Comments on: Board Expected to Approve Tuckahoe Park Contract

By: Westover

Westover — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:21:29 +0000

Save the Tower! Save the Slide!!!!

By: FED

FED — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:40:11 +0000

Tuckahoe Park? What park? You mean the future urbanized recreation area designed by non-resident County Staff for the non-resident REITs that will redevelop EFC and claim the redeveloped Tuckahoe Park as their “community benefit” constructed, of course, at Arlington taxpayer’s expense?

By: thrak

thrak — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:06:06 +0000

I understand now from the link Drax provided the history behind the overall plan for the EFC area. Because the article only talked about this park, your initial comment seemed out of place. I understand your connection now.

By: Suburban Not Urban

Suburban Not Urban — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:39:37 +0000

Not sure what you mean, google shows the distance between the parking lot and the park is .23 miles ~ 2 blocks. I’m not sure how to be clearer – this is a typically hand out(of next no value) for the local civic assoc to get them to stop opposing increased density that is not allowed “by-right” without the board changing the zoning.

By: thrak

thrak — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:35:15 +0000

Thanks for the link. I hadn’t seen this since it was almost 2 years ago and it explains the reactions to today’s post. It certainly seemed odd to go from revitalzing a park to arguing about how the Metro area was going to be developed.

By: drax

drax — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:53:52 +0000

The EFC plan has been discussed in depth, by the county and on this site. It’s not secret.

By: drax

drax — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:53:04 +0000

“Who said anything about getting rid of the Metro parking lot?”

This is what they are talking about:

http://www.arlnow.com/2011/04/17/board-approves-east-falls-church-development-plan/

By: drax

drax — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:52:03 +0000

2) My point is that your choice is between Ballston 2 and people living further out and coming to your neighborhood to park and ride Metro (likely requiring a big new parking garage), or clogging the highways. You can’t stop growth, only manage it.

3) See 2.

4) Nope. It’s about you accepting that population growth is going to happen whether you like it or not, and you have to make the best of it. Pretending it will go away won’t work.

By: drax

drax — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:49:00 +0000

You don’t know what neighborhood I live in.

I’m sure some farmer whined about your house when it was built too.

By: thrak

thrak — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:09:09 +0000

I certainly don’t know all the details you’re talking about, but it seemed to me that people saw the phrase “East Falls Church” and assumed this concerned the Metro area rather than an existing park in the eastern part of Falls Church.

So are you insinuating that revitalizing an existing park is simply a step to later overtake the Metro parking area?