Comments on: The New Reston http://www.goreston.com/reston-living/land-use-college/the-new-reston Reston Virginia’s Community Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kathy Kaplan http://www.goreston.com/reston-living/land-use-college/the-new-reston/comment-page-1#comment-133 Kathy Kaplan Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:08 +0000 http://www.goreston.com/?p=194#comment-133 Mr. Pepelko, I think your wish about bike lanes on North Shore will be granted. I do recall reading in the documents associated with the Lake Anne Plan Amendment (the county's plan for the redevelopment of Lake Anne Village Center and surrounding neighborhoods) that street parking was to be removed from North Shore to make way for bike lanes. I don't know if the county/VDOT also intend to create a road diet there, but it could happen. That could be troublesome to people who need to park their cars along North Shore Drive. When the townhouses were built there in the 60s, it was assumed by the builders that women would be staying home and each family would need only one car and only one parking space per unit. Times have changed. Women went to work. Families generally have two cars now to accommodate work schedules. I am amused that you think that I, Kathy Kaplan, have the ability to "take" your lifestyle. It is the county and a group of developers who want to change Reston, not me. It is the county and developers who want to add 100,000 additional residents and 200,000 additional employees to Reston, not me. And a lot of those new residents and new employees are going to be driving their cars on our overburdened roads. I hope you enjoy your bicycle heaven now and in the next few years because it's going to be very crowded out there on those roads before too long. From where I live it's either 1.5 or 2 miles to the nearest grocery store. I care for three grandchildren who live 2 miles from my home. This requires the use of my automobile. A bicycle is not feasible even if I were able to ride one. I moved to Reston in 1983. The planned community I bought into was a suburban community, not an urban one. My daughter grew up here. My grandchildren are growing up here. This is my home. I have no plans to move. Your suggestion that I move is insulting. I suggest that if these issues motivate you enough to post a reply to my ancient article that you spend some time reading the Reston 2020 blog to keep yourself informed about the upcoming changes to the Reston Master Plan. They could use volunteers. www.Reston2020.blogspot.com Kathy Kaplan Reston Mr. Pepelko,

I think your wish about bike lanes on North Shore will be granted. I do recall reading in the documents associated with the Lake Anne Plan Amendment (the county’s plan for the redevelopment of Lake Anne Village Center and surrounding neighborhoods) that street parking was to be removed from North Shore to make way for bike lanes. I don’t know if the county/VDOT also intend to create a road diet there, but it could happen.

That could be troublesome to people who need to park their cars along North Shore Drive. When the townhouses were built there in the 60s, it was assumed by the builders that women would be staying home and each family would need only one car and only one parking space per unit. Times have changed.
Women went to work. Families generally have two cars now to accommodate work schedules.

I am amused that you think that I, Kathy Kaplan, have the ability to “take” your lifestyle. It is the county and a group of developers who want to change Reston, not me. It is the county and developers who want to add 100,000 additional residents and 200,000 additional employees to Reston, not me.

And a lot of those new residents and new employees are going to be driving their cars on our overburdened roads. I hope you enjoy your bicycle heaven now and in the next few years because it’s going to be very crowded out there on those roads before too long.

From where I live it’s either 1.5 or 2 miles to the nearest grocery store. I care for three grandchildren who live 2 miles from my home. This requires the use of my automobile. A bicycle is not feasible even if I were able to ride one.

I moved to Reston in 1983. The planned community I bought into was a suburban community, not an urban one. My daughter grew up here. My grandchildren are growing up here. This is my home. I have no plans to move. Your suggestion that I move is insulting.

I suggest that if these issues motivate you enough to post a reply to my ancient article that you spend some time reading the Reston 2020 blog to keep yourself informed about the upcoming changes to the Reston Master Plan. They could use volunteers. http://www.Reston2020.blogspot.com

Kathy Kaplan
Reston

]]> By: Douglas Pepelko http://www.goreston.com/reston-living/land-use-college/the-new-reston/comment-page-1#comment-132 Douglas Pepelko Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:07:49 +0000 http://www.goreston.com/?p=194#comment-132 I for one would like to see bike lanes on North Shore. I would like to see more "on road" bike lanes all around Reston. As to the 1.6 parking spaces per unit. If you need more parking move to a new location. You want to drive? Move to Ashburn Village, or Clarksburg MD. People can choose where they want to live and what type of community. Reston is a planned community and you give up certain rights by living here, but you gain certain benefits. This particular type of lifestyle is rare around NOVA. Please don't take it from those of us who really enjoy it. I for one would like to see bike lanes on North Shore. I would like to see more “on road” bike lanes all around Reston.
As to the 1.6 parking spaces per unit. If you need more parking move to a new location. You want to drive? Move to Ashburn Village, or Clarksburg MD. People can choose where they want to live and what type of community.

Reston is a planned community and you give up certain rights by living here, but you gain certain benefits. This particular type of lifestyle is rare around NOVA. Please don’t take it from those of us who really enjoy it.

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]]> By: Kathy Kaplan http://www.goreston.com/reston-living/land-use-college/the-new-reston/comment-page-1#comment-39 Kathy Kaplan Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:42:27 +0000 http://www.goreston.com/?p=194#comment-39 You mean, does it mean what it sounds like? Does it mean that if you live in New Tysons you can't commute to Rockville? Does it mean somebody is going to be looking at your odometer to see if you are compliant? I am not sure what it means. According to the TDM plans for Vienna Metro you have to agree to commute with mass transit and not drive your car for a certain number of days every week in order to live there. Does it mean if you live in New Tysons you agree to drive your car only 20 to 30 miles a day, or a week? That is why I went back to see the video a second time to see if I missed anything. The video was disabled. But they do have something in mind, otherwise Clark Tyler wouldn't have mentioned it. You mean, does it mean what it sounds like? Does it mean that if you live in New Tysons you can’t commute to Rockville? Does it mean somebody is going to be looking at your odometer to see if you are compliant?

I am not sure what it means. According to the TDM plans for Vienna Metro you have to agree to commute with mass transit and not drive your car for a certain number of days every week in order to live there.

Does it mean if you live in New Tysons you agree to drive your car only 20 to 30 miles a day, or a week? That is why I went back to see the video a second time to see if I missed anything. The video was disabled. But they do have something in mind, otherwise Clark Tyler wouldn’t have mentioned it.

]]> By: southlakesmom http://www.goreston.com/reston-living/land-use-college/the-new-reston/comment-page-1#comment-37 southlakesmom Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:23:12 +0000 http://www.goreston.com/?p=194#comment-37 What does this mean? "people living in the new Tysons would be held to mileage restrictions. In the beginning those restrictions would be 20 to 30 miles, but eventually they would be cut down to 10 miles. " What does this mean?

“people living in the new Tysons would be held to mileage restrictions. In the beginning those restrictions would be 20 to 30 miles, but eventually they would be cut down to 10 miles. “

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