tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post6987005602444560197..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Photo Pfun: A Look at the Fanciful Civic Plaza of the Comstock Wiehle Metro DevelopmentRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-28935095672669398442010-05-12T19:25:48.156-04:002010-05-12T19:25:48.156-04:00Don't we already have a live example of how th...Don't we already have a live example of how this is going to look like? Don't the four tall office buildings adjoining the west end of the Plaza America shopping center enclose a separate little "plaza" in a shadow-well that is about the same size as what is being proposed here? Of course, whenever I walk past there on my way to Whole Foods, that plaza is quite dead - except at 5 p.m., when all the office workers stream out in their cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-81145689000591689172010-05-12T07:54:49.503-04:002010-05-12T07:54:49.503-04:00I like how they show everyone in sunlight even tho...I like how they show everyone in sunlight even though in their own document they talk of shadow 9 months of the year and artificial light during the day. I especially like how they mined pictures of "potential" designs to add to their proposal . . .of course window dressing doesn't do anything for the increased traffic specifically due to this development and how we will manage it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-41893056770517623742010-05-12T07:08:36.925-04:002010-05-12T07:08:36.925-04:00Now you're just being ornery, BiCO. Of course...Now you're just being ornery, BiCO. Of course, Macaroni Grill isn't an example of World Class Architecture. <br /><br />But La Madeline would be.The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-52638907697526500052010-05-11T23:24:47.121-04:002010-05-11T23:24:47.121-04:00Examples of world-class architecture in Reston?
E...Examples of world-class architecture in Reston?<br /><br />Easy, BiCO...Charter Oak!Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-90721765686896389002010-05-11T21:46:05.302-04:002010-05-11T21:46:05.302-04:00Cool!!
Check out page 80 of the PDF -- that's...Cool!! <br />Check out page 80 of the PDF -- that's me on the left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-56222540909251521662010-05-11T20:47:25.695-04:002010-05-11T20:47:25.695-04:00Check out Hickory Cluster.Check out Hickory Cluster.Le Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160205266478196242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-39938060375447140162010-05-11T20:12:54.861-04:002010-05-11T20:12:54.861-04:00With all due respect to the architectural snobs in...With all due respect to the architectural snobs in Reston, can someone please point out to me what "world-class architecture" currently exists here in our Mauve Candyland? Macaroni Grill? Northpoint Village Center? Compare Foods? Don't say Lake Anne, either.Amongst the 'Hoods in Colvin Woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-53399028196201260152010-05-11T16:37:58.170-04:002010-05-11T16:37:58.170-04:00The only designs that aren't complete visual g...The only designs that aren't complete visual garbage are...the garbage cans!scubadivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-50359010848195391652010-05-11T12:47:32.808-04:002010-05-11T12:47:32.808-04:00Check out Page 127 of the document - it's Rona...Check out Page 127 of the document - it's Ronald Reagan's Shining City on The Hill.<br /><br />Or Page 140 - it's the warp core of the Enterprise-D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-16642693641491027252010-05-11T12:14:21.905-04:002010-05-11T12:14:21.905-04:00DVDMon--
The Metro will be accessible from both n...DVDMon--<br /><br />The Metro will be accessible from both north and south by a walkway. Comstock is just first becuz it's building over the County's parking garage that must be built by Metro opening (2013). At this point, there are no specific proposals for additional development on the south side of the Metro station...but stay tuned!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-59111864797488847002010-05-11T11:35:51.591-04:002010-05-11T11:35:51.591-04:00I have seen a drawing with a pedestrian overpass f...I have seen a drawing with a pedestrian overpass from the off-ramp area south of the Dulles Toll Road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-78732883462941484292010-05-11T11:23:18.669-04:002010-05-11T11:23:18.669-04:00Um, interesting. I'll have to read through th...Um, interesting. I'll have to read through this.<br /><br />One question though. Am I a complete idiot? I could have sworn that this was all supposed to be on the SOUTH side of the toll road, not the north. Was I under a misconception all along? Do we know if there will be any access to the metro on the south side or will South Restonites like myself who will walk to the metro need to walk all the way to Sunset Hills and then backtrack south to the track?dvdmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826983459613642052noreply@blogger.com