It appears possible that this space is being reconfigured to replicate the same outer sidewalk pattern of outdoor seating you find along the rest of Bethesda Row, rather than it being placed directly outside the doors of Anthropologie. This strategy could leave most of the public space on the plaza intact. The same approach could be used on the Bethesda Avenue side.
Anthropologie has stated the Terrain Cafe will include 260 SF of outdoor seating. Perhaps someone better at math can figure out if taking one or both of these sidewalk edges will provide that space in total, leaving the gathering space on the plaza untouched. Of course, there are some trees and vegetation along both areas that would have to be worked around.
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"Anthropologie has stated the Terrain Cafe will include 260 SF of outdoor seating. Perhaps someone better at math can figure out if taking one or both of these sidewalk edges will provide that space in total, leaving the gathering space on the plaza untouched"."
The square root of 260 is just over 16. That should give you some idea of the dimensions.
The space that is fenced off is about 8’ wide and 32’ long, which is about 260 SF. This would allow room for seating for about 30. There is also a portion of the storefront nearby that is being reworked I assume to include a service door for servers like at Mon Ami Gabi. Not sure why they needed to rip up the pavers. Perhaps to add electrical, plumbing, sound, gas heaters or lighting to the curbside dining area.
It’s nice to see all the new outdoor dining on the east side as well for Joe and the Juice, Fish Taco and soon for Philz Coffee. This really makes for a pleasant stroll along both sides of Woodmont, and a nice shade place to grab a coffee or a meal.
Placing outdoor dining at the curb insures that pedestrians walk along the face of the storefronts for window shopping and entry to adjacent shops. Outdoor dining directly adjacent to a restaurant is a bad idea if there are flanking retailers.
Curbside dining also serves to help buffer and protect the pedestrian walkway from cars, and enhances the comfort and safety of the sidewalk.
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Delete the parking spaces. Cause traffic jams and are annoying. Garage right next door.
Fun fact: The 7 most crime-ridden malls in the DMV are all in NoVa.
Over the past two years, Potomac Mills saw 33 assaults, but in 2016 those assault numbers dropped and along with it, a 53 percent reduction in overall complaints.
-Springfield Town Center (formerly Springfield Mall) saw a two-year total of 69 assaults, but a decrease in assaults last year from 2015.
-Tysons Corner has a two year total of 99 assaults, but also saw a drop in assaults during 2016.
-Dulles Town Center has had 17 assaults over the past two years, but in 2016 that number dropped.
-Fashion Centre Mall at Pentagon City has had 30 assaults since 2015. Thefts have dropped by 31 percent.
-Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax makes our Top 7 with 26 assaults over two years, but last year the number of assaults dropped.
-Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets in Leesburg had only eight assaults over the past two years, but more than 200 cases of shoplifting since 2015.
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"Delete the parking spaces. Cause traffic jams and are annoying. Garage right next door."
Amen. It's ridiculous how small the useable sidewalks on Woodmont are, considering how many people use them every day. The sidewalks could double in size if you force those handful of people to leave their cars in a garage and move the dining tables over, accordingly.
Yes, absolutely, get rid of the parking spaces on Woodmont and Bethesda and make the sidewalks larger. Move the dining areas alongside the restaurant walls where they should be and where they are in most urban areas.
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