tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post4589510500818285045..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: EFC Redevelopment 'Shirlingtonization' to County Board on March 12thArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-59636379321786299132011-03-11T21:11:16.762-05:002011-03-11T21:11:16.762-05:00Nanny Nancy Hunt is about to depart the local scen...Nanny Nancy Hunt is about to depart the local scene for a luxury retirement home in Charlottesville according to a good buddi in Fairlingtonfairgrrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-25517520571054410232011-03-11T13:49:21.438-05:002011-03-11T13:49:21.438-05:00What happens is the people responsible split the s...What happens is the people responsible split the scene. Like Zimmy split from the WMATA Board. Like Carrie Johnson split for Montana. Like Tejada and Favola want to split for the State Senate (as Whipple did after she made a mess of redevelopment when she was on the County Board).2200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-90319294168173485072011-03-11T13:44:04.714-05:002011-03-11T13:44:04.714-05:00EFC redevelopment is part of a huge Ponzi scheme t...EFC redevelopment is part of a huge Ponzi scheme that attracts people with large amounts of disposable income into more and more redeveloped areas of the County and the new restaurants, retail, tanning salons, doggie boutiques are the first things people with disposable income cut out when the economy starts to go sour. If there are so many struggling upscale restaurants and upscale retail stores now, what will happen when the cuts to federal spending take hold?Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-16797133903723303552011-03-11T13:29:11.772-05:002011-03-11T13:29:11.772-05:00"Smart Growth" only benefits bloated loc..."Smart Growth" only benefits bloated local planning staff, developers, REITs, law firms, national chain retail and restaurants, consultants.P.H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-74995534111555366842011-03-11T13:25:51.840-05:002011-03-11T13:25:51.840-05:00Speaking of retail and restaurants, how many hundr...Speaking of retail and restaurants, how many hundred restaurant and retail workers will be commuting in from 50 miles away to redeveloped EFC?T.Y.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-45682816703370165302011-03-11T12:17:58.139-05:002011-03-11T12:17:58.139-05:00Kill local retail. Replace with yuppified bistros...Kill local retail. Replace with yuppified bistros and bars, tanning salons and treadmills -- that's the vision. See y'all in Fairfax County, where I do my retail shopping outside of the "livable, walkable" community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-3039939495424445972011-03-11T11:47:19.611-05:002011-03-11T11:47:19.611-05:00More upscale restaurants? That's all the other...More upscale restaurants? That's all the other Arlington blogs that run advertisements want to talk about. Fact is, on any given day at least 30 Arlington restaurants are a total of $1 million seriously in arrears in meal tax payments to the County Treasurer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-73249349760052090102011-03-11T11:18:46.055-05:002011-03-11T11:18:46.055-05:00By-right development attracts serves community nee...By-right development attracts serves community needs. Only new grocery store (Trader Joe's) going into the Rosslyn/Ballston corridor is locating in a by-right development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-66601032091706348772011-03-11T10:58:49.175-05:002011-03-11T10:58:49.175-05:00If you live in a single-family home in EFC, Westov...If you live in a single-family home in EFC, Westover, and Williamsburg the community benefit is like minus five on a scale of one to ten.Joan22207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-75130652913993556942011-03-11T10:54:22.796-05:002011-03-11T10:54:22.796-05:00They also want to bulldoze the neighborhood banks ...They also want to bulldoze the neighborhood banks (Suntrust and BBT).Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-29124626189669886612011-03-11T10:47:34.523-05:002011-03-11T10:47:34.523-05:00EFC Area Plan, page 80:
