May 4, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: redevelopment

More citizen involvement urged in Fairfax County planning process

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #Mason District, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Fifteen houses are being built on this property on Backlick Road in Annandale, despite neighborhood opposition. The new Fairfax County land use planning process known as Fairfax Forward could lead to more strategic thinking about development, but only if the plan is revised to strengthen provisions on citizen involvement. That’s the view of  Providence District … Continued

Seven Corners Task Force urged to consider need for new schools

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners
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Students head into Bailey’s Elementary School. Schools are “change agents” that can spur community revitalization and business investment, Dan Parris, Fairfax County Public Schools assistant superintendent for Cluster 3, told the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force April 9. Parris urged the task force to incorporate new school facilities into the revitalization plan … Continued

Mason Land Use Committee defers action on Peace Valley Lane infill project

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #stormwater, #zoning

  The Peace Valley Lane site, with Ravenwood Park houses in the background. People who live near a proposed infill development on Peace Valley Lane in Seven Corners are cautiously optimistic after a Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) meeting March 26.   Will Collins of the Concordia development company is requesting a 1.89-acre site … Continued

Seven Corners working groups present reports to Land Use Task Force

#land use, #litter, #property maintenance, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #signs, #transportation
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Route 50 as seen from the pedestrian bridge. The short-term working groups addressing connectivity and quality of life issues presented their recommendations to the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force March 12. The Connectivity Working Group focused on short-improvements to make the Seven Corners area easier to navigate by pedestrians and bicyclists. Rick … Continued

Goodwill store opens in Annandale

#businesses, #redevelopment, #shopping

The opening of the Goodwill store on John Marr Drive Feb. 16 greatly increases the amount of retail space in Annandale—along with the options for thrift shopping. The new Annandale Goodwill, with 25,000 square feet, is the largest of the 14 Goodwill stores in the Washington, D.C., region, said Brendan Hurley, senior vice president for … Continued

East County office building coming to Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #businesses, #redevelopment, #social services
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The temporary Bailey’s Crossroads fire station is on the future site of the East County office building. Once the East County office building project is completed, it will spur further revitalization in Bailey’s Crossroads, said Carey Needham, director of the building design and construction division in the Fairfax County Department of Public Works Environmental Services. … Continued

Seven Corners task forced urged to support new school for Willston site

#redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
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The Willston Center (on the left) viewed from the pedestrian bridge on Route 50. Parents and students from Bailey’s and Glen Forest elementary schools and their supporters filled the room as the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force held one of its few meetings open for statements from the public. The school advocates … Continued