Tag: Seven Corners
Seven Corners working groups present reports to Land Use Task Force
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
Seven Corners task forced urged to support new school for Willston site
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
Citizen activists frustrated by lack of action to clean up Seven Corners
Piles of trash in a parking lot behind the Willston Center on Route 50. Kay Cooper and Nancy Vorona, residents of Lake Barcroft, would like to see the Seven Corners area cleaned up. They’ve been urging Fairfax County leaders, VDOT, and law enforcement officials to take some action to get rid of the litter and … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force considers existing conditions
The task force at work at the Mason District Government Center. The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Forcereviewed the existing conditions of the area – where various types of development are located and how the land is zoned, for example – at its Nov. 13 meeting. Task force members were appointed by Mason … Continued
Task Force begins work on planning future of Seven Corners
County planner Bernie Suchicital (left) addresses the Seven Corners Task Force. Twelve local residents and business people selected for the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force met for the first time Sept. 11 to figure out how they will operate over the next few months as they develop recommendations on how the area … Continued
Groups formed to continue discussions on future of Seven Corners
Route 50 at Seven Corners The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization is forming three groups to continue the discussions on the future of Seven Corners, following two “visioning workshops” last spring. A Land Use and Transportation Task Force will review the history of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for the Seven Corners area and … Continued
Man arrested in botched bank robbery in Seven Corners
Officers from the Mason District Police Station have charged Herson Geovanne Torres, 22, of 7230 Beverly Park Drive, Springfield, with the attempted robbery of Capital One bank in Seven Corners. The suspect had entered the bank, located at 6367 Seven Corners Center, at around 3:05 p.m. on June 5. He passed a note demanding money … Continued
Seven Corners clean-up a victim of bureaucracy
Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners A major effort to clean up Seven Corners planned for June 23 has been sunk by the bureaucracy. Lake Barcroft residents Nancy Vorona and Kay Cooper had put lots of work into mobilizing the community to get rid of the litter and illegal signs along Route 7. They hoped to … Continued
Seven Corners residents explore vision for future redevelopment
The Seven Corners Shopping Center Seven Corners residents and business owners at the second “visioning workshop” last night were thoroughly engaged in the process to form a long-term plan for redeveloping the area, yet there was quite a bit of frustration over the need for immediate action to clean up the appearance of the area. … Continued
Land use experts weigh in on revitalization strategies for Seven Corners
The pedestrian bridge over Arlington Boulevard With Fairfax County in the earliest stages of exploring redevelopment possibilities for Seven Corners, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) issued a brief report in May outlining how land use experts think the area can be improved. Fairfax County’s efforts for dealing with Seven Corners began with a “visioning exercise” … Continued
Residents want Seven Corners safer for walking and biking
The map of Seven Corners illustrates the lack of connectivity. When residents and business owners were asked at a “visioning exercise” May 21 how they feel about Seven Corners, several common themes emerged: Make the area safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. Provide mass transit or otherwise alleviate the traffic congestion. Preserve the diverse population and … Continued
Apartment tower planned for Seven Corners
The site of a proposed apartment tower on Route 50 A five-story residential building with approximately 200 rental units is planned for the wooded, triangular property between the two office towers and American Lube on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners. There were originally supposed to be three office buildings on that property, which is owned … Continued
Public urged to take part in clean-up effort planned for Seven Corners
Leesburg Pike at Seven Corners A lot of people complain about Seven Corners—the traffic congestion, the lack of good design, and the trash all over the place—but Nancy Vorona and Kay Cooper are actually taking steps to improve it. They are organizing efforts to get rid of the litter and illegal signs. The two Lake … Continued
FXCO to study Seven Corners
The pedestrian bridge over Arlington Boulevard The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) is launching a major study of the future of the Seven Corners area in May, Matt Flis, a planner with that office, announced at a meeting of the Bailey’s Crossroads Revitalization Corporation (BCRC) earlier this week. The study will start with … Continued
Study of Seven Corners redevelopment options planned
The Seven Corners Shopping Center The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that focuses on urban planning, will conduct a study of Seven Corners, a traffic-clogged area of strip malls centered around the intersection of Route 50 and Route 7. The ULI study, to be started in April and completed by the end … Continued