Field Session

WED-FS-03: Transforming Tysons Through Redevelopment and Public Green Infrastructure Investments

Sponsored By 

Field Session Leader(s)

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  Beth Elliott, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers)

  Planner
  Fairfax County, Dept. of Planning and Development - Urban Centers Section
  Fairfax, Virginia

  Session Guide
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  Danielle Sette, ASLA

  Landscape Architect III
  Fairfax County, Dept. of Public Works and Environmental Services, Stormwater Planning Division
  Fairfax, Virginia

Field Session Presenter(s)

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  Andrea B. Crossett

  Director
  LandDesign
  Sterling, Virginia
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  Khristine F. Giangrandi, PLA, ASLA

  Director
  LandDesign
  Alexandria, Virginia
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  William Marsh, LEED AP, PE

  Tysons Urban Center Coordinator
  Fairfax County government, Department of Land Development Services
  Fairfax, Virginia
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  Rachel Rittler, PLA, ASLA

  Project Manager
  Parker Rodriguez
  Alexandria, Virginia
• MT

  Meghan Trossen

Scotts Run Stream, Fairfax County, VA/ Fairfax County DPWES-SWPD

Hear from public and private practitioners creating transformative spaces within an urban transit-oriented development “edge” city, and learn how strategic long-range planning can catalyze growth for community benefit. Join us as we explore new land uses, parks, and celebrated environments near the Silver Line Metro stations in Tysons, Virginia.

Includes: all-day metro SmartTrip® pass, catered lunch. Extensive walking.

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore how long-range planning documents and critical public transit infrastructure can support the transformation of a place from suburban development to thriving urban center.
• Compare two urban mixed-use developments and how their grid of streets, road ownership, stormwater management, and urban forestry goals can be achieved through different design methods.
• Understand how urban stream restoration projects can be funded, designed, constructed, maintained, and monitored by both public- and private-sector partners.
• Learn how stormwater and watershed management plans can be thoughtfully integrated at multiple scales in challenging urban environments, and how lessons learned from early projects can inform future projects.