Tysons Biergarten could be coming back as a part of ShipGarten, a pop-up dining experience. Image used with permission.
Tysons is under construction, but much of it will take a long time to build. In the meantime, the Tysons Comprehensive Plan calls for “interim conditions that will enhance the urban character of Tysons,” such as pop-up parks and green space. The people behind ShipGarten are kicking those interim conditions up a notch, adding shipping containers and beer.
The pop-up bar and restaurant space, a successor to the popular Tysons Biergarten that closed in 2019, will feature four 40-foot shipping containers, each converted into its own food and drink concept, alongside large tents, seating, and an entertainment venue.
Scott’s Run Trail by Fairfax County used with permission.
A pedestrian trail connecting residential neighborhoods with the McLean Metro station on the eastern side of Tysons is now open. Construction on the Scott’s Run Trail finished in late December, officials said.
The curvy trail is a little less than a half mile long, with two new steel frame pedestrian bridges over a stream and tributary. Construction included installing a 10-foot wide ADA compliant paved path as well as lighting, signage, and handrails. A map of the new Scott’s Run Trail by Fairfax County used with permission.
The trail starts on Magarity Road, near Westgate Elementary School and the Pimmitt Hills neighborhoods, running through Scott’s Run Stream Valley Park and Westgate Park toward the Metro station.
December 11, 2020 at 3:55pm
Arlington County has received a $710,000 grant to convert an outside lane of Lee Highway to bus- and HOV-only.
The lane will run eastbound from N. Veitch Street to N. Lynn Street during peak morning hours and westbound from N. Oak Street to N. Veitch Street during the evening peak period. During these times, roughly 25 loaded buses travel that stretch per hour, staff said in a report this January.
At other times, it will continue as a general-purpose travel lane.
The project is one of six “low-cost, low-risk” projects to receive a grant through the Commuter Choice program, which funds transit projects with toll revenue from I-66 inside the Beltway. On Wednesday, the Commonwealth Transportation Board authorized the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to award $3.5 million in grants, NVTC announced.