Loudoun County Growth & Development
Backlash to Rapid Growth Extends to New Services and Infrastructure
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Across the County, residents weary of the intense growth that has gripped their community over the past decade are fighting back - against schools, cellphone towers, a sheriff's substation and even a hospital. Read story and 2 comments »
Overview
Loudoun County's once-staggering growth rate has slowed, although the past decade ushered in tens of thousands of new faces. From 2000 to 2006, the population surged from 169,599 to 268,817, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — a jump of 59 percent.
Infrastructure has followed growth, but a personal vehicle is still the best way to connect with the rest of the Washington metropolitan area. That could change as the region's growth brings another option to the table.
Dulles International Airport and eastern Loudoun are scheduled to be served by the Metrorail system beginning in 2015. The new branch of the Metro eventually will extend 23 miles from Metrorail's orange line.
While Phase 1 of the extension will be 11 miles — from near the East Falls Church Metro station to Wiehle Avenue in Reston — the second phase will run from Wiehle through Herndon, Dulles airport and into Loudoun.
In Loudoun, the final stop on the Metro will be the Route 772 stop near the highway's intersection with the Dulles Greenway. The station will feature a Kiss and Ride, as well as parking for about 3,300 vehicles.
Metro stations along the new corridor will have trains stopping every seven minutes during peak hours, with less frequent trains at non-peak times. The project will bring 11 new Metro stations to Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
Another option is Loudoun County Transit, which offers bus service from park-and-ride lots to destinations in Virginia and Washington.
Supervisors Kill Deal for Schools Site
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to reject a request by the school district to buy 174 acres in Ashburn to build three schools, saying that the deal struck by school officials was too costly and that the process for buying land for schools was flawed. Read story and 13 comments »
Loudoun Board Bars Use of Builder Campaign Funds
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Loudoun County supervisors voted yesterday to bar themselves from accepting campaign contributions from builders and others with proposals before the board as part of a broad effort to restore public confidence in a body that some have viewed as too close to the development community. Read story and 17 comments »
Dulles Toll Cheats: Beware
Sunday, June 29, 2008
After a long period of lax enforcement of toll-evading on the Dulles Toll Road, the state is demanding that dozens of motorists ante up — costing some scofflaws thousands. Read story and 8 comments »
Va. House Committee Kills Kaine Road Plan
Panel Advances Its Own Proposal Before a Recess
Friday, June 27, 2008
RICHMOND, June 26 — A proposal by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to raise $1.1 billion a year in taxes and fees for statewide transportation was killed Thursday by a House committee, which advanced a plan to collect money for Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. Read story »
House Panel Kills Kaine's Transportation Proposal
Thursday, June 26, 2008
RICHMOND, June 26 -- A Republican-led House of Delegates committee Thursday morning rejected Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's proposal to raise $1 billion a year in taxes and fees for transportation projects, effectively denying the bill an up-or-down floor vote in the special legislative session. Read story and 2 comments »
Va. Senate Approves 6 Cent Gas Tax Hike
Officials Question Fate of Road Bill
Thursday, June 26, 2008
RICHMOND, June 25 — The Virginia Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to raise the gas tax by 6 cents, but officials in both parties say the measure has almost no chance in the House of Delegates, leaving many legislators to wonder whether any plan to pay for transportation will be resolved in the current special session. Read story and 4 comments »
Transportation Deal Still Stalled
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
RICHMOND, June 24 — The General Assembly on Tuesday began the arduous task of passing a bill that would pay for road and transit projects, but on the second day of a special legislative session, a compromise between the House and Senate remained elusive. Read story and 1 comment »
Kaine's Transportation Plan Faces Uphill Climb
House Republicans Say Senate Must Pass Bill First; Anti-Tax Activists Hit Capitol
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Loudoun delegates weigh in with their thoughts on Loudoun's transportation problems and the solutions they've proposed during the General Assembly's special transportation session. Read story and 3 comments »
A Long Journey on the Trail
The W&OD Is Park, Path and Community, And Paul McCray Has Been the Man in Charge
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Paul McCray can recall the history of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail from memory. Deeply involved in shaping it for more than two decades, he has amassed a load of knowledge about the trail, the people who travel it and things that happen there. Read story and 1 comment »
A Quicker Trip by Airport (but Not by Plane)
Loophole Gives Commuters Shortcut Through Dulles to Low-Traffic Access Road
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Harried commuters are taking advantage of a loophole that allows drivers on airport business to use the Dulles Access Road, which was designed to funnel passengers to the airport from the Capital Beltway. Read story and 4 comments »
York Floats New Tax for Traffic Improvements
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Loudoun County officials may have to impose a new commercial real estate tax to pay for road improvements and ease traffic congestion that threatens to bring down Loudoun’s quality of life, Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott K. York (I) told local business leaders today. Read story and 10 comments »
Plan Would Ban Houses Near Airport
Crosstrail Site Up for Rezoning
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors sent a strong signal this week that it does not want any residential development in an area near Leesburg Executive Airport that had been the proposed location for a mixed-use project called Crosstrail. Read story »
Va. High Court Revives Dulles Toll Road Suit
Proposed Metro Extension Hits Another Snag
Saturday, June 7, 2008
A proposed extension of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, already on precarious footing, was dealt another setback yesterday when the Virginia Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit to go forward challenging plans to use Dulles Toll Road receipts to fund construction. Read story »
FTC Challenge Blocks Inova Merger
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Northern Virginia’s largest hospital chain yesterday abandoned its plans to merge with Prince William Hospital in Manassas, citing a legal challenge from the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal. Read story »
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