June 16, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: redevelopment

After sale of Hillwood Square, residents struggling to find affordable housing

#Falls Church, #housing, #neighborhood groups, #real estate, #redevelopment
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The interior of the Hillwood Square community is accessible by paths, not roads. The sale of the Hillwood Square community in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County means some longtime residents are struggling to find an affordable place to live. The new owner of the nearly 20-acre property, AvalonBay Communities Inc., plans to build … Continued

Gross agrees to strengthen community input on land use issues

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #zoning
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In advance of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ hearing on Fairfax Forward next week, representatives of the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) met with Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to express their concerns with potential changes to how land use decisions are made. Fairfax Forward revises the procedures for updating the county’s Comprehensive … Continued

Seven Corners Task Force puts together outline for redevelopment

#businesses, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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Seven Corners Task Force members during the charrette. Seven Corners could be vastly improved with a town center on the site of the Willston shopping centers and Willston Multicultural Center along Route 50. That’s one of the key outcomes from a marathon “charrette” session held by the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force. … Continued

Transportation systems need to evolve to accommodate urbanization

#beltway, #Bulova, #bus, #land use, #redevelopment, #streetcars, #transportation

Rush hour on Route 50 in Falls Church. Fairfax County Supervisor Sharon Bulova’s “Evolution of Transportation” forum June 12 covered trends from way back—when Route 7 was an Indian trail—to the future, when we might be able to watch TV or nap while our cars drive themselves. The present state of transportation is a mess, … Continued

Korean community center task force has challenging agenda

#Koreans, #Recreation, #redevelopment, #social services

Plans to establish a Korean community center in Fairfax County are proceeding despite conflicts over leadership within the task force set up to organize the project.   The task force members include representatives of several Korean social service and business organizations. William Hwang, former president of the Korean American Association of Virginia, is serving as … Continued

Community meetings on East County Government Center to occur this summer

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #housing, #real estate, #redevelopment, #social services, #transportation
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The proposed site for the East County Government Center now houses the temporary Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station. When public outreach meetings on a proposal for county office building and apartments on Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads happen this summer, the potential impact on school overcrowding and traffic are expected to be major concerns. The project … Continued

More public involvement urged for Fairfax Forward

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment

The shopping center on Annandale Road being developed by Bill Page Honda. Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department (DPZ) staff have agreed to strengthen provisions on community involvement and public outreach in Fairfax Forward, the proposed plan for overhauling the way changes are made in the county’s land use policy. The county, however, is not … Continued