Monthly Archives: September 2010
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This morning, the Montgomery County Planning Board appointed what looks to be 24 people to the new White Flint Advisory Committee required under the White Flint Sector Plan. This looks to include all 19 nominated by the deadline, plus a few more. I don’t have the official list yet, but here’s what I do have:
Residents:
Dan Hoffman from Randolph Hills Civic Association and Citizens League of MoCo
Chad Salganik from Randolph Hills and the web wizard of Citizens League
Ed Rich from Old Farm
John Fry from Fallstone (a former Friends of White Flint Director)
Todd Lewers from the Forum (a Friends of White Flint Director)
Della Stolsworth from Luxmanor
Natalie Goldberg from Garrett Park Estates/White Flint Park
Karl Girschman from the Wisconsin
JM King
Ruan Salgado
Meredith Josef from Timberlawn
Business Representatives:
Barnaby Zall, a lawyer in White Flint, and an Old Farm resident (FoWF Co-Chair)
Dave Freishtat from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce (FoWF Director)
Peggy Schwartz from the North Bethesda Traffic Management District
Mike Springer from the U.S.
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A slide actually, not a nutshell. From last night’s Federal Realty presentation on Mid-Pike Plaza, a summary of costs and participation in financing infrastructure needed to implement the White Flint Sector Plan.
For more details or an explanation, contact Evan Goldman, egoldman@federalrealty.com.
Barnaby Zall…
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One of the more interesting elements of JBG’s proposal for the second phase of its North Bethesda Market project (located where the Chili’s building is now, along Rockville Pike and the new Executive Boulevard extended) is its Eurostyle plaza, where cars and people can safely mix. Now it seems that Federal Realty plans a similar kind of advanced mobility feature for its new Mid-Pike Plaza plan.…
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NEW URBAN NEWS, Volume 15, Number 6 – September 2010
“Best bet for tax revenue: mixed-use downtown development”
Studies in Florida and North Carolina show that dense urban development pays off for local governments. Big-box retail doesn’t.
At a time when local governments are struggling financially, two studies – one in Sarasota County, Florida, the other in Asheville, North Carolina – suggest the one of the best fiscal remedies is dense, mixed-use development.…
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Yesterday the Montgomery County Council heard a briefing from the County Executive’s staff on options for financing the infrastructure necessary to implement the White Flint Sector Plan. At 5:36PM the night before, the Executive sent proposed legislation and a cover letter to the Council, but several Councilmembers noted that they had not had time to consider the material before the briefing.…
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When I was new to this whole public development area (only a few short years ago), I presented the Final Report of the official White Flint Advisory Group to the Planning Board. (The Report seems to have disappeared off the Planning Board’s official White Flint page. www.whiteflintplanning.org, but still can be found here.) On P.…
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At its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 28, the Montgomery County Council will consider ways to finance the infrastructure needed under the new White Flint Sector Plan. After almost two years of consideration, the County Executive’s staff may finally present some definitive proposals for financing. Then the Council will have to decide how much tax is too little, too much or just right.…
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Thank you for your recent letter about redevelopment in the White Flint area.
We are examining alternatives for financing including one that would not result in any additional costs for existing residential property owners related to the implementation of the $1 billion plus White Flint Sector Plan. Such a plan would fund this very intensive program without charging additional taxes or fees to those who currently own homes in the Sector Plan area.…
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I’ve been quiet on White Flint financing now for a month or so, relying on people to work things out in “stakeholder meetings” and so on. But maybe there’s something on the horizon?
We’ve been waiting for months for the County Executive to propose a financing plan for the White Flint Sector Plan.…
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Generation Y Giving Cars a Pass
The generation gap is a growing, long-term headache for automakers.
By Jim Ostroff
Selling cars to young adults under 30 is proving to be a real challenge for automakers. Unlike their elders, Generation Yers own fewer cars and don’t drive much. They’re likely to see autos as a source of pollution, not as a sex or status symbol.Motorists aged 21 to 30 now account for 14% of miles driven, down from 21% in 1995. They’re more apt to ride mass transit to work and use car sharing services — pioneered by Zipcar — for longer trips. And car sharing choices are expanding, with car rental firms moving into the market, making it convenient for young folks to rent with hourly rates and easy insurance.…
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