December 17, 2007
Go Home Already: Shaky Ground
>> The 1930s-era Hecht's building in Northeast has been bought by a Philadelphia developer who plans to incorporate the historic structure into a new retail hub off New York Avenue. [WaPo]
>> D.C.’s State Education Office established new criteria for free- and reduced-price-meal programs in an effort to increase enrollment. [Examiner]
>> Construction has begun on Alexandria's 167-acre Potomac Yard development. [Washington Business Journal]
>> The death of musician Casey Calvert last month outside the 9:30 Club has been ruled a drug overdose. [WTOP]
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"Construction has begun on Alexandria's 167-acre Potomac Yard development."
In other words, getting out of the Target parking lot will now take roughly 3hrs.
Between the new residential and commercial development, Potomac Yards will be a nightmare if there isn't enough access to get out of those hellscape parking lots. I don't even bother with most of the malls on Rt 1 anymore, since it takes 20 minutes just to get in and out of the places. And what's the deal with the Route 1 streetcar/dedicated bus lanes? When are they supposed to kick in? In the mean time, there's plenty of folks in Del Ray pissing and moaning about density encroaching on their quiet little cul de sac.
I still don't get why they are spending the money on dedicated bus lanes. Spend the money on an infill Metro Station behind the Target. I bet a lot of people wish they took the new Redskins stadium over the cluster Fuk they have now? And I wonder how many new Condo buyers realize that piece of land was a superfund site.
so says a friend who has lived in that area for about 15 years:
a metro stop was part of the proposal for that shopping center as a way to appease the Del Ray folk and to get them to agree to it.
i think the developers pulled the old "turn your pockets inside out and shrug your shoulders while frowning" trick to show they didn't have the funds to fully follow through with the plan.
I'm pretty sure that the funding study showed that an infill Metro cost several times more than bus lanes. Hence, the cheap-o option.
so says a friend who has lived in that area for about 15 years:
a metro stop was part of the proposal for that shopping center as a way to appease the Del Ray folk and to get them to agree to it.
i think the developers pulled the old "turn your pockets inside out and shrug your shoulders while frowning" trick to show they didn't have the funds to fully follow through with the plan.