For years, Tysons Corner has been primarily a commuter destination. With thousands of people pouring into the area each day for work, Tysons’ three main thoroughfares — Route 123, Route 7 and the Capital Beltway — are routinely plagued by severe traffic jams during morning rush hour, evening rush hour and even lunch hour.

“One of the issues in Tysons is it’s so auto-dependent that almost every trip involves a car, usually single-occupancy,” said Virginia Del. Jim Scott, D-Fairfax, interim chairman of the Tysons Land Use Task Force. “That causes a major traffic jam three times a day.”