Placemaking

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Wayfinding Signs Program

Supported by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the Tysons Community Alliance (TCA) is launching an innovative wayfinding sign program. This initiative aims to enhance the brand identity of Tysons through strategic public and private partnerships. The program will provide clear and helpful directional guidance to key streets, trails, landmarks, and metro stations, making navigation easier for residents and visitors alike.

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Mini Pitch Program

The TCA is excited to announce a collaborative effort with the U.S. Soccer Foundation, VIKA, LCOR, Vienna Youth Soccer, and Cityline Partners to install the mini-pitch soccer field at 1616 Anderson Road. This new location is conveniently situated just a five-minute walk from the McLean Metro Station, and hundreds of residential units in every direction, making it easily accessible for the community.

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Tysons Mixed Market

Tysons Mixed Market is a seasonal marketplace presented by TCA each fall at The Boro, celebrating local creativity, culture, and community. The curated market brings together artisans and makers, specialty food vendors, and small businesses for a weekly series of engaging, family-friendly evenings with live music and entertainment.

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About TCA Placemaking & Activation

What is Placemaking?

“Creative Placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired.”

Creative Placemaking White Paper,  National Endowment for the Arts, 2010

Why Focus on Place?

“A sense of place is a unique collection of qualities and characteristics–visual, cultural, social, and environmental–that provide meaning to a location. Sense of place is what makes one city or town different form another, but sense of place is also what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.”

The Distinctive City, Edward T. McMahon, 2012