Rosslyn–Ballston corridor

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commercial district transit-oriented development area urban corridor

The Rosslyn–Ballston corridor is a highly urbanized, transit-oriented stretch of Arlington, Virginia, known for its string of dense, walkable neighborhoods clustered around Metro stations.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Arlington County urban corridor 2
Arlington’s Rosslyn–Ballston urban corridor 1
Rosslyn-Ballston Metro corridor planning area 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial district ⓘ
transit-oriented development area ⓘ
urban corridor ⓘ
borderedBy Interstate 66 ⓘ
connectedTo Downtown Washington, D.C. ⓘ
developedAround Washington Metro ⓘ
surface form: Washington Metro stations
developedUnder Arlington County General Land Use Plan ⓘ
Arlington County sector plans ⓘ
encourages car-free living ⓘ
follows Orange Line (Washington Metro) ⓘ
surface form: Orange Line of the Washington Metro

Silver Line ⓘ
surface form: Silver Line of the Washington Metro
governedBy Arlington County Board ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dense urban form ⓘ
pedestrian-friendly streets ⓘ
reduced parking requirements ⓘ
hasEconomicRole major employment center in Arlington County ⓘ
hasLandUse office space ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
retail space ⓘ
hasPart Ballston ⓘ
Clarendon ⓘ
Courthouse ⓘ
Rosslyn ⓘ
Virginia Square ⓘ
hasReputation national example of successful transit-oriented corridor ⓘ
hasTransportationMode bicycling ⓘ
bus transit ⓘ
heavy rail transit ⓘ
knownFor high-density development ⓘ
mixed-use development ⓘ
transit-oriented planning ⓘ
urban villages ⓘ
walkability ⓘ
locatedIn Arlington County ⓘ
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

Northern Virginia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
near Potomac River ⓘ
partOf Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
planningModelFor smart growth ⓘ
transit-oriented development ⓘ
servedBy Ballston–MU station ⓘ
Clarendon station ⓘ
Court House station ⓘ
Rosslyn station ⓘ
Virginia Square–GMU station ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorDevelopment late 20th century ⓘ
zonedFor high-density mixed-use near stations ⓘ
lower-density residential away from stations ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilson Boulevard → isKeyCorridorFor → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Court House station → isPartOfCorridor → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arlington’s Rosslyn–Ballston urban corridor
Clarendon Boulevard → isPartOfPlanningArea → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rosslyn-Ballston Metro corridor planning area
Ballston–MU station → locatedOnCorridor → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Aurora Highlands → partOf → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arlington County urban corridor
Ballston → partOf → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Clarendon Boulevard → partOf → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Courthouse neighborhood → partOf → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Courthouse, Arlington → partOf → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia → partOf → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
Crystal City → partOfPlanningArea → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arlington County urban corridor
Court House station → servesCorridor → Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ⓘ