By Brian Trompeter
A proposed major mixed-use redevelopment at the West Falls Church Metrorail station seeks a nearly 45-percent parking reduction for its multi-family residential buildings, but the McLean Citizens Association on March 1 said a study by Gorove Slade Transportation Planners and Engineers justifying so much less parking was decidedly flawed.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County police are investigating a Feb. 22 officer-involved shooting on the Tysons Corner Center property that left a 37-year-old District of Columbia man dead.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 21 unanimously agreed to spend an additional $54,000 on the Tapawingo/Kingsley Urban Bio-retention Project that will be built as part of a joint stormwater initiative with the town of Vienna.
Photo by Jama Green for Virginia Tech.
A team of Virginia Tech researchers and students is preparing to deliver a 3U CubeSat for space-launch-qualification testing.
By Brian Trompeter
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is taking “steps in the right direction” with its proposed fiscal 2024 budget, five-year capital-improvement plan and changes to some fees and services, Fairfax County supervisors said Feb. 21.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County employees, as well as ones working for the school system, would receive healthy pay raises under County Executive Bryan Hill’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget – but this would come largely at the expense of homeowners.
By Brian Trompeter
Wrong-Way Crash on I-495 Express Lanes Kills Driver of Stolen Maserati: Virginia State Police are asking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a stolen Maserati who died Feb. 24 after striking a Jersey wall in the Vienna area.
By Brian Trompeter
As had been rumored for months, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean-Great Falls-Loudoun) announced Feb. 24 she would not be seeking a fifth term in November.
By Brian Trompeter
Northern Virginia members of the House of Delegates have introduced resolutions this year honoring outstanding local organizations, sports teams and residents.
By Brian Trompeter
Engineering work for a planned sidewalk on the even-numbered side of Melody Lane, S.W., will continue, all but one Vienna Town Council member concurred Feb. 27.
