One little task force has a lot resting on its shoulders — just about all of Tysons Corner, actually.
With an extension of Metrorail slated to run through the heart of the urban center, the Tysons Land Use Task Force is charged with drawing up the future vision for the area. It’s no small task; developers and landowners are eagerlyanticipating the aboveground four-mile track’s construction, seeking to take advantage of the heavier growth that can be clustered around the four new stations. Before the task force was formed, 20 rail-related land-use proposals that would take up a large portion of Tysons’ land mass were put on hold, pending the completion of the group’s work.
“They want the increase of density that would be possible under the provision that’s associated with the coming of rail,” said Clark Tyler, chairman for the task force.
All of it amounts to what will likely be a dramatic reforging of what is now a car-clogged employment center in the coming years. Paramount among discussions are ways to reduce the number of people who drive through Tysons each day, and bring more residential use to the area.
The 20 proposals are each attempts to amend the comprehensive plan, a document that guides the county’s land use policy.
The task force will also be examining the same plan, and eventually make recommendations that will likely impact what developers can do with their property. Tyler said they hope to have that work complete by mid-2007.
