tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post7894617043348512103..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Wiehle Avenue Metro: First Major Redevelopment Goes Before Reston P&Z Next WeekRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-10073188076467937932010-03-09T10:33:09.717-05:002010-03-09T10:33:09.717-05:00I agree...The design is UUUGLLLY!I agree...The design is UUUGLLLY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-90325764008117122282010-03-05T19:20:15.325-05:002010-03-05T19:20:15.325-05:00If I'm not 5'8", can I still walk in ...If I'm not 5'8", can I still walk in the shadows of those VAB-like monoliths? Are they going to build mauve-colored space shuttles in there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-12458362517957279962010-02-19T23:12:10.069-05:002010-02-19T23:12:10.069-05:00If you want to see bland architecture, one need on...If you want to see bland architecture, one need only to look at Isaac Newton Square and most of the other buildings currently in the nearby vicinity of this site. <br /><br />From my perspective, it seems nice to see a proposal for a relatively dense mixed use development around metro. In an earlier drawing, I saw a huge above ground parking garage essentially surrounded by parking lots (similar to what is at the Vienna-Fairfax metro station). Compared to that original drawing, this development (with a largely underground garage, and a mix of office and residential), certainly looks like an improvement. The key is connecting this with other nearby developments so there will be an interconnected network of streets and sidewalks. There also need to be some traffic studies to make sure traffic will be able to move. It seems likely there ought to be some other streets that cross over the Dulles Toll Road at some point, so not all of the traffic is channeled onto Wiehle Avenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-30527689805515120302010-02-19T20:56:56.420-05:002010-02-19T20:56:56.420-05:00"Comstock isn't making THEIR land more pr..."Comstock isn't making THEIR land more profitable. The land belongs to US, it's county land, our land."<br /><br />Terry Maynard says, "The proposal covers only the two blocks owned by Comstock."<br /><br />So which is it? Does Comstock own it, or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-65708233138103509542010-02-17T20:34:06.242-05:002010-02-17T20:34:06.242-05:00the Melting Pot? You don't like the Melting Po...the Melting Pot? You don't like the Melting Pot?<br /><br />And please tell me where the "embarassingly huge surface parking lots" at Town Center are. I can't find them anymore and I miss them.<br /><br />But I agree, this is ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-74715911503177403092010-02-08T10:02:56.074-05:002010-02-08T10:02:56.074-05:00BiCO,
Reston 2020 is a committee of the Reston C...BiCO,<br /><br />Reston 2020 is a committee of the Reston Citizens Association. All the board members are elected by a vote of the community and all Restonians are members of RCA and can vote. Our Reston 2020 Committee meetings are open to the public. Times and locations of meetings are posted on the Reston 2020 blog.<br /><br />ARCH, Alliance of Reston Clusters and Homeowners, also wrote a Planning Principles paper. <br /><br />Very many days and hours were put in to this effort by individuals in both community groups.<br /><br />Guy Rando and I wrote our paper at the Nature House Library. <br /><br />All three documents were carefully considered, discussed, and rewritten multiple times.<br /><br />ARCHs paper, an Issues Bulletin, was unanimously approved by the board. <br /><br />We are still waiting for Reston Association to produce their own Planning Principles document.<br /><br />Kathy KaplanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-63357748978610393542010-02-08T09:35:42.305-05:002010-02-08T09:35:42.305-05:00Bico, people only reap the profits from their home...Bico, people only reap the profits from their home's resale values if they SELL. I am looking forward to the metro coming (though I am terrified of the current proposal, since it is obviously awful). However, I do lay awake at night and wonder how I will pay my property taxes after the metro gets here. I hope we can afford to stay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-42971988531226507842010-02-07T23:35:17.501-05:002010-02-07T23:35:17.501-05:001.) This design is HIDEOUS. Disgusting. How can th...1.) This design is HIDEOUS. Disgusting. How can the most educated area of the country produce architects and engineers with such little talent or flair?