S/O purple line?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is something to consider. Bethesda is the moeny maker for the county. Look therough the minutes of all the council hearings about parking fees. In every meeting it is brought up that Bethesda is the cash register for the TMD's. Raise the rates there and funnel the money to the other areas.

Silver Spring will never be what people hoped it would be. They say it will come back, but it never was anything. In the 50+ years I have been here, it has always been an up and coming area. Anyone remember Rockville Mall? They thoguht it would work, this is a very expensive thought and the peopel who are on East West Highway in that traffic are peopel who are not going to put their kids on the purple line to go to practices and events after school.

Have you been? The new DTSS area is extremely dynamic and here are lots of people there. It's packed on the weekend. More and more, new restaurants are popping up that aren't chains -- people are investing and the customers are coming. They ar bulding lots of new luxury apartments and condos that are easily selling and renting for premium prices. You just don't know waht you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why it woul dbe bad to have light rail going to UMD?

For the same reason why it was supposed to be bad for the Metro go to UMD (or Georgetown, if it had gone to Georgetown):

http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/CollegeParkStationStudy.pdf

But actually UMD now supports the Purple Line going through campus.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-06-01/local/35234521_1_purple-line-light-rail-federal-transit

[Anonymous]

Have you been? The new DTSS area is extremely dynamic and here are lots of people there. It's packed on the weekend. More and more, new restaurants are popping up that aren't chains -- people are investing and the customers are coming. They ar bulding lots of new luxury apartments and condos that are easily selling and renting for premium prices. You just don't know waht you are talking about.



Been done before, I think there was a place called city place? I know what I am talking about, if it was such a great place why did the county have to pay Live Nation to come there? It might be packed but are those peopel spending money and increasing the tax base of that area compared to other areas? Check the facts once the smoke screen clears.

[Anonymous]

The purple line will cause a lot of low/moderate income housing to be torn down and it will never be replaced. These are apartments that are close to Silver Spring. So now people who can walk to SS Metro will have to make other plans. The purple line isn't a dream solution, there are drawbacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The purple line will cause a lot of low/moderate income housing to be torn down and it will never be replaced. These are apartments that are close to Silver Spring. So now people who can walk to SS Metro will have to make other plans. The purple line isn't a dream solution, there are drawbacks.

Why is housing near transit so expensive? Because there isn't enough to meet demand.

How can we lower the price of housing near transit? By building more of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why it woul dbe bad to have light rail going to UMD?

Drunk college students raising hell in downtown Bethesda for one.

[Anonymous]

Downtown Bethesda is already way, way overcrowded. I imagine it will only get worse with purple line access.

Can someone explain why it's a good thing to keep increasing urban density?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Downtown Bethesda is already way, way overcrowded. I imagine it will only get worse with purple line access.

Can someone explain why it's a good thing to keep increasing urban density?

Because the population is growing, and there is no empty developable land left in Montgomery County.

Keep in mind, also, that while you may not want to live in downtown Bethesda (and I don't either), there are plenty of people who do. That is why the rents are so high. It's an example of "It's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore"...

[Anonymous]

Transportation isn't going to increase density in Bethesda. Density is happening, like it or not. Either it can be supported with some forms of public transportation, or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Downtown Bethesda is already way, way overcrowded. I imagine it will only get worse with purple line access.

Can someone explain why it's a good thing to keep increasing urban density?

The county planners have decided that increasing urban density, as you put it, is a better option than sprawling out into undeveloped areas that will use up more resources and be car-dependent. It's called in-fill development.

Montgomery County is fortunate to have a large undeveloped tract of land called the Agricultural Reserve, which is an attempt to preserve the area's ag heritage and the farms that remain there -- like Homestead.

The move is to develop down-county areas and make them into urban centers. This is happening already.

Bethesda has thousands of new apartments and condos coming soon, and more than a handful of high-rises. A plan to develop the Chevy Chase area near Ct. Ave and Manor Road into a "town center" with a high rise has just passed.

The Purple Line has state funding, and the governor just announced they would be looking for a private company to run it. Note, that this will not be part of the Metro system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Downtown Bethesda is already way, way overcrowded. I imagine it will only get worse with purple line access.

Can someone explain why it's a good thing to keep increasing urban density?

