tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post7297589123187182053..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Seven Corners Task Force defers decision on redevelopment at Sears siteAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-66673229346476918682014-09-11T13:15:42.721-04:002014-09-11T13:15:42.721-04:00"How does Arlington get it done."
Arli..."How does Arlington get it done." <br /><br />Arlington's board members are elected county wide, and are less inclined to listen to the local NIMBY's. Plus they have their success with the metro behind them, which they use to gain credibility for the rest of their vision. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-22785833760447681172014-09-11T10:57:49.174-04:002014-09-11T10:57:49.174-04:00Folks, check out this 2012 study, reported on this...Folks, check out this 2012 study, reported on this blog, that shows a very different and very very appealing vision for 7Corners:<br /><br />http://annandaleva.blogspot.com/2012/06/land-use-experts-weigh-in-on.html<br /><br />And here's the report -- it's really cool and bears no resemblance to what the BOS and the Task Force have cooked up with the developers:<br /><br />http://washington.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2012/05/Leadership-Institute-Speakers-Notes_Seven-Corners.pdf<br /><br />Mason Districthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364201058329005162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-36495813077002590082014-09-11T10:52:54.517-04:002014-09-11T10:52:54.517-04:00LOL. The huge cement pillars directly west of 7Co...LOL. The huge cement pillars directly west of 7Corners behind the twin BB&T buildings are elevator shafts for a 5-story, 188- unit, apartment building. This property is in Providence District in Fairfax County. More neighbors! Mason Districthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364201058329005162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-78444315769543327332014-09-11T08:12:08.056-04:002014-09-11T08:12:08.056-04:00Does anybody know what the two huge pylons are for...Does anybody know what the two huge pylons are for that are being built along Route 50 directly west of seven corners? They look like supports for a highway ramp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-16467420637003185232014-09-11T07:08:29.801-04:002014-09-11T07:08:29.801-04:00Arlington, perhaps, does a better and more honest ...Arlington, perhaps, does a better and more honest job of listening to the community than FFX does (except it seems about the.street car line)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-23599420369863130782014-09-10T20:52:05.101-04:002014-09-10T20:52:05.101-04:00This smells of further delay after delay after de...This smells of further delay after delay after delay, At this rate half the folks in the picture above will be belly up before a brick is laid or task force vote and the rest will be pushing daisies before this project is even completed. Why is it surrounding neighborhoods, Ballston, Rosslyn, Courthouse, Tysons Corner, Falls Church etc... can build and improve (and don't give me the metro crap) yet the seven corners, bailey's crossroad, culmore area continues to get bogged down in BS. Isn't it about time to revitalize this area. This entire area should and could be great.. with 50, 66, the Metro, and 95 within close proximity and . just minutes to dc. This area should be a major hub for business, retail, and residential housing. But instead it looks like a cess pool around here. And enough with the affordable housing...all this amounts to is 5 families cramming into a one bedroom apartment. You would like believe it is the young professional or senior who will be occupying these units but it is not. I don't see any young professional right out of college moving into Culmore where rent is relatively cheap. Nothing is perfect. It never will be but as Anonymous 2:39 stated, "you have to start somewhere". . The problem around here is it never really gets started. Leaders need to lead and have vision if not step aside. Heck, even on relatively small projects they can't move forward, how can they possibly handle something grand such as this. How does Arlington get it done. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-91218512179593922352014-09-10T18:49:09.782-04:002014-09-10T18:49:09.782-04:00The task force has worked for two years to “vision...The task force has worked for two years to “vision” a high-density housing project? I guess this should come as little surprise given the composition of the Mason District Supervisor-appointed panel. Though the developer “visioneers” have been thoroughly outed at this point, they seem shamelessly determined to avoid an informed engagement with the community, but are rather desperately driving a thoroughly self-serving plan through to the planning commission. I guess that’s where Penny Gross will have to show her true colors. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-77368411734115306492014-09-10T14:30:10.032-04:002014-09-10T14:30:10.032-04:00Dense development is oppossed because the transit ...Dense development is oppossed because the transit is not there yet, and so everyone must drive. New transit is opposed because areas are low density and unsuitable for transit, which won't get enough riders to not be a waste of money. Folks, you have to start somewhere. Or not, but don't think opposing anything new will mean no change - it just won't be the kind of change you like. And FFX, PLEASE work with City of Falls Church. The inter jurisdictional squabbling is out of hand, and particularly hurts areas along the borders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-62988704296225599022014-09-10T14:26:03.595-04:002014-09-10T14:26:03.595-04:00So...to the extent that the "ring road" ...So...to the extent that the "ring road" plan is a proxy for the whole Seven Corners devlopment plan, Falls Church City Council has stamped it "BAD IDEA." How much more bluntly can this be stated to the Task Force? Isn't this the proverbial 2 x 4?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com