tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post1537893686420159403..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: leggett offers early glimpse of new silver spring libraryDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-80516245299104412022009-10-27T10:15:11.547-04:002009-10-27T10:15:11.547-04:00Having a huge parking garage across the street IS ...Having a huge parking garage across the street IS convenient parking.Terry in Silver Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327980975408524384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-152002714127516152009-10-26T20:02:31.130-04:002009-10-26T20:02:31.130-04:00The new library looks great, but one thing is miss...The new library looks great, but one thing is missing.... the convenient parking we have at the current location. The nearest parking is across the street in the Wayne Avenue Garage. So far the County Council has refused to amend the urban renewal plan to allow a bridge between the garage and the library. That means most of those million library patrons each year will have to walk half a block to the corner from the garage, try to get across Wayne Avenue (which will soon have Purple Line trains every 3 minutes as well as all the current traffic), and then walk a half block back to the library entrance. That may not be so bad in the abstract, but try it with a bag of books with small children or when it is raining or snowy. And by the way, the bridge is the cheapest way for the the library to meet ADA handicapped accessibility requirements. The County Council needs to approve building the library bridge!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180733496678026590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-10256950006993303232009-10-26T19:23:34.200-04:002009-10-26T19:23:34.200-04:00Perhaps the old library can be converted into some...Perhaps the old library can be converted into some kind of shelter for the homeless.<br /><br />Maybe small one room apartments that can be rented out at $50/week provided the users go to drug counseling and rehab and job training of some kind.<br />Bob Fusteroretgroclkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538891152523408607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-10679496803689414702009-10-26T12:45:19.112-04:002009-10-26T12:45:19.112-04:00The architects claim there are 2 green roof/garden...The architects claim there are 2 green roof/garden areas on those overhangs, but none are shown in these renderings. Gues we'll see at the next meeting.WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.com