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Suburban "edge cities" generally developed where there were shopping malls, which in turn demanded a large residential population within easy driving distance. So Tysons did start out with its workforce, which was basically everyone in Fairfax County who could get there in 20 minutes' drive. And since Tysons is at the intersection of three major highways, that includes a lot of people.

Wheaton (like Bethesda and Silver Spring) isn't directly on a highway, so it takes longer to drive there, which in turn reduces your "driving catchment," as it were. So you have to rely on (and build for) folks coming by other means. In other words, we need to build up a workforce of people IN Wheaton (who don't need direct highway access because they're not all coming in from 20 miles away) before we can develop an office market there.

by dan reed! on Jul 11, 2012 12:23 pm • link • report

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