Sitting 13 miles from Washington, D.C., Tysons, Virginia, is easily dismissed as an edge city. Yet its location is one reason that travelers should take notice.


The Board of Supervisors approved a development that will include a five-acre park with a performance stage, open lawn and more.


What would you do if you were tasked with doubling the number of jobs and raising the number of residents from about 14,000 people to 100,000 in a city? Plus you need to add 113 million square feet of new construction. And that city needs to be a bustling urban center at all hours, complete with a walkable street grid, bike paths, and more—all by 2050.