Board approved a new 24-story office building on Saturday.
The Arlington County Board on Saturday approved a new 24-story office building for Crystal City that's designed to help the area survive and thrive following the exodus of government agencies under BRAC. Following the actions of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, several government agencies have left Crystal City, and still more are slated to leave in upcoming years. Arlington County adopted the 40-year Crystal City Sector Plan in 2010 in response to this, and Saturday's action was the first step toward realizing that plan. "We are beginning to see the community’s vision for a more vibrant, walkable and transit-oriented Crystal City take shape," Arlington County Board Chairwoman Mary Hynes said in a statement. The board on …
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'The details are that you end up in traffic congestion, but we have jobs,' says FCEDA Chief.
Severe traffic aside, Base Realignment and Closure is a net positive for the Northern Virginia economy, according to Dr. Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Ghost towns don’t have traffic. Cities with a 15 percent unemployment rate don’t have heavy traffic during rush hour because nobody is going to work,” said Gordon, who spoke with Patch from his office in Tysons Corner. “Our traffic is all these people going to work. It’s hard to argue.” And Gordon had advice for commuters: "Start early. Adjust your hours. Go in early, go home early. Go in late, come home late. I think that’s the answer. Or go further out, get near a VRE [Virginia Railway Express] station, and take the train. Carpool…
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