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Privacy and convenience converge at Riverside Estates

February 24, 2011June 25, 2015Ruth Harper

Near the intersection of Rt. 1 and Old Mount Vernon Highway lies Riverside Estates, a somewhat private and hidden placed tucked near a Potomac tributary. Despite its privacy and serenity, Riverside Estates is located near a highway that allows for easy access to many Northern Virginia hotspots, including Fort Belvoir, Old Town, the Metro, Reagan National Airport and the Pentagon. Because of its privacy, this neighborhood is desirable, and the homes fit the community’s beautiful peacefulness. Built primarily in the 1960s, the homes come in many varieties and have received renovations and upgrades.

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Convenient Commuting In Lakeridge

September 3, 2010February 19, 2016Ace

Commuting plays a very essential role in our everyday life. And one would have to be aware of the ways on how to get to place on time efficiently. The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Woodbridge Station is one of the many ways you can commute around and to Springfield, Crystal City including DC’s Union Station that is just a few minutes away in the bustle of rush hour in Lakeridge. Omnilink serve Lakeridge providing buses that operate regularly in Prince William County. Express service via buses towards DC and Pentagon is offered in Lakeridge and at the VDOT Commuter Lot entering Lakeridge.

Carpooling has proven to be very popular in Lakeridge where you can meet up at the VDOT Commuter Lot. Hitching a ride or also rather Slugging is provided by a designated Slug Line Stop in Lakeridge where those wanting to catch a free ride can do so. This much preferred with the demand to use I–95 HOV lanes. A driver heading out to DC in need of one more passenger can make a stop at the Slug Line Stop where the first commuter in the line heading off to DC as well can join the ride and use the I-95 HOV lanes. With the many ways of commuting, people can never be without any means of transportation in Lakeridge. photo credit: joeltelling photo credit: divinemisscopa

From Location to Commute, Will This Affect Real Estate?

July 31, 2010January 5, 2016Ace

For those searching for homes in Northern Virginia, the location is always the main and important factor. However, there are a lot of specifications that would decide on a location. Those would be the exact neighborhoods, views, noise, schools, accessibility to shopping centers/ entertainment/ convenient stores/ healthcare and more. But there is one factor that will remain to be the most important specification and that would be Commute. Washington DC does have the most gridlock highways in the country and as regional planners suggest improvements to handle the current situation, people and employment still rains hard. Although from the perspective of Real Estate it is a blessing but in terms of commute it is already a complicated and challenging situation that would grow into a more challenging one. According to local news radio WTOP, the Washington DC region is primed to grow by more than 2 million people over the next 25 years, however the same report did highlight that the region needs to build more accessible roads to handle the influx. While as observed by the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, once we get beyond our current major roads projects to deal with the current concerns, there are “no improvements in the pipeline after this”. Based on the current situation we have, the concern of location in Real Estate may as well be commute. A worker’s commute being frustrating and lengthy can and will have a large impact on his or her lifestyle and even personality. Bearing this in mind, the consideration to trade other location features to commute features will definitely arise. Such commuting features may be:

Accessibility to current or possible job centers that may include military bases.
Convenient highway access
Accessibility to mass transportation like Metrorail
Proximity to airports – Dulles or Reagan National in Northern Virginia or BWI
Consideration of toll vs. non-toll highways
Carpool hours on certain highways that can affect commute
Accessibility to secondary roads and upcoming road improvements
Awareness of where “ bottlenecks” can be found

Would such considerations make a large change of location specifications to commute specifications in terms of Real Estate?

Wiehle Avenue Metro Station

March 16, 2010February 26, 2016Will Nesbitt

You're invited to give feedback on future land-use near proposed Wiehle Avenue Metro Station

As you may know the new Silver Line is being planned to take commuters from Reston/Herndon into the City. The Wiehle Metro Station will be located just west of Tyson's Corner at Weihle Avenue. Planners and adminstrators have invited the public to offer input about the land-use around the proposed station on March 20, at 9 a.m. The public workshop will be held at the Langston Hughes Middle School cafeteria, 11401 Ridge Heights Road, Reston. The draft agenda for this workshop is available online. The goal of this development is to take advantage of proximity to Metro while preserving nearby neighborhoods. The Reston Master Plan Task Force will develop recommendations for future land use for the Dulles Corridor. This includes the areas around the future Wiehle Avenue, Reston Parkway and Herndon-Monroe Metro stations, as well as Reston Town Center. Community workshops will be conducted for each of these areas, so the public can offer their input. Public hearings also will be held later this year on the overall recommendations for the corridor. The task force is scheduled to present its recommendations this summer and they will be sent to the Fairfax County Planning Commission for review this fall. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will then vote on whether to include the recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan for the corridor. Materials from previous workshops are available online. For more information or reasonable ADA accommodations, contact Sandi Smith, Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning, at 703-324-1239, TTY 711 or [email protected].