Comments on: Opinion: Washington Post Takes a Cheap Shot at GEORGE http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/ Falls Church City's Online Community Newspaper Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lessons Learned from Falls Church’s bus system « Your Piece of the Planet http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/comment-page-1/#comment-1236 Lessons Learned from Falls Church’s bus system « Your Piece of the Planet Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:00:34 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=3045#comment-1236 [...] helped to stimulate some Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).  According to comments on an opinion piece in the Falls Church Times, GEORGE was a factor in the approval of City Center, which the city describes as a “landmark [...] [...] helped to stimulate some Transit-Oriented Development (TOD).  According to comments on an opinion piece in the Falls Church Times, GEORGE was a factor in the approval of City Center, which the city describes as a “landmark [...]

]]> By: What happened to GEORGE? — TheTransitWire.com http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 What happened to GEORGE? — TheTransitWire.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:03:09 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=3045#comment-1097 [...] An editorial in The Washington Post called it a “boondoggle,” which the Falls Church Times quickly characterized as a “cheap shot.” Link to full story in San Francisco [...] [...] An editorial in The Washington Post called it a “boondoggle,” which the Falls Church Times quickly characterized as a “cheap shot.” Link to full story in San Francisco [...]

]]> By: Charlie http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Charlie Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:24:12 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=3045#comment-1083 The NVTA includes members who have their hands deep in FC city politics and development: Atlantic Realty and Dewberry. Atlantic sold City Center partially with the service the GEORGE provides. They are also the Housing Corp's partner on City Center South Apartments, which is relieved of over 100 of its parking requirements partly because of GEORGE. Dewberry is City Hall's favorite consultant - put forward an RFP and you can be sure Dewberry will win it. You'd think that these guys would stand up and tell NVTA to back down. Pathetic. One wonders if the whole reason NVTA decided to get involved in our small town's issue is because these guys are doing the bidding of the city staff. The NVTA includes members who have their hands deep in FC city politics and development: Atlantic Realty and Dewberry. Atlantic sold City Center partially with the service the GEORGE provides. They are also the Housing Corp’s partner on City Center South Apartments, which is relieved of over 100 of its parking requirements partly because of GEORGE. Dewberry is City Hall’s favorite consultant – put forward an RFP and you can be sure Dewberry will win it. You’d think that these guys would stand up and tell NVTA to back down. Pathetic. One wonders if the whole reason NVTA decided to get involved in our small town’s issue is because these guys are doing the bidding of the city staff.

]]> By: Barry Buschow http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Barry Buschow Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:50:07 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=3045#comment-1082 Northern Virginia is one a the few employment centers in the U.S.A. that is actually seeing a growth in employment, with one of the worst traffic situations and now all this about a bus system that has been stepped on, kicked and almost destroyed while it serves people trying to get to work. So why would a business want to locate here with all this mess? We just keep holding ourselves back from being the wonderful little city that could........ Northern Virginia is one a the few employment centers in the U.S.A. that is actually seeing a growth in employment, with one of the worst traffic situations and now all this about a bus system that has been stepped on, kicked and almost destroyed while it serves people trying to get to work. So why would a business want to locate here with all this mess? We just keep holding ourselves back from being the wonderful little city that could……..

]]> By: DAS http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 DAS Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:57:16 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=3045#comment-1078 Someone needs to tell Jim Moran that it costs $750,000 per year to keep one "troop" (I think that means a soldier) in Iraq for a year and a little more for one in Afghanistan. Doesn't the Washington Post think that is a waste of money? Someone needs to tell Jim Moran that it costs $750,000 per year to keep one “troop” (I think that means a soldier) in Iraq for a year and a little more for one in Afghanistan. Doesn’t the Washington Post think that is a waste of money?

]]> By: Winston Smith http://fallschurchtimes.com/3045/opinion-washington-post-takes-a-cheap-shot-at-george/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Winston Smith Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:30:17 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=3045#comment-1076 Will the next story be "Who Killed GEORGE?" That may be a valid question if the bus dies next Monday at the final budget hearing. Did NVTA really care to the extent that they gave the (false) $8 story to one of their media contacts, knowing that they'd run with it? Or was the source of the story closer to home? Several people I''ve talked to oppose continuing the bus, but I tend to favor giving it another year. I think ridership would increase substantially if it were properly marketed / managed. Will the next story be “Who Killed GEORGE?” That may be a valid question if the bus dies next Monday at the final budget hearing. Did NVTA really care to the extent that they gave the (false) $8 story to one of their media contacts, knowing that they’d run with it? Or was the source of the story closer to home?

Several people I”ve talked to oppose continuing the bus, but I tend to favor giving it another year. I think ridership would increase substantially if it were properly marketed / managed.

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