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I know this has been in the works for a couple of years and they have not completed the entire complex (theaters, park, condos etc) with everything else that is coming but the article makes it sound as if Tysons doesn't currently have a grocery store.
I guess I don't understand why there would be a line into a grocery store these days.
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Residents will now have a place to buy bread, milk and groceries — and extras including a full bar complete with pinball.
There is a very nice Harris Teeter about a half mile away and a Walmart super center right across route 7 people.
I work near the McLean metro stop and occasionally drive to the Bank of America Building directly across the street from this new grocery store. Until they finish everything the traffic will be epic but can someone enlighten me on the direct impact right now?
After business hours I don't see a ton of people needing this at the moment as it appears they would drive or walk from across route 7 or from the side that already has a Harris Teeter.
Maybe those living at the Rotunda condos and the new super tall Adaire apartments or that new highrise going up at Pinnacle drive next to the metro.
I guess this is the start of the great transition where the car dealers will be gone and highrise condos will rule
Tysons. I cannot find the original article I saw before detailing the complete changes coming.
Can the Tyson’s Corner area get any more congested? We drive to nearby McLean several times a year to visit family and it feels like every time there are more stores, office buildings, cars, etc. It reached critical mass a long time ago yet it keeps growing.
Tysons is so weird....it's trying so hard to be this livable walkable area, but Rt 7 kills any enthusiasm for me ever wanting to go to that area.
Yeah I like Tysons but it will never be an Arlington or Alexandria. The way it was built, it’s suburban and that’s hard to truly change. Like a lot of suburban areas now I think you’ll have pockets of walkable areas but it’s not going to be what they’re hoping for.
Also on a side note, used to love Whole Foods but Wegmans is far superior to me these days. I’ll still check this one out though.
Yeah I like Tysons but it will never be an Arlington or Alexandria. The way it was built, it’s suburban and that’s hard to truly change. Like a lot of suburban areas now I think you’ll have pockets of walkable areas but it’s not going to be what they’re hoping for.
Also on a side note, used to love Whole Foods but Wegmans is far superior to me these days. I’ll still check this one out though.
Are you serious? Arlington and Alexandria are mainly the land of low and mid rise developments. Tyson's is on its way to being mainly mid to hi rise, this will end up in it being much more walkable long term.
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Yes but how long do you figure it will take for the density and complete transformation? 3 yrs? 5 - 7 yrs?
High metro ridership is part of that formula and currently the silver line has not been completed/worked out the kinks.
Are you serious? Arlington and Alexandria are mainly the land of low and mid rise developments. Tyson's is on its way to being mainly mid to hi rise, this will end up in it being much more walkable long term.
Have you tried walking or biking in Tysons recently? Ha, good luck with that.
Tyson's is basically dystopia. It's too planned and commercial to have soul, not planned enough to make sense as a neighborhood. It's just a bunch of random developments sort of in proximity to each other. Big roads and freeways cut through it as well which adds to the effect of the major properties like shopping malls, car dealerships etc. in terms of removing any sense of place.
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