| The Silver Line of the Washington DC metro is the | | | | of the Silver Line being the Silver Lining of Tysons |
| silver lining of Tysons Corner! Currently the Tysons | | | | Corner! |
| Corner area is almost entirely vehicle dependent. The | | | | Tysons is one of the great shopping Mecca's of the |
| Silver Line will have four new Metrorail stations in the | | | | world, boasting both Tysons Corner Center and |
| Tysons area, projected to open in 2013. Tysons | | | | Tysons Galleria in addition to numerous strip centers |
| Corner is currently one of the region's most congested | | | | and destination shopping locations. The major retailers |
| areas as it brings together several major highways, | | | | include: Macy's, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Neiman |
| shopping centers representing over 4 million square | | | | Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ann Taylor, Barnes |
| feet of space, corporation headquarters and other | | | | &Noble, Brooks Brothers, L.L. Bean and Eddie Bauer. |
| businesses with an employment base of over 110,000 | | | | Further there are numerous boutiques, restaurants and |
| and 26 million square feet of office space. In fact | | | | clubs, hotels and entertainment venues, making it one |
| Tysons Corner is currently Virginia's largest office | | | | of the most desired destinations in the region. |
| market, the 12th largest business district in the United | | | | Tysons is called headquarters for a number of major |
| States, about the same size as Denver! | | | | corporations, including Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, |
| Tysons is mid-way between Washington DC and the | | | | Freddie Mac, Gannett/USA Today, Hilton Worldwide, |
| Washington Dulles International Airport. The Silver Line | | | | MicroStrategy, National Automobile Association and |
| is planned to extend to the Dulles Airport with a | | | | most recently SAIC. The Silver Line means ease of |
| projected completion of 2016. Tysons is at the | | | | travel between Tysons Corner and points such as the |
| intersection of the Capital Beltway (I-495) and the | | | | Pentagon, the downtown District of Columbia |
| Dulles Toll Road (Rte. 267) and is bisected by two | | | | government and business areas, Reagan National |
| other major roads: Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Chain | | | | Airport and eventually the Washington Dulles |
| Bridge Road (Route 123). Taking some of the cars off | | | | International Airport. |
| these roadways is one of the most significant aspects | | | | |