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On the article University Park Council Disapproves Cafritz Detailed Site Plan
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On the article College Park Council Votes to Oppose Latest Cafritz Plan
Adelphi Sky
9:08 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Rt. 1 in College Park north of 193 is an embarrassment. I believe College Park should focus on fixing their blighted properties on the main artery through their town then trying to stall real progress in other towns.
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On the article University Park Council Disapproves Cafritz Preliminary Plan
Adelphi Sky
7:28 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
@Jim - Your argument is a bit flawed. First, Whole Foods will change the lives of people who clog the roadways to get to Whole Foods in Silver Spring or MOMs in College Park. Or even Shoppers in College Park. There is no alternative for those of us west of the golf course. If there were a Whole Foods at Cafritz, I could walk or bike to the grocery store and not have to drive to Silver Spring or North College Park. This takes an extra car off the road. Second, It baffles me how people don't realize that College Park and Riverdale Park as it is cannot sustain growth and is not a desirable place to live. Silver spring is very popular. Have you seen the many new projects just within the downtown Silver Spring area? This is something that Silver Spring and Annapolis provides. College Park, home to 35,000 students and an educated population doesn't 4% of the staff at UMD choose to live elsewhere. Not because of traffic, but because College Park and the surrounding communities don't offer anything. Traffic comes from those choosing to live outside of our area who have to travel THROUGH our area to get to DC, Silver Spring, Bethesda, etc. Did you ever think that if they would live here, they could take mass transit on the Green and Purple lines alleviating traffic on RT.1 and 410? Traffic from current residents was never the issue. Traffic comes from those choosing not to live here and take advantage of our mass transit options
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On the article University Park Council Disapproves Cafritz Preliminary Plan
Adelphi Sky
4:31 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Developers are an important cog in the engine of economic development. Sure, their motive is to make a profit. But what business, besides a non-profit, invests millions in a project to break even or loose money? That business would cease to exist. And no, these developers can't live in every project they create. That's a ridiculous expectation as many developers develop more than one property. I also think it is a bad idea that from the start, developers are demonized as greedy evildoers. What message does that send to developers? Perhaps this is why College Park looks like the Detroit of college towns. It's embarrassing. You have the largest employer in the state with a 35,000 student body and the best College Park can offer is Rugged Warehouse? Who exactly are the greedy one's then? There can be greed in deterring deterring development keeping one's town the way it is. EYA developed Hyattsville and they have garnered awards and accolades. If those residents assumed that EYA was greedy and didn't have their best interest at heart, would we even have an arts district today? Has anyone thought that Cafrtiz could do the same? I think everyone needs to look at this from another perspective or else we'll miss out on a golden opportunity to make a statement we welcome economic development and that we want to be where people want to live. Consider the fact that only 4% of the staff and faculty at UMD live near campus. It's not because they enjoy driving in traffic either.
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On the article County Planning Board Approves Cafritz Preliminary Plan, 4-0
Adelphi Sky
10:37 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
ReplyI'll say it again. What people refuse to see is that traffic will increase even if the property were left alone. If you think its unbearable now, wait 5 more years. Especially if Greenbelt gets the FBI. People, adding a dense urban project such as this invites people to live closer to more amenities which in turn would remove some of those cars off the road. How? They would be close to the Purple Line and the Green Line Metros. Again, the current generation prefers mass transit, walking, and biking. This fear of increased traffic comes from the old style of planning that called for more roads and wider roads. It's called induced traffic.You built the roads, the cars will come. Happens all the time. How about we offer people a place to live, eat, and shop to where they don't have to hop in their cars? Makes a lot of sense. Has anyone considered that if single family homes were built, that would add more cars to RT. 1 because there would be no shopping options close by? I would argue that most people who would live on the Cafritz property would ever have to drive on Rt. 1. on a daily basis.
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On the article County Planning Board Approves Cafritz Preliminary Plan, 4-0
Adelphi Sky
6:42 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
ReplyI agree that Rt.1 should not be widened. It never works. It just invites more traffic and faster traffic. Keep it restricted. force people to take public trans, bike, or walk.
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On the article University Park Council Disapproves Cafritz Preliminary Plan
Adelphi Sky
12:47 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
@Danny
I'd rather a Harris Teeter move there than Safeway. Safeway vacated the area closing it's Adelphi and West Hyattsville stores. Now they want to come back?
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On the article UMD Agrees to Cafritz CSX Crossing
Adelphi Sky
1:33 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
ReplyLet's get this started! I was just at Whole Foods yesterday in .......Silver Spring. Boooooooo!
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On the article CSX Bridge Continues to Elude Cafritz Developers
Adelphi Sky
10:31 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
ReplyWell, for someone with a household income of over over $130k, I support the Cafritz project. My wife and I wear the heck out of MOMs and the Whole Foods in DTSS is a chore. We tend to eat at a wide range of restaurants from those that are on the high end like Prime Rib and The Palm to Mid Atlantic Seafood and Looneys, etc. The olive Garden and OUtback have done exceptionally well at the mall. Franklins and Busboys and Poets have done well too. I don't think patronage will be a problem for Whole Foods. Especially when you have EYA homes down the corridor selling like hotcakes. Whole Foods sees this trend of the RT. 1 corridor becoming something special and unique and they want in on the ground floor. I'd do the same if I had the money to invest in a business along the RT. 1 corridor. Continued development is coming whether it is at Cafritz or not. Wise investors see 10-20 years ahead, not 5 years ahead.
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On the article Density - Questions for Council Candidates
Adelphi Sky
10:40 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
ReplyI'm all for smart growth and more density. Hyattsville has an advantage in that there are great examples of projects in other areas to draw best practices from. Let's do it right Hyattsville!
Adelphi Sky
11:29 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013
I can't believe these people are perfectly content with hoping in their vehicles and clogging up the streets to go elsewhere for their amenities. Because we all know they don't walk to PG Plaza to go shopping, eating, etc. I'd like to walk to Whole Foods and nice little outdoor cafes without having to drive to Silver Spring for it. The more people we get to stay within the city able to walk and bike around, the less traffic will be on the roads going outside of the city.