tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post5177631364695024290..comments2024-03-28T19:53:08.899-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: New Zipcar spaces being added to downtown Bethesda parking lot (Photos)Robert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-24694875260731331022016-06-04T06:43:50.056-07:002016-06-04T06:43:50.056-07:00I like it, and it's better looking than a blan...I like it, and it's better looking than a blank wall. A little something interesting and unexpected. It would have been nice to be a more local scene, but then you wouldn't have King Kong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-18753401372227140722016-06-04T06:31:20.968-07:002016-06-04T06:31:20.968-07:00Such an ugly mural on the Karr Greenberg building!...Such an ugly mural on the Karr Greenberg building!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-8836015209704821412016-06-03T15:46:00.582-07:002016-06-03T15:46:00.582-07:00Good try.Good try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-83789027026769742172016-06-02T14:01:22.818-07:002016-06-02T14:01:22.818-07:00It was a while back but if I recall there was an o...It was a while back but if I recall there was an older gentleman and woman, and a few younger women. No discernible accent. Nice people. Friendly to chat with. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-10704456969122801202016-06-02T12:15:01.569-07:002016-06-02T12:15:01.569-07:00You were talking to the painters, huh. When was t...You were talking to the painters, huh. When was this? Who on the crew did you speak to? Male or female? What was their accent? I'm interested in hearing your replies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-6449527490177604902016-06-02T11:25:08.704-07:002016-06-02T11:25:08.704-07:00What a non-sensical mural on the Greenhill/Karr bu...What a non-sensical mural on the Greenhill/Karr building. I was talking to the painters and they were confused about why as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-47744785887123437402016-06-02T05:34:56.799-07:002016-06-02T05:34:56.799-07:00Also all your comments about SH or AK or DR. None ...Also all your comments about SH or AK or DR. None of those comments are disparaging or defaming?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-54670452621620503992016-06-02T05:34:08.539-07:002016-06-02T05:34:08.539-07:00Wouldn't you have a personal beef with Riemer ...Wouldn't you have a personal beef with Riemer because he beat you in the last election? Does that mean every comment of yours should be censored?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-71238011679756124862016-06-02T05:18:42.810-07:002016-06-02T05:18:42.810-07:004:44: Now that is a legitimate comment or opinion....4:44: Now that is a legitimate comment or opinion. I don't agree with you, but it's a fair comment and it can stay. All I'm asking is that people don't use the comments to defame, disparage and settle personal beefs with people. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-63859350664742700662016-06-02T05:17:09.957-07:002016-06-02T05:17:09.957-07:004:28: No, it is significantly more than a mile fro...4:28: No, it is significantly more than a mile from any Metro station. Smart growth is defined as projects within 1/3 to 1/2 of a mile from Metro. Westbard is disqualified, and is an autocentric community like the Palisades and Spring Valley.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-39300191694549702592016-06-02T04:44:30.249-07:002016-06-02T04:44:30.249-07:00That Karr/Greenhill mural is so random and a terri...That Karr/Greenhill mural is so random and a terrible design choice. It makes absolutely no sense on BethedsaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-37906920796078160422016-06-02T04:28:54.214-07:002016-06-02T04:28:54.214-07:00Isn't Westbard a mile or so from the metro?Isn't Westbard a mile or so from the metro?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-57585916870678541472016-05-30T14:51:05.760-07:002016-05-30T14:51:05.760-07:001:04PM is the guy who posts about poop.
