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Stafford takes two-tier approach to dealing with growth

Combating sprawl has been a major issue in Northern Virginia for the last decade. Now Stafford County, one of the smallest in the region but under the same growth pressure, has taken a new approach.

Tags: Stafford County , Census , BRAC , VRE , Urban Development Areas , Quantico Marnie Base , Pual Milde

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Urbana sees lots of folks moving in

By November, three-fourths of the planned housing in Villages of Urbana will be occupied.

Tags: Urbana , Natelli Communities , housing development

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Cost, lack of lots force builders outside Frederick Co.

"In Frederick County, it is almost impossible to build for the first-time buyer," said Dan Ryan, president of Dan Ryan Homes, which has been in Frederick for 20 years.

Tags: Frederick , Dan Ryan , Construction , Bob Mochi , Frederick County Builders Association , Sprawl and Crawl ,

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Reston to see exponential growth

The number of homes in Reston, Va. will more than triple by 2050, a forecast by George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis finds.

Tags: Reston , George Mason University's Center for Regional Anal , John McClain , Metrorail , Metro , Silver Line , Dulles International Airport , subway , Colleen Kelleher

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