The ongoing expansion of Oakton High School and the high number of commuters already on the road will only be made worse if we add new elementary school employees, parents and school buses to haul 800 kids to their new school site on Blake Lane Park. More slow speed school buses and more cars will be added to the already congested Blake Lane traffic. Not to mention, the speed reduction from 35 to 25 miles per hour in effect due to the school zone will only slow things down further. The Blake Lane and Jermantown road corridors are already crowded as a result of routes I66 and 123. The high density buildings near the Vienna metro, newly developing Fairfax Circle, and existing high density buildings surrounding this area are only contributing to an already very overcrowded area.

Will we need a traffic light?

While people may live close to the metro, on the weekends they are in their cars driving places, such as parks and dog parks, to get in touch with nature. It's wonderful to not have to drive 30 minutes to find such an escape!
 

So far no additional public transportation is planned.

Based on Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), proximity to a school can reduce the value of a property up to 10%. It is important for resale as well as properties near a school take longer to sell on average. 

Heavy traffic, including idling of cars and buses. The arrival and departure of loud diesel school buses twice a day. Bright lights at night.

Make the air healthier by cutting down on hazardous pollution in your town or community. Idling tailpipes spew out the same pollutants as moving cars. These pollutants have been linked to serious human illnesses including asthma, heart disease, chronic bronchitis, and cancer.

Help the environment. For every 10 minutes your engine is off, you'll prevent one pound of carbon dioxide from being released (carbon dioxide is the primary contributor to global warming). An EDF report shows that in New York City alone, idling cars and trucks produce 130,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year. To offset this amount of global warming pollution, we would need to plant an area the size of Manhattan with trees every single year.

Source: https://www.edf.org/attention-drivers-turn-your-idling-engines

Blake Lane Park is the only green space for the Oakton communities, locked in between route I-66 and route 123.

Great Parks = Great Communities

Local Parks serve surrounding neighborhoods and communities and offer a variety of local-serving recreation opportunities, such as playgrounds, trails, athletic facilities, picnic areas and natural areas. Typically these parks are designed to serve up to a 3 mile radius depending on the facilities and can range from 2 to 50 acres in size. Local parks may be urban or suburban in character. Urban parks (including pocket parks, civic plazas and common greens) are a type of local-serving park that are generally more compact and located within an urban or transit-oriented setting. These parks generally consist of high quality design and construction, are well integrated into surrounding development, uses and the public realm and primarily serve to define local urban character, support outdoor enjoyment, social gatherings, recreation needs and special events. These parks may be privately or publicly owned and are usually privately maintained.

Source: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/assets/documents/plandev/gpgc_fairfax.pdf

Dog owners of all the Oakton communities are able to walk their dogs to an off-leash dog park, where they can enjoy the surrounding nature, breathe in fresh air, and recharge while their dogs are having a blast.

(https://www.bringfido.com/attraction/3131)