Hubris, defined as “extreme pride or arrogance, leading to an overestimation of one’s own competence or capabilities,” was given a full display last month by Fairfax County Economic Development Authority president Gerry Gordon. Brandishing glossy architectural renderings, Gordon told a group of local business leaders that “Tysons’ time has come … Fairfax County is now the downtown. D.C. just became our suburb.”

Gordon believes that by adding four new Metrorail stations, and millions of square feet of office space, residential space and hotel rooms, Tysons Corner will replace Washington as the center of the metropolitan region.

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