The area where this MUP was built is about 5 miles from me. It is some of the highest valued land in Fairfax County and to cross Route 7 is a true nightmare on foot, and even more hazardous on a bike, hence the overpass. This has been a major traffic bottle neck for decades. It has been getting a major makeover due to the extension of the Metro Silver Line. It is the area with 2 major high end Malls, lots of government contractors and high tech. Fairfax and Virginia's mantras are if a square foot of space exists, develop it (OK, they now say "responsibly"). Unfortunately, during the 1970's and 1980's uncontrolled devlopment spurred by at that time a very pro-developer county government, is very hard to fix. Condos in this area are/will be very, very expensive. The current pipe dream of Fairfax County (and lots of Northern Virginia is to urbanize any area near a Metro station, and to make it a walkable, limited car area. Many of the Silver Line stations in that area do not even have parking, so cars have to continue through, or else you get a bus and sit in the same traffic to get to the Metro station. Finding a residence close to a train station is an easy $40K premium. The more realistic cynical goal is to concentrate the high tech and government contractor workers in a smaller area which is an easier squeeze for taxes or to create a special taxing district.
However, the MUPs are really nice and you can go all the way to Harpers Ferry, WV via the network.
Last edited by Bill in VA; 04-22-19 at 02:00 PM.