tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post6047360595689836646..comments2011-12-15T10:56:49.001-05:00Comments on just up the pike: lifesci village still far from being a realitydan reed!http://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-79136318597589901132011-12-15T10:56:49.001-05:002011-12-15T10:56:49.001-05:00Dan Reed wrote:
<i>As exciting as the LifeSci Vil...Dan Reed wrote:<br /><br /><i>As exciting as the LifeSci Village proposal is, there remain a lot of questions. Who will provide $3 billion in financing for a research campus without a research institution? Is it practical to build 4 million square feet of commercial space and 4,000 homes in an area with no fixed-rail transit? And will Montgomery County be able to lure biotech companies away from the vaunted "Technology Corridor" along I-270?</i><br /><br />Dan, I question the need for rail transit <b>anywhere</b> in Eastern Montgomery County. Rail along U.S. 29 has been studied more than once since the 1970's and invariably rejected. <br /><br />Where would it run? How would a rail line connect to the Metrorail system?<br /><br />Would a rail transit line lead to more pressure to build even more "affordable" housing in the Fairland and White Oak Master Plan Areas?<br /><br /><i>East County needs a project like this. But it's not yet clear if LifeSci Village will ever go from being a pretty picture to a reality.</i><br /><br />I agree that the East Count needs such a project. Especially the <b>employment</b> part of the project - but in the past 20 years, Montgomery County has a <b>dismal</b> record regarding private-sector employment.C. P. Zilliacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08535902582159859946noreply@blogger.com