Closing Georgetown Pike Ramp to I-495

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland? Or move to Virginia so they are not driving like mindless idiots (theres a challenge for you).

Tell Reston 20/20 not to fight to limit density in Reston. Tell the FFX Bos not to give in to NIMBYs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland?

Clearly Marylanders have no interest in that. They just elected Marc Elrich.

No, they nominated him. General election is in November.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland? Or move to Virginia so they are not driving like mindless idiots (theres a challenge for you).

Tell Reston 20/20 not to fight to limit density in Reston. Tell the FFX Bos not to give in to NIMBYs.

How do I put this gently? Grow the eff up. You behaving as a petulent child does not make your life better. It’s a very straight forward concept. Sometimes grown adults have to make sacrifices. If you refuse to move, and insist on acting like that is everyone/anyone else’s problem, it only comes back on you. Clearly you are feeling said inevitable repercussions. What you are doing simply is not working. Ask mommy and daddy for a down payment and bite the bullet. Not everyone who lives in Virginia subscribed to the local politics, but they make it work. Such as now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland? Or move to Virginia so they are not driving like mindless idiots (theres a challenge for you).

Tell Reston 20/20 not to fight to limit density in Reston. Tell the FFX Bos not to give in to NIMBYs.

How do I put this gently? Grow the eff up. You behaving as a petulent child does not make your life better. It’s a very straight forward concept. Sometimes grown adults have to make sacrifices. If you refuse to move, and insist on acting like that is everyone/anyone else’s problem, it only comes back on you. Clearly you are feeling said inevitable repercussions. What you are doing simply is not working. Ask mommy and daddy for a down payment and bite the bullet. Not everyone who lives in Virginia subscribed to the local politics, but they make it work. Such as now.

What are you babbling about? If people in Fairfax seriously want fewer people commuting from Maryland, they need to both stop subsidizing employers to move to Va, and examine all policies that limit growth close to employment centers in Fairfax. That is straightforward, and the sacrifices Fairfax will need to make. What Fairfax is doing appears to not be working. Oh, and ask mommy and daddy (the commonwealth, and the FTA) to being looking seriously at Purple Line extension from Bethesda to Tysons, ASAP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland? Or move to Virginia so they are not driving like mindless idiots (theres a challenge for you).

Tell Reston 20/20 not to fight to limit density in Reston. Tell the FFX Bos not to give in to NIMBYs.

How do I put this gently? Grow the eff up. You behaving as a petulent child does not make your life better. It’s a very straight forward concept. Sometimes grown adults have to make sacrifices. If you refuse to move, and insist on acting like that is everyone/anyone else’s problem, it only comes back on you. Clearly you are feeling said inevitable repercussions. What you are doing simply is not working. Ask mommy and daddy for a down payment and bite the bullet. Not everyone who lives in Virginia subscribed to the local politics, but they make it work. Such as now.

What are you babbling about? If people in Fairfax seriously want fewer people commuting from Maryland, they need to both stop subsidizing employers to move to Va, and examine all policies that limit growth close to employment centers in Fairfax. That is straightforward, and the sacrifices Fairfax will need to make. What Fairfax is doing appears to not be working. Oh, and ask mommy and daddy (the commonwealth, and the FTA) to being looking seriously at Purple Line extension from Bethesda to Tysons, ASAP.

Are there people in Fairfax who don't themselves drive everywhere and can thus with a straight face tell other people to not drive everywhere? I don't have a dog in this fight but the hypocrisy and NIMBYism here is sort of stunning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland? Or move to Virginia so they are not driving like mindless idiots (theres a challenge for you).

Tell Reston 20/20 not to fight to limit density in Reston. Tell the FFX Bos not to give in to NIMBYs.

How do I put this gently? Grow the eff up. You behaving as a petulent child does not make your life better. It’s a very straight forward concept. Sometimes grown adults have to make sacrifices. If you refuse to move, and insist on acting like that is everyone/anyone else’s problem, it only comes back on you. Clearly you are feeling said inevitable repercussions. What you are doing simply is not working. Ask mommy and daddy for a down payment and bite the bullet. Not everyone who lives in Virginia subscribed to the local politics, but they make it work. Such as now.

What are you babbling about? If people in Fairfax seriously want fewer people commuting from Maryland, they need to both stop subsidizing employers to move to Va, and examine all policies that limit growth close to employment centers in Fairfax. That is straightforward, and the sacrifices Fairfax will need to make. What Fairfax is doing appears to not be working. Oh, and ask mommy and daddy (the commonwealth, and the FTA) to being looking seriously at Purple Line extension from Bethesda to Tysons, ASAP.

Do you any other retorts? I know have tunnel vision, but really, so sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a brilliant idea. How about the Marylanders find a job in Maryland? Or move to Virginia so they are not driving like mindless idiots (theres a challenge for you).

Tell Reston 20/20 not to fight to limit density in Reston. Tell the FFX Bos not to give in to NIMBYs.

How do I put this gently? Grow the eff up. You behaving as a petulent child does not make your life better. It’s a very straight forward concept. Sometimes grown adults have to make sacrifices. If you refuse to move, and insist on acting like that is everyone/anyone else’s problem, it only comes back on you. Clearly you are feeling said inevitable repercussions. What you are doing simply is not working. Ask mommy and daddy for a down payment and bite the bullet. Not everyone who lives in Virginia subscribed to the local politics, but they make it work. Such as now.

What are you babbling about? If people in Fairfax seriously want fewer people commuting from Maryland, they need to both stop subsidizing employers to move to Va, and examine all policies that limit growth close to employment centers in Fairfax. That is straightforward, and the sacrifices Fairfax will need to make. What Fairfax is doing appears to not be working. Oh, and ask mommy and daddy (the commonwealth, and the FTA) to being looking seriously at Purple Line extension from Bethesda to Tysons, ASAP.

