E-List Roundup
Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what’s going on in local Internet discussion groups.
tenleytown
Should Tenleytown strive to be the next Germantown? Bethesda? Georgetown? Logan Circle? Competing comparisons battle it out using parking as the point of contention. John throws out an argument counterintuitive enough it would impress New Republic editors: Developers should be obligated to provide fewer parking spaces per unit, rather than more, thus luring more walkers to the neighborhood. The outside-the-box thinking is met with sarcasm from Richard. “Great idea John.…Not everyone lives on the Metro line, nor works close to Metro.”
Petworth
With mayoral shoo-in Adrian Fenty soon to vacate his council seat, Ward 4 residents will soon need a new rump to fill it. Rob hopes that backside will belong to Joe Martin. “You really seem to have the balance between outrage and patience,” he coos in a pleading post. “I’ve just got the outrage, which makes me a hothead.” Joe’s not having it. “I am not interested and discussing this will not change my mind at all,” he retorts. “I will not run. I am not at all interested. I will not be persuaded otherwise.”
MPD-5D
Kate’s new to Ward 5, she says, and after hearing a few gunshots has a query for the group. “[W]hat can I do to stay out of gang-related crimes? Are they as violent to non-gang members and are we as likely to be shot at as someone they have a grudge against?” City Desk is gonna go out on a limb and say the guy they have the grudge against ought to watch his back a little more than Kate. Lt. Craig doesn’t have anything better for her, but does suggest people put a decal on the back of their car that allows cops to pull it over without cause “during extreme (like 1AM to 5AM) hours.” Craig concedes that his advice is a “little off the subject but very important.”
September 28th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
You have to put the context of the remarks from the Tenley Liststerv into proper context. The NIMBYs have been opposed to every development proposal in the Upper Wisconsin Corridor for the past 10 years (or more).
They complained that too many GDS students were parking in the neighborhood and forced the school to build a parking garage. Now they are complaining about the vehicular traffic the new garage is generating.
They complain that they don’t want new development because there are too many cars. developers have offered to build in excess of 2 parking spots per unit to ensure new cars don’t park on the streets. They oppose that, so the counter is, well if you don’t want cars then don’t have any spaces and encourage the new residents to use Metro/Metro Bus.
After all, we are talking about development proposals that sit on top of Metro stations.
The NIMBYs made development an issue in the 2006 Ward 3 primary and were routed. Their voice is increasingly marginalized in the marketplace of ideas, and this scares the bejesus out of them.
If they don’t like the urban setting, they should move to Frederick County, MD where it is serene and they won’t have to worry about this kind of development.
October 4th, 2006 at 10:14 pm
YES GDS!