October 39, 2009

McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Fairfax County planners estimate it will take
a whopping $15 billion in transportation improvements to revamp
Tysons Corner into a dense, walkable urban hub.

The preliminary estimate was released this week. It includes
$2.6 billion that has already been allocated for the first leg of a
Metro extension to Dulles International Airport. It also includes
$7 billion dollars for roads, bus service and two additional rail
lines that would not be spent until after 2030.

The county hopes to remake Tysons Corner into a transit-oriented, second city of the Washington area.

Landowners who stand to profit from dense development are likely
to donate much of the land for to create a new street grid. But
it's unclear where the county will get billions of dollars needed
over the next 20 years.