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Commissioners dig into Potomac Yard’s history and a privately funded museum/innovation concept
Summary
Commissioner Brown presented a decades-long history of Potomac Yard redevelopment and described ongoing work to attract a privately financed museum/innovation center as a regional catalyst; commissioners asked for more preparatory work, potential work sessions, and close coordination before related docket votes in November.
Commissioner Brown provided a multi-decade overview of Potomac Yard’s evolution — from its mid-20th-century rail-yard peak through the 1992 small area plan, interim retail uses, the 2010 North Potomac Yard small area plan, the 2015–20 advisory planning groups, Virginia Tech’s arrival, and the 2023 metro station opening. Brown and Vice Chair Koenig described a concept—still being refined—that would…
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