"For instance, an 18...EFC Area Plan, page 80:<br /><br />"For instance, an 18-pump fuel station generates approximately 3,500 vehicle trips in 24-hour period. If the fuel station were replaced by a Metro-accessible five-story mixed-use residential building, the vehicle trips would be reduced to about 380 per day, just over one-tenth the existing use.""Smart Growth" is Dumb Growthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-61699571945846355972011-03-11T09:21:51.398-05:002011-03-11T09:21:51.398-05:00Shirlington Village has 4 nearby gas stations incl...Shirlington Village has 4 nearby gas stations including a Shell station in the Village on South 31st St. <br /><br />EFC will be another mega restaurant-retail complex.E F Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-74501519554439137852011-03-11T09:18:17.312-05:002011-03-11T09:18:17.312-05:00Did you see the Post Metro Section yesterday? Zimm...Did you see the Post Metro Section yesterday? Zimmerman was into spending tens of millions on Metrorail station entrances while the actual transportation system crumbled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-77594365069998432342011-03-11T01:36:57.932-05:002011-03-11T01:36:57.932-05:00Replace the old commercial buildings with new comm...Replace the old commercial buildings with new commercial buildings and leave everything else ALONE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-35714299007015196632011-03-11T01:34:20.085-05:002011-03-11T01:34:20.085-05:00No public benefit that I can discern for anyone li...No public benefit that I can discern for anyone living in a single family home in EFC, Williamsburg, Westover.Residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-91275518668596286422011-03-11T01:31:21.750-05:002011-03-11T01:31:21.750-05:00Traffic? What traffic? Don't pay attention to ...Traffic? What traffic? Don't pay attention to all the traffic from all the parking that's going to be created. Ride Metro. Walk. Ride a bicycle.EFC Residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-3330952896344840282011-03-10T18:46:41.506-05:002011-03-10T18:46:41.506-05:00McCaffrey is a total Zimmy-Chamber of Commerce Shi...McCaffrey is a total Zimmy-Chamber of Commerce Shill. He and his newspaper are worthless when it comes to providing any community benefit to our community.22206-1314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-88505289448302578692011-03-10T18:41:25.043-05:002011-03-10T18:41:25.043-05:00WORST SECTOR PLAN EVER! FIRE COUNTY 'PLANNING...WORST SECTOR PLAN EVER! FIRE COUNTY 'PLANNING' STAFF !!!Dereknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-84527451474171847462011-03-10T18:37:37.048-05:002011-03-10T18:37:37.048-05:00Don't forget to mention Zimmy's 'Mr. G...Don't forget to mention Zimmy's 'Mr. Get Along and Go Along', Sun Gazette Editor Scotty McCaffrey.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-85675666408767929552011-03-10T18:00:34.271-05:002011-03-10T18:00:34.271-05:00Thanks to the County Board, my historic community,...Thanks to the County Board, my historic community, Fairlington, has become a de facto park and recreation center for Shirlington.Susan, Fairlingtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-21178805978714141442011-03-10T17:53:39.044-05:002011-03-10T17:53:39.044-05:00Bad Planning 101 - the so-called "Planners&qu...Bad Planning 101 - the so-called "Planners" (most don't live in Arlington) want to replace the Exxon station with yupscale condos because the Exxon station generates 3500 vehicle trips per day and everyone is supposed to use Metrorail instead of driving but they don't tell you that EFC, Westover, and Williamsburg residents are going to have to drive 2 miles to refuel if that happens. The Exxon station is the only neighborhood gas station, you idiots.Dump Zimmermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-88629346909859613462011-03-10T17:35:04.633-05:002011-03-10T17:35:04.633-05:00Did someone mention Shirlington? Here's the bl...Did someone mention Shirlington? Here's the blurb about Open Space from the EFC Area Plan (page 69):<br /><br />"The public open space elements of this Plan will enhance the network of high-quality public parks and plazas in East Falls Church by protecting existing active and passive resources and creating new urban gathering spaces. Key actions related to open space in new development, incorporating plazas and other open space in new development, increasing the tree canopy, and preserving an restoring the Four Mile Run stream area."Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-9710216898422008572011-03-10T17:01:06.479-05:002011-03-10T17:01:06.479-05:00Larry, you forgot no on-site renewable energy.Larry, you forgot no on-site renewable energy.fed up Democratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-28812347455442312022011-03-10T14:40:20.299-05:002011-03-10T14:40:20.299-05:00The REIT or REITs who develop EFC will not have to...The REIT or REITs who develop EFC will not have to spend a dime on parks, recreation, or public infrastructure, with the exception of a plaza that's surrounded by buildings with ground floor retail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-72959818882025969042011-03-10T14:36:58.824-05:002011-03-10T14:36:58.824-05:00The so-called "East Falls Church Area Plan&qu...The so-called "East Falls Church Area Plan" is a weasel worded disaster planning document, the disaster being planned is EFC.22205noreply@blogger.com