tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post3912808303789594806..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): At Reston Town Center, Will They Pave a Parking Lot and Put Up a Paradise (of Mixed-Use Bollardy Goodness?)Restonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-62113819225927436912013-02-27T11:17:08.636-05:002013-02-27T11:17:08.636-05:00Why a tunnel, Nick? It seems like a bridge across ...Why a tunnel, Nick? It seems like a bridge across the DTR would be cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-653983401130586072013-02-26T19:48:12.502-05:002013-02-26T19:48:12.502-05:00I worked on some conceptual studies for extending ...I worked on some conceptual studies for extending town center parkway to sunrise valley drive via a tunnel. FFX county seems pretty keen on the idea. Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912792847616541053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-65149020323597922162013-02-20T20:37:39.325-05:002013-02-20T20:37:39.325-05:00Well I agree with fighting against "behind cl...Well I agree with fighting against "behind closed doors" commercial development deals.cdanluvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990274401982393785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-43212328921865970772013-02-20T16:53:45.717-05:002013-02-20T16:53:45.717-05:00I second the motion to bike to RTC except that RTC...I second the motion to bike to RTC except that RTC needs more bike parking.<br /><br />cdanluva -- we're not against commercial development per se -- just commercial development that's done behind closed doors, that makes traffic problems worse, and under which those developers do NOT pay HOA fees and those of us who do end up paying for the privilege of being shafted.<br /><br />And since you're new, if you have any good ideas for commercial development at Tall Oaks, let us hear them. That place has been a failure for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-22980879290059082812013-02-20T15:05:48.393-05:002013-02-20T15:05:48.393-05:00Big 10-4 on El Manantial. Mama Wok's also exce...Big 10-4 on El Manantial. Mama Wok's also excellent. There's too much chainy stuff at RTC, but I confess to being partial to Il Fornaio. And Reston has got to be the only place where there's a (good) sushi restaurant in a former McDonald's. Mmm... McSushi!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-71637015077068687862013-02-20T14:38:32.629-05:002013-02-20T14:38:32.629-05:00Some answers:
1. Don't ask, just enjoy.
2. ...Some answers:<br /><br />1. Don't ask, just enjoy.<br />2. Traffic, traffic, and low-cost housing.<br />3. We got 'em. Passion Fish and Mortons on Washingtonian's top 100. Also worthy: El Manitial in Tall Oaks, Monmartre and Jasmine in Lake Anne. And still more of you consult Yelp or Tyler Cowen's Ethnic dining guide.scubadivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-7944378768767429092013-02-20T12:46:10.721-05:002013-02-20T12:46:10.721-05:00I just started reading this blog - and it is aweso...I just started reading this blog - and it is awesome. Couple of questions: <br />1) who is behind this blog?<br />2) why is everyone so against commercial development in Reston? I think it's good for all of us.<br />3) when are we going to get better restaurants in Reston? (Not including Macaroni Grille!)cdanluvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990274401982393785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-68571266815548659892013-02-20T12:10:09.722-05:002013-02-20T12:10:09.722-05:00Or people could walk or bike or take the bus to th...Or people could walk or bike or take the bus to the Town Center, which are all options in Reston.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-60163293795707530232013-02-20T09:40:57.276-05:002013-02-20T09:40:57.276-05:00As long as we're not talking Manhattan parking...As long as we're not talking Manhattan parking prices - I'd be fine dropping a few buck to tote the kids out to a concert on the town.<br />And make paying for parking easy. When will parking lots start accepting EZ-Pass? Wait, forget that I mentioned that. I'm off to the patent office.SCShttp://solarrun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-28993439100944010992013-02-19T21:04:36.576-05:002013-02-19T21:04:36.576-05:00The big question is whether after Town Center and ...The big question is whether after Town Center and North Shore Drive have filled up to the brim with new development, will anybody be able to get up or down Reston Parkway to get to the hospital? You know, the kind of trip you take in an ambulance.<br /><br />The plan is to widen Reston Parkway to three lanes in each direction from South Lakes to Baron Cameron, but it won't be enough for the amount of development that is planned. <br /><br />There will still need to be many bridges across the Dulles Toll Road--5 or 6. Who will pay for those bridges at $200 million each? Developers don't want to pay for bridges ("We don't need no stinkin' bridges! Traffic is irrelevant!") <br /><br />Guess who will be paying for bridges--Reston homeowners. With a "service" district imposed by the BOS without our vote or consent. <br /><br />If it takes the loss of a favorite parking lot to wake people up, I'd have to say that's a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-38971120757193410982013-02-19T14:27:18.073-05:002013-02-19T14:27:18.073-05:00All in all it seems to show that you don't kno...All in all it seems to show that you don't know what you've got till its gone, Paved Paradise p̶u̶t̶ ̶u̶p̶ tear down a parking lot.Joni Mitchell seznoreply@blogger.com