tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post4164474501591013827..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): The Day The Containers Died: Fairfax Approves Spectrum Redevelopment, Dooming Purveyor of Empty Boxes Before It Even ArrivesRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-29945501420783667472018-04-13T09:56:35.873-04:002018-04-13T09:56:35.873-04:00I don't think you understand, Convict. Apartm...I don't think you understand, Convict. Apartment and Condo dwellers are the perfect residents. They are rich, pay high taxes, but don't have cars or children. At least that's what the planners think. Problem is, with the current cost of housing, people in apartments *do* raise children and own cars, which require *gasp* infrastrcuture and school investments. mattRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799226876609772052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-7127726518052067972013-01-16T13:40:24.227-05:002013-01-16T13:40:24.227-05:00Sounds like a good business plan for the new Resto...Sounds like a good business plan for the new Reston Speculum Center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-84519628053105358332013-01-10T12:33:47.271-05:002013-01-10T12:33:47.271-05:00I'll take a BestBuy and a Mac Grill over a gaz...I'll take a BestBuy and a Mac Grill over a gazillion new apartments with a gazillion new cars any day of the week.The Convictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-61143291476682711272013-01-10T08:05:17.193-05:002013-01-10T08:05:17.193-05:00I think it beats what we already have there, now t...I think it beats what we already have there, now that the public fascination with big box retailers has cooled. On the other hand, it is a big step towards the further Tysonization/Ballstonization of Reston.The Java Masternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-31085925981993302952013-01-09T22:35:11.765-05:002013-01-09T22:35:11.765-05:00And once again, Cathy Hudgins (who I have always v...And once again, Cathy Hudgins (who I have always voted against) stood up for Reston...not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-47109023192460887272013-01-09T20:12:54.154-05:002013-01-09T20:12:54.154-05:00Peasant:
A Container Store inside a container fil...Peasant:<br /><br />A Container Store inside a container filled with containers -- I'm liking it!Buffalonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-56796598767625041362013-01-09T18:58:30.664-05:002013-01-09T18:58:30.664-05:00Underground parking situated below the building di...Underground parking situated below the building directly south of Harris Teeter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-31169152271752299982013-01-09T17:11:36.400-05:002013-01-09T17:11:36.400-05:00That part of Reston is supposed to be TOD oriented...That part of Reston is supposed to be TOD oriented. You won't drive there. You'll take the bus, the Metro, you'll walk or ride your bike there.<br /><br />Right. As if waistline challenged Reston Boomers can actually walk any farther than the distance from their front door to their car door.The Convictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-42058485114225742662013-01-09T13:19:18.982-05:002013-01-09T13:19:18.982-05:00Where are the Harris Teeter shoppers going to park...Where are the Harris Teeter shoppers going to park? It looks like the new buildings will be right up against the front door of the supermarket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-5669877977214529042013-01-09T13:12:55.309-05:002013-01-09T13:12:55.309-05:00Buffalo:
The Container Store would be the perfect...Buffalo:<br /><br />The Container Store would be the perfect candidate for this!<br />Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-26184414307658068892013-01-09T11:26:38.227-05:002013-01-09T11:26:38.227-05:00If I were going to open a business in Reston, I wo...If I were going to open a business in Reston, I would seriously consider doing it in one of those large shipping containers -- like the fireworks guys do. That way, you would simply drag it to a new location when the inevitable happens and they start bulldozing everything around you. <br /><br />You could also stack them, and they would pretty much fit in with the look-and-feel of everything else in Reston. You have to think inside-the-box to make it here.Buffalonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-79217101988453668332013-01-09T11:14:57.117-05:002013-01-09T11:14:57.117-05:00They are salivating so profusely, they had to hire...They are salivating so profusely, they had to hire additional staff just to mop up several times a day.Buffalonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-65292751157363094232013-01-09T09:16:53.121-05:002013-01-09T09:16:53.121-05:00As we see once more, the BoS doesn't really gi...As we see once more, the BoS doesn't really give a rat's butt about the current residents of Reston.<br /><br />Hmmm. Maybe if Bulova and crew were each given a MG breadstick suppository....<br /><br />It is time for A CITY Called Reston.The Convictnoreply@blogger.com