Future of NOVA

low-density townhomes and no-density parking lot at Vienna Metro (north side, away from MetroWest project)
low-density townhomes and no-density parking lot at Vienna Metro (north side, away from MetroWest project)

Questions to Explore This Week
chimney of Col. Fairfax's house at Leesylvania State Park - Which suburbs will morph into "urbs"? Will the remaining suburbs survive if gasoline gets to $10/gallon?
- Can NOVA fund the transportation network required for the projected population growth?
- What areas are likely to become "smart growth" communities?
- Will it matter who is elected?
- Where will history and nature be conserved?

1) How Will the Population and Housing Patterns of Northern Virginia Change?
- Home Size Builds to Crescendo
- look at the Census Bureau Quickfacts site for Virginia
- Fairfax County To Recalculate Disputed 2008 Assessments
- Edge City
- Taming Tysons Corner - Transforming the Quintessential Edge City
- Suburban Soul: Reston Is Hot Property, but Tysons Hums With 'Messy Vitality'
- Tysons Corner's Chaos Hardly Translates Into 'Messy Vitality'
- Overhaul Of Tysons Center Approved

2) Future Political Geography of NOVA
- Virginia's Sham Democracy

3) What Natural and Historic Sites Will the Grandkids See in Northern Virginia?
- Lake Terrapin and the Powell's Creek Watershed
- Special Purchase of Development Rights Edition
- Funding of PDR Program Will Help Preserve Our Cultural Heritage--Harry Atherton

4) What Comes After Sprawl?

5) Can Northern Virginia Growth Continue Forever?

water restrictions imposed during 2007 drought
water restrictions imposed during 2007 drought


Geography of Northern Virginia
Virginia Places