Reston Heights, a 1 million square foot office/residential/retail complex is already drawing community resistance.
The JBG companies, a Chevy Chase based developer held a meeting with residents off the Hunters Green cluster association, to discuss the building. A few citizens have expressed concerns, as told by the Reston Observer:
Resident Jim Allred said he did not buy JBG’s statement that they could not commit to creating that walkway. “Unless it’s connected pedestrian-wise to the Metro, this project fails in my mind,” he said. Allred said without that connection to the Metro stop, people would drive to the nearby stations and further increase traffic.
“We are not going to be able to get out of our neighborhoods,” said Marie Huhtala, a Reston resident who is currently running for the Hunter Mill district seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Huhtala said the nearby roads have already receiving failing grades, and she does not know how that could be improved with this development.
Of course the project will be the equivalent of two city blocks from the proposed Reston Parkway rail station, and currently has bus stops with direct access to the West Falls Church metro station. The road had some recent lane additions, which has already improved the flow of peak rush hour traffic.
If this project is approved JBG would build a pedastrain bridge or tunnel for access to the other side of Reston Parkway, which has a popular walking/biking trail.
The Reston Planning and Zoning Committee voted 9-2 with one abstention to recommend the plan, which includes over $200,000 in improvements for Reston Parkway. The Fairfax County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the plan Wednesday.
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