Battlefield Parkway and Sycolin Road
August 14th, 2009 Categories: Local Issues, Loudoun Sights & Sounds
The commute through Leesburg for residents will soon be much easier with the finishing touches on Sycolin Road and Battlefield Parkway.
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Battlefield Parkway
Battlefield Parkway is currently a major road connecting Sycolin Rd, Gleedsville, the Greenway, Route 15, and many neighborhoods in southern Leesburg. In Northern Leesburg, it also connects multiple neighborhoods acting as almost an outer bypass.
The problem is that there have been gaps on Battlefield for a while making travel difficult. This will soon end. The major connection will be on the south side when Battlefield Pkwy SE will connect to Route 7. No longer will residents of the south eastern neighborhoods be forced to take the bypass to their homes, which will ease traffic for the area.
Sycolin Road
Sycolin Road in Leesburg isn’t new… In fact, it has been there much longer than most roads in Ashburn and many in Leesburg.
What is new is that the county is finally paving a large portion of this road between Ashburn and Leesburg. This will make a common commute between parts of these two areas much shorter… Sycolin Road is a direct extension of Ashburn Farm Parkway. Imagine a direct route from Route 28 to Leesburg!
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Job Growth Continues In Loudoun!
August 10th, 2009 Categories: Local Issues, Loudoun County
I can name many reasons why I foresee Loudoun as one of the best places to live in the country. However, in our current economy nothing is more convincing than our job growth.
So far this decade, Loudoun County has the fourth strongest job growth of any other county in the nation. According to CNNmoney dot com we rose to 76.9%! The draw to Loudoun for companies comes from it’s proximity to the nations capital, Washington Dulles Airport, the strong educational base, and great neighborhoods!
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Loudoun Tweets And Updates
August 3rd, 2009 Categories: Local Issues
Loudoun County has been recognized as one of the most technologically advanced counties in the country, especially when it comes to keeping it’s citizens updated on all that is going on…
If you are looking to be a more connected and in the know of what is happening in Loudoun, here are 3 great tools available to you…
Alert Loudoun: This is site that will email or text you with different county emergencies…
Twitter: By signing up for twitter and following Loudoun County links you can stay updated on multiple topics… Loudoun Real Estate, governmental issues, your local delegates, the redskins, weather, events, and more… You can sign up to follow my tweets by clicking the link above!
TheRealEstateBakery: This site offers updates on Loudoun County real estate everything! If you can’t stop by daily you may want to sign up to have the posts emailed to you!
Twitter picture credit- szlea’s/ flickr
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How The Clean Energy Bill Could Effect Your Home
July 9th, 2009 Categories: Local Issues
Imagine listing your home for sale, getting a contract on it, and not being able to sell it based upon it failing an green energy rating… Businesses, Cars, and now… your home.
There is a Clean Energy Bill (H.R. 2454) that has been passed by the House that could place many restrictions on the hands of Americans when it comes to their homes. The good news is that National Association of Realtors was able to lobby and have some of the restrictions waived.
Here are some of the changes you will see in the newly House approved bill.
(information taken from www.NVAR.com)
• Does not create a federal energy audit requirement for real property;
• Exempts existing homes and building from any federal guidelines for new construction energy efficiency information labels.
• Prohibits the implementation of any labeling during a sales transaction.
• Leaves the decision to states as to whether to require energy audits, disclosures, etc. (it may be a good idea to contact your local officials)
• Provides property owners with significant financial incentives, matching grants and tools to make property improvements and reduce their energy bills;
• Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating residential and commercial buildings under the Clean Air Act;
• Eliminated an early proposal to allow citizens to sue over minor climate risks under the Clean Air Act; and
• Establishes green building incentives for HUD housing, including a loan program for renewable energy, block grants and credit for upgrades in mortgage underwriting.
I am thankful that NAR was able to have these changes made. I am shocked that we would have a place in a bill where someone could sue over climate risks. Further, I am shocked by the government control we allow and the rights that we give up based upon the theory of climate change that many top scientist still debate being true. But this is just a real estate blog.
Read the full article from NVAR Here….
All information is deemed reliable but should be verified for accuracy.
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Loudoun’s New Roundabouts
May 19th, 2009 Categories: Local Issues, Loudoun County, Loudoun Sights & Sounds
Traffic problems are all apart of a growing area. One of the most innovative ways that Loudoun is dealing with increased traffic flow in the county is the inclusion of roundabouts.
The junction known as Gilbert’s Corner (route 15/ and 50) was once managed by a stop light. It was obvious that this was not working as more people continued to commute in and out of the area. It was a common sight to see bumper-to-bumper traffic for miles at certain hours of the day at this intersection. Gilbert’s Corner is temporarily shut down and traffic is being re-routed through the new roundabout road called “Howsers Branch Drive.”
Here is a short video I shot of this intersection this past week…. In the video I call it the intersection of route 50 and 15…. My mistake.
For More Loudoun Traffic Info- http://www.loudouncountytraffic.com/
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