tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13301700.post-1142861210505640492006-03-20T08:19:00.000-05:002006-03-20T08:27:57.183-05:00With plans for new Metrorail stops in car-oriented Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, the pressure is on for the big-lot car dealerships there to sell out and give way to transit-oriented development.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/19/AR2006031901221_2.html">Wash Post</a> has a story on it, which says that Fairfax officials "envision turning Tysons' entire charmless mix of office buildings and shopping-strip retail into a thriving downtown for Northern Virginia, with high-rise housing, big city blocks and a vibrant night life." <blockquote>'But few will probably be as affected as the auto dealers. There is the symbolism; one of the goals of bringing rail through Tysons to Dulles International Airport is to reduce reliance on vehicles. A row of auto dealerships doesn't exactly fit with the new ethos of a transit- and pedestrian-friendly Tysons liberated from the car culture.'<br /></blockquote>The business owners who sell their land will make some money; even more if the stick around until rail is in place.Bob Burkenoreply@blogger.com1