Lorton, Virginia is a town located south of Washington D.C. that has a long history dating back to George Mason and the Gunston Hall Plantation. While the neighborhoods are spread out and there are not many local jobs, Lorton has good transportation access via VRE and Amtrak trains as well as buses. It offers amenities like shopping centers, parks, an arts center, and recreational areas like Pirates Cove Waterpark and community pools. However, some view the lack of walkability and concentration of jobs as drawbacks under a new urbanism model.

1. OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO…. Lorton, Virginia By: Kelsey Klunder

2. Lorton, A History. George Mason, Gunston Hall Lorton Correction Complex Gunston Hall Plantation

3. Home is where the heart is…

4. Education

5. Transportation Lorton Station VRE Train System Lorton station, Amtrak Train Station Bus System

6. And everything to do…. Shopping Centers Lorton Station Town Center Pirates Cove Waterpark Pool 1 and Pool 2 Lorton Workhouse Arts Center Parks

7. New Urbanism…? Cons Neighborhoods are too spread out Not many jobs in the area, people work else where Nothing is walkable Pros transportation

8. Bibliography http:// www.bestplaces.net/images/zip/22079.gif http:// www.gunstonhall.org/mansion/mansion.jpg http:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/laurelhill/images/p5nwtowerinsidewall_sm.jpg http:// media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/09/18/PH2008091801132.jpg http:// www.sargmc.org/image-gallery/Gunston-Hall-back.jpg http:// www.langleyschool.org/data/files/news/PhotoTour/Quad.jpg http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefZc._5MTCkAOjKjzbkF/SIG=12talp7bh/EXP=1291865308/**http%3a// activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/0/4/2/6/ar124126631762407.jpg http:// image57.webshots.com/57/8/94/44/2939894440057949509azIpQC_fs.jpg http:// www.loopnet.com/Attachments/B/9/8/B983B6B4-329F-49D9-9EA8-BEEAA9E7231E.jpg http:// www.metlorton.com/images/gallery/TownCenter3.jpg http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1205&bih=578&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=oak+chase+pool+lorton+virginia&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai = http:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/designawards/2009/images/e-1_5.jpg