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When I moved to the DC area, I was told that it wa...

2008-06-11T21:14:00.000-04:00

When I moved to the DC area, I was told that it was an "urban forest". The recent heat wave has convinced me of the value of trees. Falkland North might be "ordinary" but the trees and green space that surround it make it a great place to live and raise children. My one month old and I like to sit on the swing in the common area and look up at the trees. You can't replace that kind of beauty.

Just what the city needs- another overpriced, over...

2008-06-07T19:13:00.000-04:00

Just what the city needs- another overpriced, overcrowded high rise.

The only reason for increased density is the need for increased tax dollars.
The more people we can ecourage to move into the high rises, the more tax payers willlive here, and the more tax dollars the elected officials will have to spend recklessly.

How about tearing down all the houses along Colesville Road and building a massive 30,000 occupant high rise condo development.

Or if that is to big how about 100 high rise condos and apartments.

Smart Growth and high density living is proving to be a failure.

People are not going to give up their cars. when Metro prices keep rising, and the system is breaking down.

I dont want to take up too much space, but I will comment on one more thing- the tipping point.

Soon there will be so many people crammed into these so called Smart Growth areas, it will look like something out of Soylent Green.--crowds unable to move, short tempers, fighting, and a new condition- instead of Road Rage we will have Crowd Rage-- people exploding when they can not get where they have to get to because the sidealks and the stores and the Metro is overcrowded.

Agreed. Faukland North needs to go, but not substi...

2008-06-07T11:11:00.000-04:00

Agreed. Faukland North needs to go, but not substituted for the current proposal. The preservation board should not grant it historic status, nor should the planning board allow the current design to be built.

Just Up the Pike has it right - its OK to tear it ...

2008-06-06T19:13:00.000-04:00

Just Up the Pike has it right - its OK to tear it down, but not for what is proposed to replace it now.

I walk through the north Falkland Chase property several times a week on my way to Starbucks from Woodside. It is open and inviting to pedestrian traffic. The proposed new building would only be inviting to automobiles - it does not open up to the sidewalks and to pedestrians.

Keep the Falklands until we can get a good design for the replacement.

That's not what he meant. He wants an appropriate...

2008-06-06T17:07:00.000-04:00

That's not what he meant. He wants an appropriate project built, as opposed to what is currently proposed.

Give. me. a. BREAK. It's a big, not very attractiv...

2008-06-06T14:26:00.000-04:00

Give. me. a. BREAK. It's a big, not very attractive apartment building that has long outlived its usefulness. Time has passed
it by and we urgently need to redesign our urban areas to make the greatest use of mass transit. The buidling simply is poorly suited for the space. Accept it. Delaying its inevitable replaceemntis pointless. Tear it down. Now.