tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post4963420252905506623..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: sick of emo kids on ellsworth: a series on downtown silver spring's meeting placeDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-41746225239516970572008-10-29T04:16:00.000-04:002008-10-29T04:16:00.000-04:00One thing that never gets addressed regards the co...One thing that never gets addressed regards the concept of redevelopment and expansion without paying heed to the overcrowding that is rampant in Silver Spring. I drove down to walk the walk with a new friend from out of town, and just getting to a spot to park near whole foods was simply ludicrous. Whats the point of having controlled intersections when the pedestrians routinely and flagrantly step into traffic. are they stupid? I realize that there is a walker's approach to the whole thing, but the amount of building and population density in the area precludes the fact that there is still a through thorofare at play.<BR/><BR/>Too many buildings and too many people in a constricted place like this will turn it into a slum in 10 years.<BR/><BR/>A little more thought in the planning please????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-36014495620707203992008-08-10T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-10T11:35:00.000-04:00I generally cannot tolerate the constant bombardme...I generally cannot tolerate the constant bombardment of degenerates who go downtown. In one evening I was preached at by an old gay man on why I should vote for Obama without asking mind you, feeling like I'm being slapped in the face by unavoidably looking at young women who think it is sexy to have the bottom half of their asses falling out of their shorts, and all sorts degenerates making asses of themselves by yelling and screaming at each other. I find it really unpleasant and the quality of stores and restaurants is lacking. I would much rather go into the district and avoid the zoo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-25327998111737312812008-07-24T12:30:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:30:00.000-04:00Last night my family and I went to DTSS and had di...Last night my family and I went to DTSS and had dinner at McGinty's. It was a nice crowd -- definitely really diverse in terms of all sorts of things. There were some teenagers, lots of families, couples, etc. It was a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. McGinty's isn't a chain (at least I don't think so!) and the food was good, if expensive.<BR/><BR/>I know the teenagers are an issue on weekend nights but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756267600387053864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-81277304849694804882008-07-24T11:02:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:02:00.000-04:00Ah diversity. Diversity is always great until it b...Ah diversity. Diversity is always great until it becomes effectively a monoculture that pointedly excludes your own group.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of the specifics of any given exclusive monoculture, that they're exclusive is the operative part of the phrase "bad bad bad".<BR/><BR/>As for me, the monoculture I see in Bethesda is basically the monoculture of Green. Not rich? GTFO. That means me. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I'm about 90 percent more poor than dirt.<BR/><BR/>I can't really comment on Rockville Town Center other than that, like DTSS, it looks pretty new and shiny and probably designed with the state-of-the-art mass-psychology principles. That means that it's for The Mall People and Family Units, not for people like me. In any case, since I don't have money to spend, there's not much point in me going there, now is there. <BR/><BR/>Oh, that's right, both DTSS and Rockville have some of the few remaining theaters in MoCo. But I'd rather drive to the Rio and see a matinee at 2:00 in the afternoon when all of the kids are in school... it's just me and the movie and almost none of the people who actually <I>like</I> being in crowds.<BR/><BR/>And those last would be the monoculture that excludes my diversity.Thomas Hardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951423786343852055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-22343264836437266032008-07-24T07:02:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:02:00.000-04:00I went to Rockville Town Center for the first time...I went to Rockville Town Center for the first time last week. It's kind of like Silver Spring but with nicer stores. I like the residential mix, too. Still, I'd never make a trip up there for it.<BR/><BR/>Also, they still have outdoor movies. Remember how popular those were in Silver Spring? Too bad those are gone.<BR/><BR/>I generally avoid going to Bethesda because it makes me feel poor, but they do have some damn good restaurants.Sligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201229508558436514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-54519654101975659402008-07-24T02:49:00.000-04:002008-07-24T02:49:00.000-04:00I'm glad other people recognize DTSS's diversity a...I'm glad other people recognize DTSS's diversity as a commodity and not a nuisance. Keep it up.Davemurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331653772702609738noreply@blogger.com