“The collective impact of the projects are truly transformative,” said Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, president and executive director of the National Landing Business Improvement District, which published a report touting $4 billion in both public and private investments in National Landing. They came together because of the arrival of Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington, which was announced two years ago. Amazon now leases more than 850,000 square feet of space in National Landing, the Arlington Economic Development agency said. More than 26,000 people already live in the National Landing area, with more housing in the pipeline. Only one-third of National Landing residents drive alone to work, an Arlington County survey says, as compared with 76 percent of commuters nationally.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2021 22:18 UTC