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Anonymous wrote:youngkin is going to have to pony up for Metro to even keep the PY station opened, much less allow for the kind of service necessary to make the arena remotely viable

Or he could tell metro he'll contribute even less if they close the station.

We just saw upthread that the proposal is to limit access to 4,000 cars. Good luck getting 20,000 people and all of the concession workers into the arena without metro.

I think on the call last night, Wilson said 3200 spaces. Whatever the number is, it would be less than the combined total of the current spaces in the strip mall added to the (past) movie theater spaces. Thus the "net loss."

Someone on Alxnow said this could be a fantastic opportunity for Alexandria to benefit from tow-sharks preying on those parking illegally. That would be a good revenue source!

It seems like a great way to ensure that local business die.

Utter nonsense. People coming to the arena will either take transit, or pay a premium for a rare spot.

And those local businesses that have their own parking, will be happy to not have arena-users illegally park in their lots.

PY will be a traffic disaster for 80 plus days a year, at least.

And empty otherwise. Seems a small price to pay to clear out the traffic.

It's not empty now. That shopping center is packed every day all day. I live close by and find myself there several times a week, often multiple times a day. I actually need to run over there to go to Pet Smart tonight.

And all that traffic won't be there went the arena is "empty most of the year." And you should be shopping at your local small business.

Really? Cap One has events on most days.
https://www.capitalonearena.com/events

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Anonymous wrote:they realize they will need metro, right?

Why do we need to remind metro do their job and run a transit system?

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Anonymous wrote:youngkin is going to have to pony up for Metro to even keep the PY station opened, much less allow for the kind of service necessary to make the arena remotely viable

Or he could tell metro he'll contribute even less if they close the station.

We just saw upthread that the proposal is to limit access to 4,000 cars. Good luck getting 20,000 people and all of the concession workers into the arena without metro.

I think on the call last night, Wilson said 3200 spaces. Whatever the number is, it would be less than the combined total of the current spaces in the strip mall added to the (past) movie theater spaces. Thus the "net loss."

Someone on Alxnow said this could be a fantastic opportunity for Alexandria to benefit from tow-sharks preying on those parking illegally. That would be a good revenue source!

It seems like a great way to ensure that local business die.

Utter nonsense. People coming to the arena will either take transit, or pay a premium for a rare spot.

And those local businesses that have their own parking, will be happy to not have arena-users illegally park in their lots.

PY will be a traffic disaster for 80 plus days a year, at least.

And empty otherwise. Seems a small price to pay to clear out the traffic.

It's not empty now. That shopping center is packed every day all day. I live close by and find myself there several times a week, often multiple times a day. I actually need to run over there to go to Pet Smart tonight.

And all that traffic won't be there went the arena is "empty most of the year." And you should be shopping at your local small business.

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Anonymous wrote:they realize they will need metro, right?

Why do we need to remind metro do their job and run a transit system?

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Anonymous wrote:youngkin is going to have to pony up for Metro to even keep the PY station opened, much less allow for the kind of service necessary to make the arena remotely viable

Or he could tell metro he'll contribute even less if they close the station.

We just saw upthread that the proposal is to limit access to 4,000 cars. Good luck getting 20,000 people and all of the concession workers into the arena without metro.

I think on the call last night, Wilson said 3200 spaces. Whatever the number is, it would be less than the combined total of the current spaces in the strip mall added to the (past) movie theater spaces. Thus the "net loss."

Someone on Alxnow said this could be a fantastic opportunity for Alexandria to benefit from tow-sharks preying on those parking illegally. That would be a good revenue source!

It seems like a great way to ensure that local business die.

Utter nonsense. People coming to the arena will either take transit, or pay a premium for a rare spot.

And those local businesses that have their own parking, will be happy to not have arena-users illegally park in their lots.

PY will be a traffic disaster for 80 plus days a year, at least.

And empty otherwise. Seems a small price to pay to clear out the traffic.

It's not empty now. That shopping center is packed every day all day. I live close by and find myself there several times a week, often multiple times a day. I actually need to run over there to go to Pet Smart tonight.

Anonymous wrote:they realize they will need metro, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Warning: Alexandria hates cars and loves any initiative that in theory or name only will strong arm people into being frustrated with driving, give up and use scooters or bikes.

They love road diets, bike lanes, revamping traffic light signal timings, needlessly remove traffic circles, 15-25 mph limits, anything BOAC wants, closing certain streets, etc., all
in the name of “vision zero” and “safe streets”. It doesn’t matter if they actually work, and some examples have been around long enough to know if they’ve worked (how many people you see using the King Street bike lane) , they will stick by anything they have decided with sheer force of will and cram it down your throat.

I’ve lived here 20+ years and used to commute everyday on the metro. I walk to my destination whenever I can. I enjoy the environment, would love to get more cars off the road. But I haven’t found these theories of road diets force and manipulate driver behavior with psychological warfare with any positive results. None. People are married to Waze and their cars. It sucks but it’s reality. I can’t believe Wilson once again says they’re purposefully going to have almost zero parking to force people to find another way to get there. People will end up parking in Del Ray, maybe even Rosemont or Arlandria and walk.

I am really worried about this.

20+ years and still complaining?! Move or get over it.

NP here. No dog in this fight but you are terribly rude. PP was addressing the topic at hand, you do not have to read it, or even like it. Grow up.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if they would create a VRE stop by PY?

There’s one at Crystal City.

It's like a 15 minute walk. Are people really that lazy that they can't walk 15 minutes?

Only a small % would use VRE so not super critical either way.

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Anonymous wrote:youngkin is going to have to pony up for Metro to even keep the PY station opened, much less allow for the kind of service necessary to make the arena remotely viable

Or he could tell metro he'll contribute even less if they close the station.

We just saw upthread that the proposal is to limit access to 4,000 cars. Good luck getting 20,000 people and all of the concession workers into the arena without metro.

I think on the call last night, Wilson said 3200 spaces. Whatever the number is, it would be less than the combined total of the current spaces in the strip mall added to the (past) movie theater spaces. Thus the "net loss."

Someone on Alxnow said this could be a fantastic opportunity for Alexandria to benefit from tow-sharks preying on those parking illegally. That would be a good revenue source!

It seems like a great way to ensure that local business die.

Utter nonsense. People coming to the arena will either take transit, or pay a premium for a rare spot.

And those local businesses that have their own parking, will be happy to not have arena-users illegally park in their lots.

PY will be a traffic disaster for 80 plus days a year, at least.

And empty otherwise. Seems a small price to pay to clear out the traffic.

Anonymous wrote:How will the pendulum swing back? There is zero plan to address crime.

I was one of those people who thought the crime complaints were overblown until I had a gun in my face in the middle of a workday and saw how random it is in this neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if they would create a VRE stop by PY?

There’s one at Crystal City.

It's like a 15 minute walk. Are people really that lazy that they can't walk 15 minutes?