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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Build baby build.

That said, who would want to live in a mega skyrise in Bethesda of all places. [/quote]

Sad to think it will look more like Rosslyn in the future.[/quote]

[b]Except there are no businesses to support the buildings. [/b]Montgomery County has done a terrible job of attracting businesses to the county

Also, what about DTSS? Why no effort to revitalize that business community?![/quote]

You can keep repeating this lie about Bethesda and SS on this board but it doesn't make it true. The office vacancy rate is about 20% in Bethesda and Silver Spring. Besides, the developers know best if the demand is there. The simple fact is that Bethesda and Silver Spring are doing well right now, as the endless construction indicates, despite all the Nova folks trying to convince people otherwise.

For context, the office vacancy rate in Arlington is an astounding 27%. Sorry that Nova is doing so terribly right now.

https://cw-gbl-gws-prod.azureedge.net/-/media/cw/marketbeat-pdfs/2024/q3/us-reports/office/northern-virginia-office-marketbeat.pdf?rev=31c54ca548cf4b3c99fdd449eaecd39c[/quote]
Good point about Arlington. All of the jobs are moving to suburban office parks in Reston along the Dulles Toll Road/Silver Line. [b]Looks like the apetite for employers to experience “urbanism” is on the wane. [/b]Which makes sense why Moco is pushing it. Moco always pushed the last fad instead of looking forward strategically to what the future market is interested in. Hence why they are pushing “missing middle” now when the fad is long dead and over.

If they were smart, and they are not, they would be pushing to add HOT lanes to the beltway and 270 and supporting town center style developments with direct freeway access.[/quote]

Absolutely. What everyone really, really wants is more time in their cars, driving places. Nothing makes people happier than more time in the car. That's why everyone behind the wheel is always so smiling, relaxed, patient, and polite. And at public meetings, so many people stand up to talk about how much they enjoy their long daily car commutes. Another thing everyone loves is living near big roads. Civic associations right and left are contacting their elected officials to ask for highways to be built right through their communities.[/quote]

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