tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post4834657559329768352..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: D.C. Zoning Commission Votes on Hine Redevelopment, Final Decision Still to ComeKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-19587753134176454232012-09-14T12:57:51.351-04:002012-09-14T12:57:51.351-04:00Anonymous: Your reading comprehension could use a ...<b>Anonymous</b>: Your reading comprehension could use a little work. You'll note I said Woodridge, not Woodbridge. Woodridge is a neighborhood in NE DC - I assume you're unfamiliar with it or that part of the city.IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-53505932847170448402012-09-14T12:51:26.774-04:002012-09-14T12:51:26.774-04:00The architecture is bland so that it doesn't b...The architecture is bland so that it doesn't become a discussion point added to the ones already on the table. When you have board members who are already anti-everything, you don't want those same individuals discussing design elements. It would be just another item they would use to grandstand and hold up projects for their own personal preferences as opposed to real city development.<br /><br />And to IMGoph, have you tried to drive in Woodbridge lately? Prince William County is developing so much land for residential use the traffic is a disaster in that area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-88930067993441245672012-09-13T14:45:49.752-04:002012-09-13T14:45:49.752-04:00The design appears to be distressingly banal. I w...The design appears to be distressingly banal. I would prefer to see something more innovative on this highly visible site.Nathaniel Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-77855995841770108192012-09-13T14:42:04.276-04:002012-09-13T14:42:04.276-04:00First, I certainly agree with the comments about t...First, I certainly agree with the comments about the urban nature of the site. This project absolutely SHOULD be quite densely developed -- as dense as possible, I'd say. The second point, though, is that the architecture sure looks bland. This is a really prominent site -- why couldn't the building be more interesting? Looks like it's trying WAY too hard to blend in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-44584289282494399422012-09-12T06:22:36.051-04:002012-09-12T06:22:36.051-04:00If we let traffic get as bad as NYC, then people w...If we let traffic get as bad as NYC, then people would simply adapt and learn to walk more. Sounds good to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-63267514721594643592012-09-11T22:28:56.802-04:002012-09-11T22:28:56.802-04:00We live in a CITY. Get used to it, people, and ge...We live in a CITY. Get used to it, people, and get on board. Density works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-21647578240976688602012-09-11T13:38:29.111-04:002012-09-11T13:38:29.111-04:00All of the neighbor's objections are in opposi...All of the neighbor's objections are in opposition to the city's and Mayor Gray's goals of attracting residents and increasing density along transit corridors. Does reducing a couple of levels in height do anything to the views or skyline? Does denying a percentage of potential residents the opportunity to live in a desirable neighborhood have any effects on livability for all? Do any of the objections that the opposition has have any positive effects for the city as a whole?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-12641443265169748902012-09-11T12:22:25.507-04:002012-09-11T12:22:25.507-04:00Yes, yes, we get it. Every project brings "de...Yes, yes, we get it. Every project brings "debilitating traffic". Every project threatens a neighborhood's peace and tranquility. Every project will turn whatever neighborhood it is in into Adams Morgan.<br /><br />Nothing that hacking off a few floors of the building couldn't solve, of course!Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-3224032577852460952012-09-11T11:03:02.163-04:002012-09-11T11:03:02.163-04:00An open note to Anthony Hood - this is not Woodrid...An open note to Anthony Hood - this is not Woodridge. Everyone doesn't need to drive to get everywhere.<br /><br />(Seriously, why is the head of the zoning commission someone who thinks urban areas should be made as suburban in design and function as possible?)IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.com