In 2018, Reston was ranked as the Best Place to Live in Virginia by Money magazine for its expanses of parks, lakes, golf courses, and bridle paths as well as the numerous shopping and dining opportunities in Reston Town Center.
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Reston Virginia laid out seven "guiding principles" that would stress quality of life and serve as the foundation for its future development.
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Reston Virginia's goal was for Restonians to live, work, and play in their own community, with common grounds and scenic beauty shared equally regardless of income level, thereby building a stronger sense of community ties.
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Indeed, Reston was the first 20th-century private community in the U S to explicitly incorporate natural preservation in its planning .
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The plans for Reston Virginia were designed by architect James Rossant, who studied under Walter Gropius at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and his partner William J Conklin.
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Reston Virginia Land introduced a wider mix of housing choices, including more townhouses and smaller “starter” homes, and completed the North County Government Center, which houses the Reston Virginia District police station and Fairfax County government offices, as well as a regional library and homeless shelter.
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Reston Virginia is divided into three separate planning areas: the original Planned Residential Community area that governs the majority of residential areas in the community; the Reston Virginia Town Center District, which includes all of the high-density, high-rise portions of Town Center; and the Transit Station Area on either side of the Dulles Toll Road.
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From Reston Virginia's inception, planning and zoning in the PRC area has emphasized the inclusion and integration of common grounds, parks, large swaths of wooded areas with picturesque runs, wildflower meadows, golf courses, public swimming pools, bridle paths, a bike path, four lakes, tennis courts, and extensive foot pathways.
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Zoning and planning for TSA development is governed by Fairfax County; as with the RTC District, no direct oversight from Reston Virginia Association is included, while input from and notification to PRC residents is limited.
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Growth and development of Reston Virginia has been monitored by newspaper articles, national magazines, and scholarly journals on architecture and land use.
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In 1967 the First Lady of the United States, Lady Bird Johnson, visited Reston Virginia to take a walking tour along its pathways as part of her interest in beautification projects.
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Many buildings in the PRC area are oriented away from main streets, and several major arteries lack complete sidewalk networks as a result of Fairfax County's control over Reston Virginia's transportation planning: until recently, the Fairfax County zoning code only required developers to build sidewalks in certain limited cases.
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The Reston Virginia Community Center is a core element, with its main building in south Reston Virginia at Hunters Woods Plaza and featuring a theater, indoor heated swimming pool with Jacuzzi, ballroom, meeting rooms, and classroom space.
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Reston Virginia is noted for its tree canopy, which currently covers about half of Reston Virginia's total area.
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Reston Virginia contains four manmade lakes: Lake Anne, Lake Audubon, Lake Newport, and Lake Thoreau.
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Reston Virginia has an assortment of pools, including a year-round indoor pool at the Reston Virginia Community Center.
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The Reston Virginia Chorale was founded in the late 1960s as a mixed-voice chorus comprising both professional and amateur singers.
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Reston Virginia is part of the Dulles Technology Corridor and is home to Caliburn International, Carahsoft, Comscore, Leidos, Maximus, Rolls-Royce North America, Science Applications International Corporation, NII, NVR, Noblis, Revature, Verisign, and Learning Tree International.
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Reston Virginia has one high school within its boundaries, South Lakes High School, which serves most of Reston Virginia.
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Also located in Reston Virginia is the United States Geological Survey Library, a federal research library that is open to the public with over 3 million items, ranging from books and journals to maps and photographs, as well as field record notebooks.
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Reston Virginia has a high proportion of college-educated adults, with 66.
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Reston Virginia is an unincorporated area in Fairfax County; its schools, roads, and law enforcement services are provided by Fairfax County.
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