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Planning commission praises ‘creative solution’ to expanding Seven Corners apartment complex

Published June 30, 2026 at 10:00AM | Updated June 30, 2026 at 10:17AM

Conceptual rendering of the proposed new Cavalier Club apartment building (via Hord Coplan Macht/Fairfax County)

Plans for an apartment building with approximately 240 homes and ground-floor retail in the Seven Corners area have received support from the Fairfax County Planning Commission.

Commission members unanimously recommended on June 24 that the Board of Supervisors approve the proposal submitted by EYA and Southern Management.

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Planning commission backs townhouses for Reston’s Isaac Newton Square

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 29, 2026 at 2:45PM

Concept design for upper portion of the Isaac Newton Square redevelopment in Reston (via Land Design/Fairfax County)

The Fairfax County Planning Commission voiced support last Wednesday (June 24) for the construction of 143 townhomes on the northern portion of Isaac Newton Square in Reston.

If approved by the Board of Supervisors, the project will represent the second phase of a larger plan greenlit in 2019 that calls for the 36-acre office park to be redeveloped with 2,100 residential units, plus new office, retail and potentially hotel space.

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Bond referendums to fund parks, human services projects likely headed to Fairfax voters

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 29, 2026 at 9:15AM

Voting at Cunningham Park Elementary School in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted on June 23 to petition the Circuit Court to place two bond referendums on this year’s general election ballot.

County leaders will seek voter support on Nov. 3 for a $180 million parks bond and $75 million human services bond to support a number of capital improvements.

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Fairfax County board urges ‘patience and respect’ as e-bikes proliferate among youth

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 25, 2026 at 1:45PM

Individual riding e-bike (via G-Force Bike/Unsplash)

Fairfax County leaders say a recent proliferation of electrically assisted bicycles (e-bikes) among young people provides benefits but also brings dangers.

“It’s only a matter of time before we see serious injuries and worse,” Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn said at the Board’s June 23 meeting.

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Fairfax County leaders request exemption for Potomac River if Va. declares drought emergency

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 25, 2026 at 9:15AM

Difficult Run opens to the Potomac River in Great Falls Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County leaders are asking Gov. Abigail Spanberger to take into account the local area’s unique circumstances if a drought emergency needs to be declared in Virginia.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (June 23) authorized Chairman Jeff McKay to send a letter to Spanberger, laying out concerns of local leaders and Fairfax Water officials.

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Construction begins to restore wetlands at Gateway Regional Park

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 24, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated June 24, 2026 at 9:43AM

The Gateway Regional Park picnic area (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Construction work is underway on a summertime effort to reinvigorate Gateway Regional Park in the City of Fairfax.

Avon Corp., which received the contract for the project, has started work that’s expected to run through September. The park will remain closed through November for the construction and subsequent fall plantings, according to NOVA Parks, which manages the site.

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Fairfax County government may round change up or down as pennies become scarce

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 23, 2026 at 2:45PM

Artwork of a penny (via Sebastian Enriquez/Unsplash)

Fairfax County leaders are about to take steps to address the likelihood of an increasing penny shortage in the nation’s future.

At its meeting today, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized a public hearing on Tuesday, July 14 to consider revisions to how change is provided to those paying by cash for local government services.

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Feedback sought on future of Pinn, Huntington community centers

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 23, 2026 at 10:00AM

Huntington Community Center (via Fairfax County)

Community engagement sessions are on the horizon to gather public input on the future of the David R. Pinn and Huntington community centers.

Both centers are slated to close as county-run facilities after the summer. Fairfax County officials say a combination of a challenging budget environment and declining attendance trends led to the decisions.

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NVTA: Local buy-in needed to turn vision of N. Va. bus rapid transit network into reality

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 23, 2026 at 9:15AM

Alexandria City Council member Canek Aguirre discusses proposed Route 7 bus rapid transit at June 2026 open house (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

A network of about two dozen bus rapid transit (BRT) systems could be running through the local region in coming decades.

But the effort won’t succeed without buy-in from local governments, a top transit leader told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 16.

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New trail along I-495 in McLean to open this week with community fun run

By Scott McCaffrey

Published June 22, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated June 24, 2026 at 10:11AM

New shared-use path along I-495 in McLean (courtesy VDOT)

A community celebration is set for this coming Saturday, June 27 to mark the opening of a new shared-use bicycle and pedestrian trail adjacent to the Capital Beltway (I-495) in McLean.

A joint effort of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transurban, the trail is one of the final multimodal features of the 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project, which extended the interstate’s toll lanes past the GW Parkway in McLean and updated seven bridges.