I live in a condo about 1/4 mile from Shirlington.
The so-called 'Shirlington Oktoberfest' which is now officially the 'Mid-Atlantic Oktoberfest' is way out of control. This event draws at least 10,000 people into what is supposed to be a planned 'smart growth' community and imposes massive traffic on a dozen residential neighborhoods within a mile radius.
I am also appalled by how many people who have parked in my neighborhood and consumed a lot of beer are walking to their vehicles and driving home.
Anyone know who's responsible for this mess?
Thanks,
Larry, 22206
23 comments:
Who are responsible? County Board's second-favorite pet REIT (after Vornado) Federal Realty Investment Trust, which owns Shirlington Village.
Who are responsible? Arlington's Premier Nanny Newsie (sorry Jason) $ara$ota $cott McCaffrey, who lives not far from $hirlington Village and was on the scene drinking up with his fellow yuptards while other fellow yuptards were peeing on $cott's front lawn before driving off at high speed in their SUVs.
Don't blame the Arlington Police. They have their hands full enforcing the County's "driving while Black" and "driving while Latino" traffic ordinances.
Your County S U C K S. Just a thought from someone from the Rest of America who doesn't live within 100 miles of D.C.
Gee, I wonder why Congressman Moran moved from Shirlington to Del Ray?
Even Jim Moran eventually got a life.....
What ever happened to the Car Free Diet?
Shirlington is supposed to have a comprehensive Transportation Demand Management plan that was approved with the Phased Development Site Plan for Shirlington.
In April the County Board approved a new Neighborhood Conservation Plan for Fairlington-Shirlington that stresses traffic mitigation.
Car Free Diet is a HUGE charade that costs Arlington taxpayers more than $3 million per year.
Arlington residents are supposed to walk, bike, take public transit. Non-residents get to drive everywhere to do everything.
Must be 2,000 people in that one photo alone.
Anyone who opposes the urbanization plans by non-resident County Staff and the out-of-state REITs they facilitate is a 'neighborhood. nuisance'. Every year it gets worse.
The real NIMBYs are "County Staff" who live in Fairfax County and are re-making Arlington into a "Downtown" for their suburban communities.
Hey, it's easy overtime for non resident police, fire, parks and recreation, and various DES employees. They get the $$$ my neighborhood gets trashed.
Yes, it's out of control. Police watch thousands get looped (the bar hoppers get totally wasted) and then walk 1/4 mile and drive away. How stupid is that?
I blame Zimmerman and Hynes who want Arlington to be a Party Zone for their 20-something children and their children's friends.
You can't mean "Whitlow's Mary".
Alexandria does the same and worse, entire month of March is an extended St. Patrick's Day celebration.
Entire f-ing County is run BY non-residents FOR non-residents.
Go to the FRIT Web Site to learn all about FRIT's 'socially responsible' governance.
More New Urbanism aka 'Smart Growth'?
I volunteer Douglas Park across the street from Chris Zimmerman's home to be redeveloped into a lighted synthetic surface soccer complex.
I would contact the Virginia State Police - who do not want to respond to multi-vehicle accident with fatalities on I-395 caused by some person getting drunk in Shirlington and driving home.
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