On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Capital One officially endorsed Tysons Tunnel, Inc., the citizen's coalition determined to revive the option to run an underground Metrorail tunnel system through Tysons Corner, rather than an overhead structure. Scott Monett, president of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce and president of Tysons Tunnel, was appreciative to have the support of the eighth largest bank in the country, and one of Virginia's largest employers.
"It pretty much solidifies our coalition," said Monett.
Capital One has 50 million accounts, $103.9 billion in outstandings, $47.8 billion in deposits and 21,000 associates.
Tysons Tunnel held a community Town Hall meeting two weeks ago at the Alden Theatre in the McLean Community Center. A panel of tunnel and engineering experts, urban planners and architects gave a presentation detailing why an underground Metro system is preferable for the Tysons Corner community. Tysons Tunnel will hold a second Town Hall community meeting in Vienna on Monday Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Barns at Wolftrap, 1635 Trap Road.
In the meantime, the organization will continue to try and collect signatures for its Tysons Tunnel petition. Tysons Tunnel has also been persistent in its efforts to gain an audience with Gov. Timothy Kaine, in the hopes that Kaine will see the Tysons Tunnel presentation and change his endorsement of the overhead option. Monett said that Tysons Tunnel also plans to meet with U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) this Thursday, Nov. 30.
For more information on Tysons Tunnel, visit their Web site at www.tysonstunnel.org.