Comment by Tysons Engineer
I have no idea what FFX Co is thinking with this studio idea. Evidently they have never heard about projects style development and the segregated reality that occurs between the classes when you do...
View ArticleComment by selxic
It may be worth mentioning a portion of the Fairfax County Parkway Trail has been closed for a year not the entire trail.
View ArticleComment by Thayer-D
The issue of what is private and public is of extreme importance, esspecially since the private realm is becoming more responsible for building our gathering places than the public realm. All the...
View ArticleComment by Arrgh Street
The deal with the license plates looks like a bid to move up the statehood ladder. "District of Columbia" is on par with state names.
View ArticleComment by Bossi
RE: Fairfax Affordable Studio Apartments I'm often astounded how this country seems to be almost completely devoid of residential options, which in my opinion the greatest missing elements include both...
View ArticleComment by drumz
Supervisors also had concerns about potentially allowing people to construct rental apartments in their homes.Thats fine in a city [but] you cant have these in single family residential...
View ArticleComment by Arrgh Street
@Drumz Also, good idea on allowing Churches to build housing on their land.How would the land then be taxed? Isn't all church property tax free? Do residents in dwellings on church property live...
View ArticleComment by Jasper
@ Bossi: You are right that America seems to build for how they want to live (McMansion) as opposed to what they can afford (small apartment). The 'free market' is clearly not doing its job. While SFH...
View ArticleComment by drumz
In DC (and I would assume most jurisdictions) land owned by a church or similar non-profit but used for profitable purposes can be taxed. Now if you're building low income housing I'm sure there are...
View ArticleComment by thump
Nothing "almost" about it. Taping a police officer who is on duty, in public, is 100% legal. MoCo will be paying some money to this guy.
View ArticleComment by Tom Coumaris
re: Layman's article, I like some of the parking provisions Seattle has. Especially that one car-share space is allowed to replace 3 private spots and a spot reserved for in-house bike parking is also...
View ArticleComment by selxic
For the record (and so there is limited confusion), the acronym "ADU" in Fairfax County is not the same as what is commonly used on GGW. In Fairfax County it is "affordable dwelling unit" instead of...
View ArticleComment by dcmike
The guy recording the cops was likely well within his right to do so. However he was acting like an idiot. This is the proper way to handle that kind of stop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aY7NYXDzy8
View ArticleComment by drumz
Selxic, Thanks for the heads up. To be clear I was referring to Accessory dwelling units. Concern I've encountered about Illegal Boarding houses in Fairfax usually boils down to,A. Parking (even though...
View ArticleComment by Falls Church
@Jasper: actually there is no shortage of slum dwellings in America's urban areas. They're very affordable...although that's the best you can say about them. Not everything in America is a McMansion or...
View ArticleComment by Creative Urbanist13
I'm glad the mayor spends so much of his time on such important matters. If someone asks me where I'm from, I'm proud to say "Washington" or Washington, DC." "DeeCee" sounds so, well, "Peegee." I'd...
View ArticleComment by thump
@dcmike-Copwatch's M.O. is pretty confrontational. They go looking to make a statement and usually do. While I certainly don't think it always paints them in the best light, they are well within their...
View ArticleComment by Paul
@Creative Urbanist13. You can request a slogan-free tag. I'm glad to see the legal entity making a comeback. "Washington, DC" is a postal convention. There is no such entity in law. Ditto with people...
View ArticleComment by Kate W.
@Creative Urbanist13 drive a government opened car with government plates and you can have that option. The president didn't have special DC plates, he used plane government plates.
View ArticleComment by HogWash
I'm glad the mayor spends so much of his time on such important matters.Doubt it required much of his attention at all. Since he does have a cabinet who can delegate.If someone asks me where I'm from,...
View ArticleComment by Alan B.
No one that I know who lives in the city calls it Washington locally. I'll use it for foreigners who might not understand DC but almost never in the city. I'm fine with Washingtonian though since DC-er...
View ArticleComment by selxic
Likewise, go out West and people will assume you're from Washington state. Of course especially locally there can be a difference between DC and Washington based on context.Agreed Falls Church.
View ArticleComment by Creative Urbanist13
I guess I can tape over my license plate to obscure the "Taxation without Representation" slogan on the plate. As I recall there was a Supreme Court case that upheld on First Amendment grounds someone...
View ArticleComment by MLD
@Creative Urbanist13 Someone already answered this above - you can get tags without that slogan if you so desire:http://dmv.dc.gov/node/156462All new registrants receive "Taxation without...
View ArticleComment by HogWash
But it will probably be just my luck to be stopped by some Barry-era police recruit who would have a problem with that case.So says the person who doesn't like to refer to DC...as..well DC..because it...
View ArticleComment by Jacob
@dcmike, Acting like an idiot, much like recording a police stop, is perfectly legal. In my opinion, the problem is that the officers involved in these kinds of 'contempt of cop' arrests face no real...
View ArticleComment by HogWash
What is the common denominator?Creative doesn't use DC because it sounds too much like PG. Also doesn't want to deal w/anyone who was hired by Marion Barry. PGC is majority black. Marion Barry is...
View ArticleComment by oboe
What is the common denominator?I believe the implication is that @Creative Urbanist13 is not a US citizen.
View ArticleComment by dcmike
Jacob, I agree wholeheartedly that sworn officers should bear sole liability for their own transgressions. And yes, being an idiot is not against the law. Myself, I expect to receive to receive the...
View ArticleComment by Turnip
They used "taxation without representation" for shock value, and now it's worn off. "District of Columbia" will renew the shock. Most Americans think "District of Columbia" is in South America. Good...
View ArticleComment by Creative Urbanist13
"Most Americans think "District of Columbia" is in South America. Good for the Mayor." Indeed. It calls to mind the old Jay Leno joke, that Marion Barry shouldn't be mayor of the District of Columbia....
View ArticleComment by Creative Urbanist13
For Hogwash, a history lesson is in order: "What is the common denominator? Creative doesn't use DC because it sounds too much like PG."Creative watched as DC threw off its toxic local government under...
View ArticleComment by HogWash
While Washington's government improved, many of the political nomenklatura under Barry slithered across into Prince George's County, as that county's political culture perfected the "pay to play...
View ArticleComment by Ted K.
@ Creative Urbanist13 - Re : DeeCee In the San Francisco Bay area that set of initials (Delta Charlie) will be interpreted as "Daly City". My preference is for "Wash.,D.C." Your other option is "Pound...
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