tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post6004534561798729384..comments2007-11-05T21:00:02.078-05:00Restonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27530218710473085252007-11-05T21:00:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:00:00.000-05:00Yes, the whole idea of Reston is that it's walkable. But the truth is that if you make it hard for people to walk, they won't. I know someone who literally drives across the street to church every Sunday -- and this is across an empty two-lane road, not Reston Parkway.<BR/><BR/>One of the reason mixed-use developments in Ballston and Bethesda work is that they invested in pedestrian skywalks, tunnels, and traffic-calming features around their Metro stations. These folks are going to make a fortune on this mixed-use development; they can cough up a few bucks for a pedestrian bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-58184333138153210462007-11-05T17:51:00.000-05:002007-11-05T17:51:00.000-05:00Walking across Reston parkway - such a scary task. In fact it's so scary I cross over the road on foot -gasp- at Southlakes Dr several times a week.<BR/><BR/>And you must not realize how short 1/10 a mile is. Most people can walk 1/4 mile in fifteen minutes. So I'd guess a lot of people could walk 1/10 a mile in 6 minutes.<BR/><BR/>Just because you're SUV loving self can't ever imagine crossing Reston Parkway or walking 1/10 a mile (the distance from one end of the Town Center to the other), doesn't mean others won't.<BR/><BR/>Transit oriented development works, go to Balston/Rosslyn corridor at rush hour, they have a lot more density, and you'll see traffic moves. And lastly, the time it takes to cross the Toll Road in rush hour is the same it takes on foot, if not longer. Hmmmm, I wonder which one the 500 new residents of Reston Heights would pick?Joshua Davishttp://restoncitizen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-19087405685101845862007-11-04T11:37:00.000-05:002007-11-04T11:37:00.000-05:00The proposed development is not only on the wrong side of the toll road, it's on the wrong side of Reston Parkway. The station will be about 1/10 of mile west of the Parkway. The county hasn't even begun to think about getting pedestrians across that busy road.<BR/><BR/>Also, in an amazingly stupid move, there will be no parking provided at the Reston Parkway metrorail station. All those people who use Reston Pkwy now to reach the toll road will have no place to park (except in Reston Town Center) so they can ride Metro. Well, they could drive to Wiehle or Monroe stations, clogging Sunrise Valley & Sunset Hills.<BR/><BR/>Finally, the development is being constructed AT LEAST a decade before there will be a station at Reston Parkway. So all those new residents will be adding to the congestion on the toll road or parallel access roads to Wiehle station--still at least 5 years out.<BR/><BR/>Terry MaynardTerry Maynardnoreply@blogger.com