Board Meetings / News & Updates
RCA Draft Report Regarding RCC Recreation Center Proposal
Below is an excerpt of the Executive Summary of a white paper to be considered for approval by the RCA Board of Directors at its regular monthly meeting on May 20, at 7:30pm, at the RCC-Hunters Woods facility. It is on the agenda for discussion at 8:30pm. ...
Wiehle Station Access & Transit Preparations Dominate RCA Reston 2020 Blog in April
By Terry Maynard With the Silver Line scheduled to arrive at the end of the year, RCA’s Reston 2020 Committee focused much of its attention in April to the state of local preparations to provide access to the new rail transit service. Much of Reston 2020’s work...
RCA: Working Hard for Reston
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published in Reston Patch. It’s been a few months since I last wrote about RCA’s Reston Accessibility Committee, and the changes they achieved at South Lakes Village Center. Well, Ken Fredgren and his hard-working...
Accessibility Committee Honored With County Award
Congratulations to RCA's Reston Accessibility Committee, which was honored on April 30th with the Building Safety Month Community Partnership Award from the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES). RAC was honored for its...
A Connection to Less Congestion
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published in Reston Patch. As the opening of the Silver Line draws ever closer, Reston’s citizens are keeping a close eye on traffic. How will our roads be affected by the new Wiehle Metro station? What is being...
Nova Labs: Reston’s New Creative Hotbed
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published in Reston Patch. As RCA president, I’ve seen and done a lot of unique and exciting things. On Saturday, I had one of my coolest experiences yet, as a delegation of RCA members and I visited one of...
RCA’s Accessibility Committee to be Honored by Fairfax County
The following is a message from the chair of RCA's Reston Accessibility Committee, Ken Fredgren. Congratulations to RAC for this well-deserved recognition of their hard work on behalf of people with disabilities. The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and...
RCA Thanks Supervisor Hudgins for Work on Wiehle Station Access
At their April meeting, the RCA Board of Directors approved a letter to Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins, thanking her for her recent action to improve access to the Wiehle Metro station. The text of the letter follows. Dear Supervisor Hudgins: On behalf of the...
Seeking Inspiration on Reston’s Planning
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published in Reston Patch. If you made it out for the Founder’s Day celebration last Saturday, then you know what a terrific event it was. The weather was dazzlingly beautiful, providing a perfect backdrop for the...
The Waiting Game at Reston National
This post by RCA President Colin Mills was originally published in Reston Patch. I have a confession: Golf is not my favorite sport. I love baseball (to play and to watch), I love hockey (to watch; I can’t ice-skate to save my life), I like tennis and basketball...