Because the population is growing, and there is no empty developable land left in Montgomery County.

Keep in mind, also, that while you may not want to live in downtown Bethesda (and I don't either), there are plenty of people who do. That is why the rents are so high. It's an example of "It's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore"...

The county and the state are struggling financially and the quickest way out is to pack Bethesda with expensive condos. The quality of life is nothing like it was 20 years ago and will continue to degrade. Eventually the wealthy residents will get enough and move out and section 8 and other low income residents will move in. It's just a matter of time before Bethesda starts to feel like Greenbelt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This entire project is a joke, Who is going to ride it? Seriously, who do youthink is on either end of it that needs to go to the other end?

Who is going to ride it? Lots of people.

The Purple Line will connect Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park/Langley, College Park, and New Carrollton. (Travel time between Bethesda and Silver Spring will be about eight and a half minutes.) It will connect to Metro at Bethesda (Red Line), Silver Spring (Red Line), College Park (Green Line), and New Carrollton (Orange Line). It will connect to the MARC Brunswick Line (at Silver Spring), the MARC Camden Line (at College Park), and the MARC Penn Line (at New Carrollton). It will connect to Amtrak at New Carrollton.

Seriously, how could anybody think that people will not ride it?

I live in Bethesda and have no interest in going to Silver Spring or any of those other areas. All the PL will do is make it easier for undesirables to come to Bethesda. We pay a fortune in property taxes and with it should come safe streets and neighborhoods.

You're disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The county and the state are struggling financially and the quickest way out is to pack Bethesda with expensive condos. The quality of life is nothing like it was 20 years ago and will continue to degrade. Eventually the wealthy residents will get enough and move out and section 8 and other low income residents will move in. It's just a matter of time before Bethesda starts to feel like Greenbelt.

As I said, "It's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore." Your argument is:

1. Montgomery County is going downhill.
2. Including by building expensive condos that wealthy people want (because otherwise they wouldn't be expensive).
3. If we keep giving wealthy people what they want, eventually they will move out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Downtown Bethesda is already way, way overcrowded. I imagine it will only get worse with purple line access.

Can someone explain why it's a good thing to keep increasing urban density?

Because the population is growing, and there is no empty developable land left in Montgomery County.

Keep in mind, also, that while you may not want to live in downtown Bethesda (and I don't either), there are plenty of people who do. That is why the rents are so high. It's an example of "It's so crowded, nobody goes there anymore"...

The county and the state are struggling financially and the quickest way out is to pack Bethesda with expensive condos. The quality of life is nothing like it was 20 years ago and will continue to degrade. Eventually the wealthy residents will get enough and move out and section 8 and other low income residents will move in. It's just a matter of time before Bethesda starts to feel like Greenbelt.

Frankly, that would be an improvement. Bethesda is overcrowded, built-up, and stuck-up. Greenbelt has far more green space, it's far easier to get in and around and people are far more normal. When we have doctor's appointments in Bethesda, it takes 20-30 minutes at non-peak times to get in and out of the area just to get to the appointments. When we visit other doctors in Greenbelt, it's just a couple of minutes in and out of the area. We avoid Bethesda except when we're forced to go there. The Purple Line will definitely help my wife get to and from her doctor appointments in a more reasonable time frame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire project is a joke, Who is going to ride it? Seriously, who do youthink is on either end of it that needs to go to the other end?

Who is going to ride it? Lots of people.

The Purple Line will connect Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park/Langley, College Park, and New Carrollton. (Travel time between Bethesda and Silver Spring will be about eight and a half minutes.) It will connect to Metro at Bethesda (Red Line), Silver Spring (Red Line), College Park (Green Line), and New Carrollton (Orange Line). It will connect to the MARC Brunswick Line (at Silver Spring), the MARC Camden Line (at College Park), and the MARC Penn Line (at New Carrollton). It will connect to Amtrak at New Carrollton.

Seriously, how could anybody think that people will not ride it?

I live in Bethesda and have no interest in going to Silver Spring or any of those other areas. All the PL will do is make it easier for undesirables to come to Bethesda. We pay a fortune in property taxes and with it should come safe streets and neighborhoods.
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You're disgusting.

Don't end up with a grandson with a dog collar. Get ride of the Purple Line.