Fairfax County officials are reconsidering a 1960s-era plan to build a Metrorail extension to Baileys Crossroads. A group of high-rise residential and office buildings was constructed with the extension in mind, but the station was never built.

Baileys is one of seven commercial districts that Fairfax officials have targeted for redevelopment. The plan is to develop the communities into walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods served by mass transit. The development will be needed: Fairfax County is projected to grow by 225,000 residents over the next 30 years.

"It's a fair amount of people, and that's why it's so important to put them where they can be best served by a transportation system. Clearly, the reliance on cars is not the way to go," said Barbara Byron, director of the county's Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment.

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