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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, Trader Joe's is coming to Chevy Chase Pavillion.

FH could be incredible if it was connected on the MD side.  You could create another Reston Town Center or whatever they call the area in Rockville/North Bethesda with the REI and LL Bean.

You have a wasted surface lot behind the new Mazza replacement, wasted surface lot at the Saks in CC MD.  You have the Lord & Taylor site...it seems crazy to turn that into the new bus depot...although I guess that opens up development of the current bus depot.

It needs to be far more mixed-use...apartments, retail, entertainment (Dave & Busters, Pinstripes type places), etc.[/quote]

Turning Friendship Heights and AU Park into some high rise city with Dave & Busters?  No thanks.[/quote]

That would be awesome.  Right now it is basically nothing and wont be converted into a SFH or open space area…so what would you suggest?

BTW…I don’t care nor even understand what Smart growth is.  I want a fun, dynamic destination with lots for everyone to do.
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You don't need a concrete forest and lots of high rises to accomplish that though. You can revamp the area and make it a dynamic destination without turning it into Reston.[/quote]

Great...so what's your plan?  All I hear is I don't want Ballston, or Reston, or Pike & Rose...but then no alternative plan is offered.[/quote]

Why do I have to be the one to make the plan? It's not my area of expertise. Show me a plan, and I'll tell you what I think as the consumer and home owner. This one? Not crazy about it. Scale it down, open it up some more. Don't shift traffic into school yards and residential neighborhoods. Pay attention to the realities of people who need physical access points.[/quote]

Scale down development ON TOP OF A METRO STATION?

That is WHERE you want development to be located. The result will be more people who are not dependent on cars, so the "shifting traffic" won't be there, because it will be people, not cars.[/quote]

Totally cool with building on that spot.

But, you think people from Maryland will stop commuting on Wisconsin Ave? Lol.[/quote]

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