Listen to yourself. Wow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From 1 to 7? When do you leave to pick them up?

Exactly. Families never go pick up kids after school or go to sports practice in the afternoon?

Residents have lived in that area for years, and have tons of resources and ways to get things done, commutes notwithstanding. Don't you worry about how.

Like the school busses

Don't you worry, it will get done.

I agree. My kid’s school provided busses

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From 1 to 7? When do you leave to pick them up?

Exactly. Families never go pick up kids after school or go to sports practice in the afternoon?

Residents have lived in that area for years, and have tons of resources and ways to get things done, commutes notwithstanding. Don't you worry about how.

Like the school busses

Don't you worry, it will get done.

I agree. My kid’s school provided busses

SHHHH....don't tell the Marylanders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a few problems at work with this complete mess that is GTP:

First, there is a cop that has been stationed on GTP because Marylanders do anything at all to get onto that part of the beltway, no matter how.

This includes blocking the box (most of the time), or the occasional Marylander who thinks thy are witty and will drive right TO the cop and pass the island (ie: instead of joining his fellow Marylanders on the offramp - this occasional snowflake bypasses his fellow offenders all together and makes a right AFTER the actual off ramp island - right AT the offramp.)

Witty? Not so much. Especially when the Governor of Virginia lives near the neighborhood and gets completely fed up with effects of Waze and its direct ramifications. So, you have a ramp closure. Congratulations Marylanders, you got what you asked for.

PP here. Not to mention, the Marylanders who tried to U turn at that very dangerous intersection for years, but were finally stopped in their tracks.

The intersection is a nightmare but as a resident of McLean and someone who is frustrated on a weekly basis trying to leave my neighborhood- I feel closing the ramp is EXTREMELY short sighted-yes that is right I am AGAINST it! Posting the police at the intersection has been very effective. My vote is for a red light camera!

Hi neighbor! I live off Balls Hill, and it has taken me over 30 minutes to get out before--thanks to the backed up MD cars. I've also been hit at the intersection of Balls Hill/G-Town Pike TWICE by someone who seems to think a left turn on green towards the beltway is a right-of-way over a straight through the green light. Waze is half the problem.

Have you been writing to Foust and others?

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FWIW, I think this is a completely lame brained idea. Plenty of people who live in the area need to access 495 during those hours. They should consider red light cameras, widening the road leading to the intersection, concrete blocking for traffic flow on the right turn lane to Balls Hill, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard much about this? I cannot believe they would consider closing a highway ramp for any reason. We need better access to the highway, not worse.

https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/07/mclean-residents-push-for-va-beltway-on-ramp-closure/slide/1/

If you are against this proposal-PLEASE attend the meeting on 8/2!

You're from Maryland and use the McLean backroads to get home every night, don't you? I am definitely FOR this proposal and plan to attend.

You clearly have no need to be in Maryland between 1-7. Others do. It will just create the same backlogs elsewhere. I don't understand why they don't try other, more sane measures first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard much about this? I cannot believe they would consider closing a highway ramp for any reason. We need better access to the highway, not worse.

https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/07/mclean-residents-push-for-va-beltway-on-ramp-closure/slide/1/

If you are against this proposal-PLEASE attend the meeting on 8/2!

You're from Maryland and use the McLean backroads to get home every night, don't you? I am definitely FOR this proposal and plan to attend.

You clearly have no need to be in Maryland between 1-7. Others do. It will just create the same backlogs elsewhere. I don't understand why they don't try other, more sane measures first.

Just like the people who are affected in Virginia don't understand why the Marylanders involved don't drive in a sane manner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard much about this? I cannot believe they would consider closing a highway ramp for any reason. We need better access to the highway, not worse.

https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/07/mclean-residents-push-for-va-beltway-on-ramp-closure/slide/1/

If you are against this proposal-PLEASE attend the meeting on 8/2!

You're from Maryland and use the McLean backroads to get home every night, don't you? I am definitely FOR this proposal and plan to attend.

You clearly have no need to be in Maryland between 1-7. Others do. It will just create the same backlogs elsewhere. I don't understand why they don't try other, more sane measures first.

Just like the people who are affected in Virginia don't understand why the Marylanders involved don't drive in a sane manner.

You mean driving like slowpokes? Or brake to change lane?
No, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard much about this? I cannot believe they would consider closing a highway ramp for any reason. We need better access to the highway, not worse.

https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2018/07/mclean-residents-push-for-va-beltway-on-ramp-closure/slide/1/

If you are against this proposal-PLEASE attend the meeting on 8/2!

You're from Maryland and use the McLean backroads to get home every night, don't you? I am definitely FOR this proposal and plan to attend.

You clearly have no need to be in Maryland between 1-7. Others do. It will just create the same backlogs elsewhere. I don't understand why they don't try other, more sane measures first.

Just like the people who are affected in Virginia don't understand why the Marylanders involved don't drive in a sane manner.

You mean driving like slowpokes? Or brake to change lane?
No, thank you.

That's really off-topic. If you had any idea of what the traffic on Georgetown Pike/495N on ramp is like M-F afternoon, you would know that's a nonsensical statement. Nobody is going any faster than walking speed within 750 yards of the on ramp.

[Anonymous]

I’m agnostic about this. Closing that ramp will just divert Maryland-bound traffic to other parts of McLean and Arlington. But quite honestly I don’t need to go to Maryland from 1-7 or at any other time, and do wish there were fewer Marylanders with their poor driving habits in NoVa generally.