Property Taxes on a Reston Home: 2026 Rates and What Buyers Pay

Fairfax County taxes a Reston home at $1.2005 per $100 of assessed value for 2026. At this year's median sale prices, that comes to about…

Fairfax County Proposes Bike Lanes on Glade Drive and Bowman Towne Drive in Reston

Fairfax County transportation staff will present bike lane proposals for four stretches of Reston road on Wednesday, Nov. 4: three on Glade Drive in South…

Flock Cameras in Reston and Herndon: Where Volunteers Have Mapped Them, What They Record, and What DeFlock Wants

The Town of Herndon owns 10 license plate cameras. Over the 30 days ending Oct. 27, they recorded 324,273 unique vehicles, according to the Herndon…

Fairfax Caps Parking at Half a Space per Apartment Near Reston’s Metro Stations

Update, Oct. 29, 2026: The Board of Supervisors adopted the amendment on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and it took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 28.…

Fairfax County Staff Propose Letting Home Day Cares Serve 12 Children Without a Hearing

A home day care in a Reston townhouse can care for five children today without a zoning hearing. Taking a sixth child means a public…

Fairfax County Is Rewriting Its Housing Rules. Here’s What Changes for Reston’s Neighborhoods and Village Centers

Fairfax County is taking public comment through December 18 on the second phase of Plan Forward, its rewrite of the Policy Plan, the countywide volume…

The W&OD Trail From Reston and Herndon: A Mile-by-Mile Guide to All 45 Miles, and How to Ride It Into D.C.

The Washington & Old Dominion Trail runs 45 miles from Shirlington in Arlington to Purcellville in western Loudoun County, on the bed of a railroad…

Supervisor Alcorn Says He Would Vote to End Fairfax County’s Flock Camera Contract

Update, October 27, 2026: Our follow-up maps the license plate cameras volunteers have found in Reston and Herndon and covers Herndon's own Flock numbers, the…

Up to 1,042 Homes at Lake Fairfax and 386 on Centreville Road Move Forward

Update, Nov. 9, 2026: On Nov. 4 the Planning Commission voted 10-0 to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve the Pulte and Potomac Land…

Fairfax County Bought Land Next to Innovation Center Metro for About 400 Affordable Homes

Fairfax County's housing authority now owns two vacant lots next to the Innovation Center Metro station in Herndon, and it expects them to hold about…