
Revitalizing Commercial Corridors
Kentlands
The Key to Success:
The Right Development in the Right Places with Good Design