Save the Date: Looking at Reston's Urban Future

How can looking at Reston's past be the key to planning its future?

This is the topic at a forum, “Understanding Urbanization: Building on Reston’s Past to Create Its Future,” at 7 p.m. July 22 at Reston Association headquarters, 12011 Sunrise Valley Dr.

Jeff Speck will the keynote speaker. Speck is a city planner and smart growth advocate. He is the Director of Design at the National Endowment for the  Arts, a member of the Sustainability Task Force of the U.S.  Department of Homeland Security, and the co-author of Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream and author of Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time and The Smart Growth Manual.

He will lead a panel on urban design and smart-growth principles and how they can be applied in Reston. The panel will include local design industry leaders, Fairfax County land use planning staff, and commercial development representatives will follow the presentation. 

The event is sponsored by Reston Association, Fairfax County, JBG Companies, the Dulles Corridor Rail Association and the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce