Del Ray- Increased Building Height

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it was the right call, because traffic in the area can already be difficult, so we don't need to move a bunch more people in, regardless of whether they are millionaires or being subsidized.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Designed by the left to motivate developers to build additional units deemed 'affordable. Basically, they wanted to turn Del Ray into Roslyn but have 35% of the units be resrved for public housing.

After massive outcry, city Council shelved it. For now, at least.

What do you think they realized?

Could they have possibly realized that it would destroy all that is quaint there?

Who is “they?”

And why do you oppose affordable housing?

Del Ray is a lot of things but “quaint” never came to mind. It should be built up given proximity to DC and public transit.

Hell, no! Stop with trying to destroy the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I wnet to Taqueria Poblano last night for dinner and there wasn't a parking spot within 500 yards of the restuarant. I had my 83 year old mother with me and it was early so I dropped her in front and parked a half mile away and wlaked back.

Surely adding a bunch of massive, towering, apartment buildings will help the situation.

Half a mile. Give me an effing break. Or learn to parallel park. If you feel entitled to parking immediately in front of your destination, stick to areas with parking lots. (Speaking of which, there’s one across the street from taqueria poblano!)

Los Tios is better, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I wnet to Taqueria Poblano last night for dinner and there wasn't a parking spot within 500 yards of the restuarant. I had my 83 year old mother with me and it was early so I dropped her in front and parked a half mile away and wlaked back.

Surely adding a bunch of massive, towering, apartment buildings will help the situation.

Half a mile. Give me an effing break. Or learn to parallel park. If you feel entitled to parking immediately in front of your destination, stick to areas with parking lots. (Speaking of which, there’s one across the street from taqueria poblano!)

Los Tios is better, anyway.

That is a truly ridiculous statement. It’s objectively wrong. TP is a world better than LT, get out of here with that nonsense.

[Anonymous]

City of Alexandria has lost their minds. I'm convinced a group of 5 year olds can run the city better and make better decisions. CC and the mayor have made some very poor choices and it's showing. Look at all the houses in the City sitting there. No one has any interest in moving here anymore they are all leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Designed by the left to motivate developers to build additional units deemed 'affordable. Basically, they wanted to turn Del Ray into Roslyn but have 35% of the units be resrved for public housing.

After massive outcry, city Council shelved it. For now, at least.

What do you think they realized?

Could they have possibly realized that it would destroy all that is quaint there?

They’re probably just waiting to see what will happen with the Arlington experiment.

Also isn’t Alexandria way out of high school seats?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I wnet to Taqueria Poblano last night for dinner and there wasn't a parking spot within 500 yards of the restuarant. I had my 83 year old mother with me and it was early so I dropped her in front and parked a half mile away and wlaked back.

Surely adding a bunch of massive, towering, apartment buildings will help the situation.

Half a mile. Give me an effing break. Or learn to parallel park. If you feel entitled to parking immediately in front of your destination, stick to areas with parking lots. (Speaking of which, there’s one across the street from taqueria poblano!)

Los Tios is better, anyway. [/gquote]

That is a truly ridiculous statement. It’s objectively wrong. TP is a world better than LT, get out of here with that nonsense.

+ infinity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, I wnet to Taqueria Poblano last night for dinner and there wasn't a parking spot within 500 yards of the restuarant. I had my 83 year old mother with me and it was early so I dropped her in front and parked a half mile away and wlaked back.

Surely adding a bunch of massive, towering, apartment buildings will help the situation.

500 yards is about 1/4 mile, or a 5 minute walk.

So why did you park an extra 500 yards away, or 1000 yards from the restaurant? Or do you have terribly poor sense of distance?

Either way, a 5 or 10 minute walk is fine and healthy, not sure what the big deal is. Dropping off your mother is a perfectly fine and acceptable tradeoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good. Now if only they'd send back the Simpson park plans too, we could keep the neighborhood still livable and enjoyable.

Where the hell are people supposed to park, if buildings are increased in height?! Parking has been awful lately. Between Ting, street paving, Dominion, American Water, and Washington Gas ALL doing random work on random streets, it's been a nightmare moving cars depending on the "no parking" signs put up the day before. Not to mention just getting around.

You're not supposed to park. Cars are the enemy.

+1

Meters are coming to MTV. Installation is this Fall I believe.

God, that pisses me off. I pay real estate taxes, and you also want me to pay to park for 5 minutes so I can frequent a local business (and pay retail/restaurant taxes)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I wnet to Taqueria Poblano last night for dinner and there wasn't a parking spot within 500 yards of the restuarant. I had my 83 year old mother with me and it was early so I dropped her in front and parked a half mile away and wlaked back.

Surely adding a bunch of massive, towering, apartment buildings will help the situation.

