The 2022 western extension put Reston on the Metro map for the first time - here's what that means for families there now.
The Silver Line's western stretch - McLean, Tysons, Greensboro, and Spring Hill, then out to Wiehle-Reston East and Reston Town Center - opened in phases, with the Reston-area stations arriving in 2022. For a community that spent decades without rail access, that's a meaningful change in how families coordinate care there.
Heading east, the Silver Line shares track with the Orange Line through Arlington's Ballston-Rosslyn corridor before continuing into downtown DC and out to Largo Town Center in Maryland - so a McLean or Reston resident's family can reach Arlington or DC on the same line without a transfer.
Before 2022, a Reston facility with no on-site transportation program meant a car was close to mandatory for any visitor without one. That's no longer automatically true for communities near Reston Town Center or Wiehle-Reston East, though it still depends on the last stretch from the station to a specific facility's door - some are a walk, others still need a short rideshare.
McLean's higher-end communities near Tysons increasingly market their Silver Line proximity directly, and it's a legitimate selling point for families weighing convenience alongside cost.
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