News and Updates
Reston’s Master Plan: The Road Ahead
By RCA President Colin Mills The train is coming! At last, the Silver Line will pull into Wiehle station within the next few months. And just in time, Fairfax County is finishing the revisions to our Comprehensive Plan to set the ground rules for...
RCA Comment on Draft Task Force Plan Report
The following comment was submitted to Reston Master Plan Task Force Chair Patty Nicoson by RCA Task Force representative Terry Maynard on January 22, 2014. Maynard's comment includes several critiques of the report, and registers RCA's dissent from the report....
RCA to Name Citizen of the Year Monday
The nominations are in. The candidates have been reviewed. And the winner will soon be announced! Earlier this month, the Citizen of the Year Selection Committee met to review this year's pool of nominees. With a tremendously qualified field, this...
Play Ball! – But Where?
by RCA President Colin Mills Last week, the Planning Commission approved (with a few changes) the draft Comprehensive Plan amendment produced by the Reston Master Plan Task Force. The plan now goes to the Board of Supervisors. I’ll be writing more about...
Rediscovering Our Sister City
By RCA President Colin Mills Winter has settled in with a vengeance! I hope you’ve all been coping well with the bitter cold we’ve had this week. While the temperatures we’ve had might not faze someone from Wisconsin or upstate New York, they’re pretty...
RCA’s Resolutions for 2014
by RCA President Colin Mills Happy New Year, Reston! As I enjoy one of my favorite New Year’s traditions, the NHL’s annual outdoor game, I will continue a tradition of my own by sharing my resolutions for RCA in 2014. Looking over last year’s resolutions,...
Comment on County Transportation Priorities
Currently, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation is conducting a Countywide Dialogue on Transportation, which is designed to assist the Board of Supervisors in identifying transportation priorities among currently unfunded projects that can be addressed...
Building Community, Face to Face
By RCA President Colin Mills Time’s running out for Citizen of the Year nominations! The deadline is Sunday, so if you haven’t submitted yours yet, download the form and get writing! - - - - - Winter has come early this season! Being a snow lover, I...
‘Tis the Season for (Noise) Tolerance
by RCA Board Member Connie Hartke A class 3 misdemeanor carries up to a $500 fine and stays on your Virginia record forever. That’s what you’ll be giving your neighbors this winter if you call the police to ask them to quiet down the party next door. This...
Reston Accessibility Committee 2013 Annual Report
The following report is a summary of the work RCA's Reston Accessibility Committee has achieved in 2013. It was prepared by RAC Chairman Ken Fredgren. This is both a progress report and a request for your support of RAC's work. Included are updates on our...