"Reston Spectrum, owned by Lerner Enterprises, secured county approval of a finalized conceptual site plan in 2008 using extra density from the neighboring Reston Regional Library, which was deemed a park in 1992, allowing it to transfer density to nearby developers." Can someone explain what this means?

Developers have ruined Reston. We have allowed it in our frenzy for the almighty dollar.Stop the madness!

I personally like our mini metropolis. But that is likely because I grew up in Manhattan. I don't want to go back there, at this time, but I do like a little more urbane feeling. What I DON'T like is that no independent boutiques and charming shops and restaurants can afford to be here. All we look like is the Tyson's or Dulles mall, but outside. Chain this and chain that. It makes us sterile, lacking in a unique personality. GREED simply ruins so much texture in our lives.

During those terrible hot days of last summer, I was frequently over in that area. And with all the cement around there, it was hot! We also seem to be gearing up to use more bicycles and mass transit. And we try to incorporate walking, etc into our lifestyle for exercise. I wonder how much green space are we going to have there to absorb the heat, how many trees, how much grass.

The people of Fairfax County will NEVER have one ounce of control over developers until we start FIRING politicians. I don't mean letting them run out their turn, allowing them to wreak havoc on an area for 2, 4, 6, 8 ... or however many years, I mean FIRE THEM NOW. Have them recalled, or forced out.

If you'll recall, several years ago, a NOW-FAILED developer wanted to put high rises up off of Hunter Mill Road between the now washed out bridge and the Sunset Hills Road. In this RARE case, people along that area rallied and got the development stopped, but not until our "Supervisor", Ms. Hudgins took a few shots at her constituents on BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPERS. Supervisor Hudgins and Connolly were both CLEARLY fighting for the developers. The only reason the developers didn't win was because they tried creating a fake "citizens lobbying group" that was nothing more than them, some landholders, and others that stood to make money off the deal presenting themselves as "a concerned citizens" group.

Interestingly, the company was tied up in the mortgage scams as well and went under about a year after this little "dream project" got killed. Had this gone forward, and the Board of Supervisors so dearly wanted it to, we would likely drive down that section of Hunter Milll and be looking at a field stripped of all vegitation, leaving only a field of barren mud.

Politicians will NEVER get it until some of them get FIRED!

1,400 more "residential units". How are all those people going to get there? Reston Parkway is already overcrowded!

It takes me 30 minutes now during rush hour to get from Fox Mill Road to the Toll Road. What are they going to do about that. And don't tell me people will use the Metro. The costs for going anywhere are going to be extraordinary. Metro is for the rich.

I just got back from the Thursday night Planning Board meeting. There was no information in the presentation about traffic impact on Reston Parkway. Maybe it's somewhere in the printed package. Basically what they're trying to do is something like what was proposed years ago. Buildings will face out onto the streets, not inwards toward the current parking lots, in hopes that people will walk up from Market Street. Harris Teeter will get more floorspace. I just wonder how they plan to fill the office spaces.