<br /><br />2.) There should be NO above-grade parking in ANY proposed mixed-use project. What a waste of open space. Look at Reston Town Center with its embarrassingly huge surface parking lots and low-rise parking garages. Those parking areas could have been moved undergroud with attractive mixed-use buildings atop. <br /><br />3.) With all due respect while I appreciate Reston 2020's effort to help Reston have a voice is it really necessary for them to keep saying "Restonians need this...", "Restonians demand that...", "Restonians would like this...", etc. I'm a Restonian, and I don't recall ever being queried to confirm that I'm in conformity with all of Reston 2020's beliefs. Since when did we all come to a consensus upon "ideal" density? Since when did we all come to a consensus upon maximum building height? Since when did we all come to a consensus upon specific percentage of land set aside for open space? They speak on behalf of SOME Restonians---not all. I HATE this particular proposal and hope it fails, but I also hope Reston 2020 isn't just merely opposed to density in general because, gasp, more peopl might move here. Getting people to eschew their cars and take transit IS key to reducing Reston's current rush-hour congestion crisis. I look forward to walking to a train station and commuting to my office in the future, taking one more car off of Route 7. If people are going to be continuing to be in a panic over the impending arrival of the Silver Line then I don't want to see them reaping profits as their homes' resale values skyrocket once the line is operational.Broke in Charter Oak (BiCO)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-16397187577299509682010-02-05T21:14:54.422-05:002010-02-05T21:14:54.422-05:00What do you mean "will sell out?" We ha...What do you mean "will sell out?" We have been sold out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-25011958264496429982010-02-05T15:30:11.384-05:002010-02-05T15:30:11.384-05:00So, like what happened to the DENSITY CAP?
I move...So, like what happened to the DENSITY CAP? <br />I moved to Reston for the quality of life- not quantity of life!<br />I wonder if our Reston leaders will sell out to the corporate special interests like our so called "leaders" on Capitol Hill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-87824884254221314742010-02-05T15:14:59.328-05:002010-02-05T15:14:59.328-05:00Your base are belong to usYour base are belong to usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-34163689743634401742010-02-05T15:13:06.519-05:002010-02-05T15:13:06.519-05:00All this talk of the Metro station- what of Wiehle...All this talk of the Metro station- what of Wiehle Ave? <br />The added traffic on the under-designed road between Baron Cameron and Sunset Hills will become HELL ON EARTH for us who live, walk, bike and play by Lake Anne! Has anyone done an envrionmental study of running all that additional traffic at the end of Lake Anne? Should we expect sound barriers? A wider side walk? A dedicated bike lane?<br />Just more typical cart before the horse nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-40550603060712979442010-02-05T08:49:39.567-05:002010-02-05T08:49:39.567-05:00Please note: Comstock isn't making THEIR land...Please note: Comstock isn't making THEIR land more profitable. The land belongs to US, it's county land, our land. Comstock will benefit more from the development than the community will. Is this an appropriate use of public land?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-30949430741133699312010-02-05T07:03:12.734-05:002010-02-05T07:03:12.734-05:00DVDmon - the current Wiehle park and ride lot (whi...DVDmon - the current Wiehle park and ride lot (which this is supposed to fill) is on the Sunset Hills side.<br /><br />This is really ugly and too dense. On the other hand, your comment about the intern drawing is on point. Perhaps the intern is really 'one of us' and is TRYING to get the project axed. One can only hope.<br /><br />This is mind-boggling. A) There's already a traffic problem. B) They're adding garage space. C) They're adding more potential drivers (office, residential) than garage space. So they're not solving any problem except making making their land more profitable for them only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-34497265712460529782010-02-05T01:12:13.572-05:002010-02-05T01:12:13.572-05:00We actually live VERY close to this intersection a...We actually live VERY close to this intersection and the proposed structures and metro station, so I'm probably going to be driving past it daily. I can only imagine how an 8-minute trip to Wholefoods will now take 20!<br /><br />Yes, these drawrings are hideous. Was the artist an intern? Sure-fire way to get your proposals nixed. Is it that hard to make an illustration that looks really good? Of course doesn't mean it will need to translate into reality, just get people excited so that you get the go-ahead, and then you can figure out the details later, right? <br /><br />I'm definitely excited about getting a metro stop I can walk to and take it all the way into DC - or heck to Greenbelt for that matter (that'll be a nice 2-hour trip, huh?), but not so much these huge monstrosities or the traffic that will go along with all of this stuff. I also wonder who would want to live right on top of a metro station, which seem to attract sketchy characters sometimes, as well as actual crime. <br /><br />I'm starting to wonder why they wouldn't build this stuff on the other side of Whiele - the Sunset Hills Side. I am correct that this is on the Sunrise Valley side, right? The Sunset Hills side seems to have a lot more space, way fewer large structures to tear down (although I wouldn't mind seeing The Melting Pot go!), and most importantly it's further away from our house! ;-)dvdmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826983459613642052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-45380678554771086432010-02-04T20:23:07.633-05:002010-02-04T20:23:07.633-05:00"Drawrings."
