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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the City said there  is a certain density that is needed to support a grocery store.  The original plans for RTC were larger and enough for a grocery.  The current version is not.  I do not understand how people are complaining about expensive parking.  Did you need more than 2 hours to eat your Mellow Mushroom pizza.  My Rockville family was thrilled to go to RTC rather than deal with the crazy traffic on the pike to avoid validating a parking ticket??  I also think people say they want small shops and maybe like to browse in them...but that is not where they are actually shopping.
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I think the parking falls into several categories.  First, many people don’t know about validation and it’s not necessarily offered.  Second, 2hrs isn’t long enough for dinner and a movie.  Third, people complain about $40 fines for being a minute late.  The council is talking about 3hrs free parking without validation, a single warning per vehicle prior to issuing a fine.  These two thing alone would go a long way to making RTC more friendly.[/quote]

Agreed parking is an issue for the movie theatre and other business not actually in the town center.  We go to Rio for cheaper movie tickets and free parking almost every time.[/quote]

People go to Rio because there is easy, free parking.  Plus a carousel for the kids and a playground.  Plus lots of green space and a trail to walk around.  You can take the kids to play around or meet a friend.  You can take you 70 her old MIL and she’s happy to sit on a bench or eat at one of the restaurants.  There is a Kohl’s and a Target and a Barnes and Noble.

Essentially, it is a convenient location with easy parking that appeals to various ages of people.

The pathetic green space at RTC is not enough.  People like green space.  Not just the sterile gray and glass faces of high rises.

The poster above says you can walk to Welsh Park.  That’s true, but then it makes RTC much less of a ‘destination’ where families might come to spend a few hours.  [/quote]

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