tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post3250821095334883595..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Bad News: Legitimately Awesome Lake Anne Redevelopment Not To Be (Updated)Restonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27404517747421930612016-03-19T15:45:55.954-04:002016-03-19T15:45:55.954-04:00You really want that big ugly thing within view of...You really want that big ugly thing within view of the plaza? Wow times really have changed. The old Reston is long gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-55473145563637320942015-12-14T14:34:26.743-05:002015-12-14T14:34:26.743-05:00Another failed government experiment. It's tim...Another failed government experiment. It's time for Cathy to retire and all the staff involved be fired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-37044229093962529932015-12-12T09:26:59.671-05:002015-12-12T09:26:59.671-05:00The worst part is that it was probably all those a...The worst part is that it was probably all those amenities and careful attention to Reston principles that made the project a no-go from a banker's perspective. That's going to make it a lot harder for the next group that comes along to try something similar.<br /><br />Things apparently haven't changed that much since Bob Simon was run out of town for a similar approach back in the 1960s.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-80066017073064144882015-12-11T22:40:43.199-05:002015-12-11T22:40:43.199-05:00Too bad for our unopposed supervisor Hudgins. She&...Too bad for our unopposed supervisor Hudgins. She's never seen a development project that she wouldn't vote for. We who live next to Lake Anne are elated for a stay of execution from the jackhammers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-22245304140779079442015-12-11T15:26:54.904-05:002015-12-11T15:26:54.904-05:00I was looking forward to the new development. :(I was looking forward to the new development. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-39685345049207037972015-12-11T14:03:40.806-05:002015-12-11T14:03:40.806-05:00That sucks. Hope this doesn't keep things froz...That sucks. Hope this doesn't keep things frozen in amber around the plaza for another 20 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com