LOL. Restonian rocks so ha..."Drawrings."<br /><br />LOL. Restonian rocks so hard.Le Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160205266478196242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-49812267724537457752010-02-04T18:36:10.676-05:002010-02-04T18:36:10.676-05:00I used to work in Crystal City -- I loved the Unde...I used to work in Crystal City -- I loved the Underground...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-47236358247259010732010-02-04T18:35:46.920-05:002010-02-04T18:35:46.920-05:00I'm planning on buying a used Toyota which wil...I'm planning on buying a used Toyota which will allow me a non-stop commute into downtown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-88700261202487708922010-02-04T18:34:03.844-05:002010-02-04T18:34:03.844-05:00With all the onsite amenites for shopping and serv...With all the onsite amenites for shopping and services designed into that project NOT, it looks like they may need a Crystal Underground under the Dulles Access Road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-10025206645529659962010-02-04T16:30:16.754-05:002010-02-04T16:30:16.754-05:00That hideous design almost makes 1970s Rosslyn loo...That hideous design almost makes 1970s Rosslyn look like an architectural masterpiece by comparison.Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-31884764888700464622010-02-04T15:27:58.191-05:002010-02-04T15:27:58.191-05:00Since when has ARCH done anything....Since when has ARCH done anything....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-29759200410191906462010-02-04T15:25:23.808-05:002010-02-04T15:25:23.808-05:00I will likely get a Smart Car as I work In Reston,...I will likely get a Smart Car as I work In Reston, but many of my appointments are downtown... I use metro extensively once i'm there... the Silver line will make my day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-72561037125431961382010-02-04T13:39:49.745-05:002010-02-04T13:39:49.745-05:00The little Plaza will be in deep shade all year, e...The little Plaza will be in deep shade all year, except during the time of the summer equinox, at noon.<br /><br />Patti Nicoson, President of Dulles Corridor Rail Association was asked the last two questions you ask last winter at an ARCH meeting and answered, "In the future, more people will be walking." <br /><br />The only way this level of development proposed at Wiehle (and the entire RCIG which is Sunset Hills to Sunrise Valley) can possibly work, is if we all refrain from using our cars.<br /><br />Will the Silver Line get you to work? <br /><br />And I agree. It's ugly. This is to be the gateway to Reston?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-29373683553178333562010-02-04T13:09:57.527-05:002010-02-04T13:09:57.527-05:00wow, that's heinously ugly. Would that little...wow, that's heinously ugly. Would that little plaza get any sun at all (except at high noon) with those enormous buildings looming up right over it on all sides?<br /><br />How many parking spaces are there in that huge garage? One of my hopes was that they would limit parking at the station to force people to use mass transit to get there, minimizing the impact on out traffic. Is it even going to be possible to use Wiehle in the mornings anymore? What about the people who need to commute on the Toll Road?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-58564586563912034652010-02-04T12:12:28.243-05:002010-02-04T12:12:28.243-05:00I think they should rename Wiehle to Freetown. Ap...I think they should rename Wiehle to Freetown. Appoint a fancy commission to come up with new street names for the other place with the bad stigma and the proliferation of peeps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com