I remember when I first started visiting Reston years ago. In the late eighties people thought Reston was never going to make it.
Then in mid-nineties I can remember talking to people who thought Reston was going to become so crowded that it would be impossible to go to a grocery store on the weekend.
I think it is safe to say that Reston will muddle on with its traffic.
My son hates to shop for groceries during day in. Reston because of the traffic and small parking places.
Recently I have been thinking that it would neat to have a grocery store on the water. I guess my dream store would have plenty of places to tie up a skiff. You could hop off the boat and do your shopping. Then it would take just a few minutes to get home.
The boats in the pictues are in the Intracoaslal Waterway. I bet most Reston people would trade our water traffic for their car traffic.
Unfortunately I doubt that Lake Anna in Reston would make enough connection to replace the roads. The farmers market seems to work well, but there is just not enough water in Reston for my waterside grocery to work.
These perfect beach days are behind all my dreams. Once we get to January, I will be back to reality.
