FBI HQ in PG!

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't they move the FBI to the 12 acre campus on Ward Circle that was just announced by GSA to be disposed?

Because that’s not anywhere near the size they need to consolidate operations. The Greenbelt site is 61 acres.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone upset about the FBI leaving DC? What will replace it? That's a loss for DC

How is it a loss for DC? The building has choked off what could have been prime city locations for years.

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A GSA executive arbitrarily overrules the board’s selection.

Yeah, nothing fishy there…. 🙄

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Anonymous wrote:A GSA executive arbitrarily overrules the board’s selection.

Yeah, nothing fishy there…. 🙄

It’s literally the GSA’s job.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone upset about the FBI leaving DC? What will replace it? That's a loss for DC

The building is literally crumbling.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone upset about the FBI leaving DC? What will replace it? That's a loss for DC

How is it a loss for DC? The building has choked off what could have been prime city locations for years.

The FBI used to come out, for coffee, for lunch, shopping, like other people in other buildings, but since 9/11 they haven't been good neighbors. They arrive in the morning and then leave in the evening - that's it.

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Anonymous wrote:They should have made the location contingent on infrastructure improvements by Maryland. A new American Legion bridge, a new river crossing at route 28, and the continuation of 495 express lanes to 95.

I do wish Maryland invested more in realistic transportation. I moved from Fairfax co to MD and I'm so envious of all the added lanes to 495, 66, and 95 in VA. I frequently drive with my kids with me, so personally I love the HOT lanes.

Nobody has worse roads than VA.

Try driving the "top side" of the beltway. Or the merge of 270 and 495. It sucks. At least VA does something to address the traffic. MD does nothing.

Building more lanes does not address traffic. Providing amenities in transit rich locations and mass transit allows people to move from one place to another without sitting in traffic. Name a single instance where adding more lanes "addressed the traffic"

You can't.

Also, Greenbelt is nowhere near the top side of he beltway.

I use the HOT lanes in VA because I have other people in the car. HOT lanes have been great for me in regards to the traffic. So I personally am a fan. I don't see MD doing anything in regards to helping beltway congestion or having any plans to address traffic. I liked the Purple Line in theory, but the way it was managed was not so great. I do not use mass transit very often, as it is not all that practical for my own situation.

HO lanes would have the same effect, of course- without the T.

I don't want Maryland to "help" Beltway congestion or "address traffic," I want Maryland to make it possible for more people to get where they need to go without having to get in a car and have a long drive.

Start your own thread. Not everyone wants to talk about your pet transportation policy issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts on what will happen to the old building downtown?

Completely knocked down because it’s falling apart. Then I’m sure some “luxury” “mixed use” nonsense will go up in its place ie a 10 story apartment building made out of sturdy cardboard where the bottom floor contains the usual mixture of dry cleaner, nail salon, sandwich/pizza shop, dentist, yoga studio.

Imagine! A multi-story building downtown that has commercial space on the ground floor and housing above! What nonsense! Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas!

+1 and shaking head. I lived downtown Paris and we had a restaurant at the ground floor of our apartment building, in Milan I lived at the 4th floor of an apartment along one of the Navigli and we had a furniture antique store at the ground store. In Florence worked for a lawfirm that had two floors of an old apartment building downtown and there were apartments on the other floors. apartments bring people going around at any time of the day any day of the week. this is why so many downtown areas of American cities are so dead outside of 9-5 M/F while in other countries are always alive.

Have you been to downtown DC lately? There are plenty of apartments and condo buildings. Empty. We don't need more.

So why then is the Mayor hellbent on upzoning low-scale DC neighborhoods to downtown density levels to add even more upmarket condo and apartment buildings? Makes little sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone upset about the FBI leaving DC? What will replace it? That's a loss for DC

It will take a lot more DC Cavas and Starbucks to make up for the FBI. Does a barista make as much as a special agent?

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It seems sketchy that the lady who reversed the FBI decision worked for Metro.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems sketchy that the lady who reversed the FBI decision worked for Metro.

... Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems sketchy that the lady who reversed the FBI decision worked for Metro.

One government entity is transferring land to another government entity.

How is this sketchy? Make it make sense

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Anonymous wrote:It seems sketchy
that the lady who reversed the FBI decision worked for Metro.

What’s even sketchier and funnier is that her new job is to work for Bowser to replace Falcaccio.

So she makes this decision and then immediately off ramps to DC government.

She better hope that she hasn’t done any sketchy things in the recent past or engage in any future sketchy behavior with developers on behalf of Bowser, because pissing off thousands of FBI agents doesn’t seem like a good idea unless you really are squeaky clean.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems sketchy
that the lady who reversed the FBI decision worked for Metro.

What’s even sketchier and funnier is that her new job is to work for Bowser to replace Falcaccio.

So she makes this decision and then immediately off ramps to DC government.

She better hope that she hasn’t done any sketchy things in the recent past or engage in any future sketchy behavior with developers on behalf of Bowser, because pissing off thousands of FBI agents doesn’t seem like a good idea unless you really are squeaky clean.

Political vengeance by individual FBI seems like a good reason to fire those agents. Do concepts like “probable cause” ring a bell?

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Anonymous wrote:It seems sketchy that the lady who reversed the FBI decision worked for Metro.

One government entity is transferring land to another government entity.

How is this sketchy? Make it make sense

One government entity is the same as another, to you. All one and the same...