500 yards is about 1/4 mile, or a 5 minute walk.

So why did you park an extra 500 yards away, or 1000 yards from the restaurant? Or do you have terribly poor sense of distance?

Either way, a 5 or 10 minute walk is fine and healthy, not sure what the big deal is. Dropping off your mother is a perfectly fine and acceptable tradeoff.

Who TF are you to tell others what is acceptable? Maybe PP has arthritis. Maybe they have a SN child in tow. Maybe it was pouring rain. Maybe.... maybe... it's none of you GD business. Maybe your wife should lose 30 pounds. Why don't you focus on that? Maybe focus on why your kid is a friendless loser?

People like this guy are why people are up in arms about outsiders telling us what belongs on MTV.

You're not getting what you want. Watch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I wnet to Taqueria Poblano last night for dinner and there wasn't a parking spot within 500 yards of the restuarant. I had my 83 year old mother with me and it was early so I dropped her in front and parked a half mile away and wlaked back.

Surely adding a bunch of massive, towering, apartment buildings will help the situation.

500 yards is about 1/4 mile, or a 5 minute walk.

So why did you park an extra 500 yards away, or 1000 yards from the restaurant? Or do you have terribly poor sense of distance?

Either way, a 5 or 10 minute walk is fine and healthy, not sure what the big deal is. Dropping off your mother is a perfectly fine and acceptable tradeoff.

Who TF are you to tell others what is acceptable? Maybe PP has arthritis. Maybe they have a SN child in tow. Maybe it was pouring rain. Maybe.... maybe... it's none of you GD business. Maybe your wife should lose 30 pounds. Why don't you focus on that? Maybe focus on why your kid is a friendless loser?

People like this guy are why people are up in arms about outsiders telling us what belongs on MTV.

You're not getting what you want. Watch.

Uh, I'm an insider - I live and own in Del Ray.

This is a walkable neighborhood - that a BIG part of the appeal. If you don't like it, you can move to someplace where you are able to drive everywhere and park easily. Or go to a restaurant that you can similarly drive/park right in front. Or take the Dash bus that goes along Mount Vernon Ave.

Why on earth would you choose to live in a place where you don't want to (or are unable to) walk a couple blocks? Do you also have a ginormous SUV?

[Anonymous]

Do you also have a ginormous SUV?

What the heck does that mean?? Can I not have an SUV and live in Del Ray? I have a large SUV because we camp often, have a boat, have 3 kids and a dog, and are very active with sports and being outdors.

Is this something to be ashamed of? You'd prefer I drive an EV and not take my 4x4 off road to kayak, hike, camp, etc.

Am wrong to carry 150 pounds of gear and attend/carpool 40 gazillion lacrosse games?

I'm not supposed to have the tool I need for the job? How am I to drive and camp on roadless areas? I'm, just not? I should forfeit that part of our lives?

Like, what's the wrong in owning somethig you use?

Is this all about stigma? What's wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rosslyn has a 31-story building. I'm sympathetic to efforts to preserve Del Ray's charm, but this kind of hyperbole grates on me. There's a reasonable middle ground between building skyscrapers and saying no to everything.

Roslyn started with 7 story buildings and ended up with 31 story buildings.

This is precisely why stopping this now matters.

^100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Do you also have a ginormous SUV?

What the heck does that mean?? Can I not have an SUV and live in Del Ray? I have a large SUV because we camp often, have a boat, have 3 kids and a dog, and are very active with sports and being outdors.

Is this something to be ashamed of? You'd prefer I drive an EV and not take my 4x4 off road to kayak, hike, camp, etc.

Am wrong to carry 150 pounds of gear and attend/carpool 40 gazillion lacrosse games?

I'm not supposed to have the tool I need for the job? How am I to drive and camp on roadless areas? I'm, just not? I should forfeit that part of our lives?

Like, what's the wrong in owning somethig you use?

Is this all about stigma? What's wrong with you?

DP. I'd love to see these supposedly "roadless" areas that you're camping in anywhere near here. Everyone I know who's seriously into the outdoors has a reasonably sized Subaru, because those do just fine on gravel roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


What the heck does that mean?? Can I not have an SUV and live in Del Ray? I have a large SUV because we camp often, have a boat, have 3 kids and a dog, and are very active with sports and being outdors.

Is this something to be ashamed of? You'd prefer I drive an EV and not take my 4x4 off road to kayak, hike, camp, etc.

Am wrong to carry 150 pounds of gear and attend/carpool 40 gazillion lacrosse games?

I'm not supposed to have the tool I need for the job? How am I to drive and camp on roadless areas? I'm, just not? I should forfeit that part of our lives?

Like, what's the wrong in owning somethig you use?

Is this all about stigma? What's wrong with you?

Troll post.