Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Breaking: RA Selects Fancy New Headquarters Buildi...

Those RA file cabinets must be multiplying faster ...

2009-12-03T22:32:56.968-05:00

Those RA file cabinets must be multiplying faster than wascally bunny wabbits!

@The Convict You're right, for some reason I ...

2009-12-03T21:58:40.652-05:00

@The Convict

You're right, for some reason I was thinking this was near where Sunrise Valley turns into Hunter Mill Road. This will be (is) well served by transit.

However the 551 and 2 are about half a mile from there

That location is serviced by the 605, the 585, the...

2009-12-03T16:19:11.606-05:00

That location is serviced by the 605, the 585, the RIBS 1 and the RIBS 3, all stops located within 100 yards of that location. If it's not too much of a burden, you can take the 551 or the RIBS 2, both of which pass to within a couple of hundred yards of the building.

There are trails and sidewalks conveniently located in the area surrounding the building for those inclined to walk, jog or bike.

Or, like most Restonians, you can take your car.

Today is a great day for all Comrades in the Gulag...

2009-12-03T16:14:42.598-05:00

Today is a great day for all Comrades in the Gulag. Our Brothers in the struggle for collective architectural conformity and harmony at RA have secured a new base on the Southern Front. From our new positions, Comrade Smyers and Comrade Matthews will lead us onward to Victory, Comrades! Za Rodinu. Za Reston.

(Okay, Boris, queue the Internationale now.)

BTW, not wanting to be a pedant, but going from 20k sq ft to 29k would entail a 45% increase, not 33.3%. It's closer to half than to a third.

Great, so as Reston is preparing to be a smart gro...

2009-12-03T16:06:36.220-05:00

Great, so as Reston is preparing to be a smart growth community RA moves it headquarters to a place not serviced by buses, and with no future transit stops planned.

While I would have preferred to see the RAHQ at La...

2009-12-03T15:22:40.539-05:00

While I would have preferred to see the RAHQ at Lake Anne, I can't argue with it being right across the street from me. I'll be able to watch the Soviet-style queue for pool passes snake through the neighborhood.

So Milton increased the size of the RA space by on...

2009-12-03T15:03:42.303-05:00

So Milton increased the size of the RA space by one third, 9,000, so it could fit both his and Robin's ego?