Mary McComb wrote, in part (in her post number 4486): "The problem I described to me is one of enforcement, not one of urban planning. I hear about problems...
We have an extra trashcan.ashmen left someone's trashcan in back of our home on the 4600 block of Warren. So if you live, on Warren, Verplanck, 46th or 47th...
Buddy Yingling wrote in his post number 4491: "I also think that the `congestion' [at Wisconsin and Jenifer] is very limited. As soon as you clear through the...
Fair enough. The problem lies in the definitions of "traffic backups" and "congestion." I encounter "traffic backups" nearly everywhere at all times. My...
Thanks, Marilyn. I appreciated Dr. Blecher's post about the height of various buildings adjacent to the Akridge site. All in all, as you suggest, all these...
There are 505,000 SF of office and 517,000 SF of retail currently under construction at the Hecht's and Giant sites and about 540 apartments (653,000 SF) total...
Sue, How do the number of parking spaces (3200) that you cited compare to the number of parking spaces that already were at the Giant site and the Hecht's site...
Buddy: Further to our brief discussion of parking on Western Ave., you misread my post. I did not mention Westmoreland Circle. What I said was that there is no...
Dr. Melvin Blecher
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May 1, 2006 4:29 pm
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Tom, If, as you indicate, the drawings show that the proposed 79 foot building is no taller than the garage at Jenifer and Wisconsin, then the Akridge...
Thanks, Sue. That should help relieve concerns about parking -- although patrons of the stores (redone Giant and soon-to-be Bloomingdales) are not likely to...
Marily, Thanks for your note. I truly am trying to understand where you are coming from. But, we obviously disagree on the issue of development along upper...
... misread my ... there is ... Connecticut, ... morning. ... did have ... I beg to differ. Unless DC put up new signs since I moved out 2 years ago, parking...
Hi. We have some household goods we'd like to donate rather than toss - out. It is a variety of stuff, too small and numerous for Freecycle, I think. There...
Tom, I am glad that you find the development in Montgomery County exciting. The development on the 42.4 acres in the Geico, Chevy Chase Center and Hecht's...
Buddy Yingling wrote in part (in post number 4518): "Let's get some perspective here anyway. Can someone document the hyperbole being thrown around about...
Marilyn, The planning process can only work when neighbors are willing to sit down and talk reasonably about the kind of community they want to see down the...
... OK, I will concede that 2 million sq. ft. or even 4 million sq. ft. technically can be equated to "millions," but to me saying "a few million" or "several...
Residents *have* been sitting down and talking with planners and Council Members about our neighborhood's future fairly intensely and continually for at least...
Buddy, You wrote: "One [of the contributors to our severe traffic congestion along upper Wisconsin Avenue is] the cancellation of miles of freeways in DC...
Sue, Unfortunately, not all of the time, energy, intelligence, and expertise to which you refer in your post has been spent even on reaching consensus within...
Ah Tom, you blithely ignore about 90% of what I'm saying and then proceed to mischaracterize the remaining 10%. Actually, I suspect that many of the...
... suggestions ... I don't agree with the notion that upper Wisconsin Avenue has severe traffic congestion, other than during particular hours and even then I...
Sue, I really don't ignore anything you say about development issues along the upper Wisconsin Avenue corridor, and I appreciate the time you take to share...
The difference in height between existing buildings along the upper Wisconsin corridor and the proposed building for the 5220 site seems to be one floor. Is...
Two lovely people (an artist and her husband) from out of town would be pleased to house sit/pet sit or or pay for accommodations in the DC area any time ...
Ms. Hemberger, It is patently incorrect that no one in the DC Government cares about creating a consensus around neighborhood planning. As someone who...