2:11PM is ...1:04PM is the guy who posts about poop.<br />2:11PM is an imposterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-59325155767579772752016-05-30T13:45:27.075-07:002016-05-30T13:45:27.075-07:00@ 12:27 PM - Not in the same building, silly.@ 12:27 PM - Not in the same building, silly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-76828728808404643722016-05-30T13:04:34.464-07:002016-05-30T13:04:34.464-07:00All of those amenities are within a mile walk from...All of those amenities are within a mile walk from my house. Or, I can hop on the Circulator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-67509482528716816992016-05-30T12:27:17.258-07:002016-05-30T12:27:17.258-07:0011:55AM - Those are called "retirement commun...11:55AM - Those are called "retirement communities." So, no, not for another 25-30 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-20576351580054407052016-05-30T11:55:11.790-07:002016-05-30T11:55:11.790-07:00Wouldn't it be nice to live in a walkable comm...Wouldn't it be nice to live in a walkable community and not have to drive to a theater, food, and stores?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-37870070068112998572016-05-30T11:43:45.426-07:002016-05-30T11:43:45.426-07:009:21 AM Westfield has a wonderful movie theater an...9:21 AM Westfield has a wonderful movie theater and dining. Even if you never stepped into their stores, the food and theater alone are reason to visit frequently.<br /> Elmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-35878841235218532242016-05-30T10:34:03.258-07:002016-05-30T10:34:03.258-07:00@ 10:21 AM - Unelected fifth at-large member of th...@ 10:21 AM - Unelected fifth at-large member of the County Council, is that you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-78481652760219544752016-05-30T10:21:04.667-07:002016-05-30T10:21:04.667-07:00Hans, is that you?Hans, is that you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-67316738429844921592016-05-30T10:08:45.305-07:002016-05-30T10:08:45.305-07:00@ 8:52 AM:
F) Want to add "manufacturing job...@ 8:52 AM:<br /><br />F) Want to add "manufacturing jobs" in the County having the most highly educated, white-collar workforce in the country. Want to build large factories in a county in which the population is extremely concerned about potential threats to the environment.<br /><br />G) Want to build obsolete freeways, which would require the destruction of hundreds if not thousands of homes, and thousands of acres of parkland, freeways which were deleted from the Master Plan decades ago, in response to widespread public protest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-25122852479567476852016-05-30T09:21:06.788-07:002016-05-30T09:21:06.788-07:00Elm @ 11:06 & 11:16 AM Sunday -
Hi, I'm 1...Elm @ 11:06 & 11:16 AM Sunday -<br /><br />Hi, I'm 11:02 AM guy from yesterday. I do 90% of my shopping in either downtown Bethesda or Friendship Heights. From time to time, I will go to the Best Buy in Tenley or the Bed Bath & Beyond in Rockville. My only real reason for going to Montgomery Mall anymore is Home Depot (not actually in the mall) or the food court. Oh, and a twice-a-decade trip to Sears Auto (also not in the mall), to replace the battery in my car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-33500278659994597752016-05-30T08:52:57.843-07:002016-05-30T08:52:57.843-07:00Mr Dyer:
"You seem to know as much about eco...Mr Dyer:<br /><br /><i>"You seem to know as much about economic development as your bosses on the Council."</i><br /><br />And you seem to know even less than any of them, just based on what I've read on this blog. <br /><br /><i>"A vacant restaurant space has nothing to do with failing to attract major corporate tenants like Intelsat to a class A office building."</i><br /><br />Do you work for Intelsat? I'm tired of hearing them being used as some feeble justification of your ridiculous "moribund economy" hypothesis. <br /><br />You brand yourself as a moderate Republican who supports responsible government and economic development yet you:<br /><br />A/ Criticize the Purple Line and walkable, transit-oriented development in general, yet you seem to love walking around and taking pictures of it. Single-use development, enclosed shopping malls in every town (Lakeforest, White Flint, Frederick Towne, Landover, etc.) are the past. Mixed-use development with walkable street-retail adjacent to office/hospitality/residential uses are the future, along with a handful of high-end or mega regional malls (Tysons, Montgomery, the new Wheaton).<br /><br />B/ Support over-zealous and onerous development regulations<br /><br />C/ Refuse to acknowledge the hundreds of well-paying jobs being created by small and mid-sized businesses, including right-here in Bethesda<br /><br />D/ Ignore the county's booming biotech sector, which Gov. Hogan called the "backbone" of the Maryland economy, and is probably the most sought-after industry across the nation<br /><br />E/ Seem eager to give away millions of tax-payer dollars to attract Fortune 500 companies in other states who very rarely move, and when they do, only employ a very, very small percentage of their workforce at their "headquarters" - C-level execs, their support staff, and some back office. Virginia has literally had to pay to obtain every corporate headquarters it's received over the last decade or so, and for limited benefit. Arlington just abandoned its "no subsidy" policy to keep Opower. It would only make sense for Mont. Co./MD to provide financial incentives to companies like McCormick and Marriott, which employ thousands in the state, have been here for a very long time, and whose move would create an outsized negative economic shock.<br /><br />Please wake up from whatever fantasy land you're in. The current governor got elected because he didn't make the mistakes above, and for the most part has been successful in a dark blue state. This is because he acknowledged reality, not blind, extremist stupidity, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-49116111023819368972016-05-29T13:05:11.696-07:002016-05-29T13:05:11.696-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-70995533689711946682016-05-29T13:01:31.958-07:002016-05-29T13:01:31.958-07:00Well since Dyer brought up Greenhill's terribl...Well since Dyer brought up Greenhill's terribly designed ugly and random New York mural building, it must be relevant. Whatever happened to the supposed iminent tenant that would explain the NYC skyline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com