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This week was about big developments, big ideas, and big strategies, from the transit-oriented Campus Commons project in Reston, to understanding how women use transit to build a better transportation system, to unpacking how buildings can become more energy efficient. And when you're done with that, enjoy the extra big shade @CouncilofDC threw at Houston's zoning during the World Series.
 

The View at Tysons is slated to be the tallest building in the region

By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • October 29, 2019

What would be the tallest building in the region can be built, now that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the rezoning application for The View at Tysons. The View project is a towering six-building, mixed-use compound that will include offices, apartments, and a nearby connection to Metro.

Reston’s Campus Commons project, next to the Silver Line, moves foward

By Canaan Merchant (Elections Committee) • October 30, 2019

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors gave the final okay for a project that provoked a new wave of organization against long planned changes in Reston. It is the latest in a rash of approvals for redevelopment of many of Reston’s Office parks close to the Silver Line.

To build a better transit system for all, start by understanding how women travel

By Elizabeth Whitton (Contributor) • October 29, 2019

Women account for 55% of transit riders in the US, according to the National Household Travel Survey, yet their travel needs and behaviors are not well understood. If you lack an understanding of how and why women travel, how can you provide safe, reliable, and comfortable transit service?

Here are all @CouncilOfDC’s World Series tweets mocking Houston’s lack of zoning

By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • October 31, 2019

The Nats won the World Series! WAAHOOOOOOO! And now, ever on-watch for the urbanist angle to a story, GGWash is here to shamelessly embed all of the mocking tweets the DC Council’s Twitter account posted about Houston’s zoning during the World Series.

DC’s clean energy law requires buildings to become more efficient. How will they adapt?

By Meena Morar (Fellow) • October 29, 2019

Nine months ago, the DC Council passed one of the most ambitious clean energy laws in the country that mandates, among other things, that buildings become more energy efficient. Some experts and building owners are apprehensive about the task of adapting to the new regulations, but DC officials say they will facilitate the process.