tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post2698699940058461075..comments2023-08-15T11:29:00.617-04:00Comments on Prince George's Urbanist: Prince George’s Should Allow Dead Sprawl Projects to Rest in PeaceBradley Heardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178996211570069450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-28503052788252690432015-12-11T14:26:46.293-05:002015-12-11T14:26:46.293-05:00Allowing developments to expire would be helpful t...Allowing developments to expire would be helpful to the county. Like many jurisdictions, DC incorporates time limits into its Zoning Orders which (1) puts presssure on the developers to build now (2) provides a process to self select developers who are serious and efficient with development (3) allows for some other entity to take over more quickly. What those time limits are is another thing. Now that it looks like the Courts have removed the "pay to play" culture in our county now it looks like we have a chance to compete against other DMV counties for development. We will have other hurdles to get over but we are on our way. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097790515601623353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-50512219036426025512015-10-10T09:24:18.217-04:002015-10-10T09:24:18.217-04:00Not sure I agree with the premise that high densit...Not sure I agree with the premise that high density projects are the better option, having lived in both. Each have merits and appeal to different demographics. With technology changing how we live and do business, high density and there cycles of increased crime which drive people to the burbs , the market is the ultimate decider. As long as DC wards 7&8 border PG county the fate of pg inner belt are linked. DC has no "desire " to change these wards. If the goal is to get people out of their cars, good luck - metro ridership dropping with lower gas prices.While bringing jobs and businesses to grow the economic base should be the top goal, not sure this issue resonates...Gaius Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476470104315496852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-32426807508564299192015-09-30T08:28:56.430-04:002015-09-30T08:28:56.430-04:00Someone posed a similar question on my related GGW...Someone posed a similar question on my related GGW post. I indicated there that one of the main impediments of all these approved but un-built projects in the development pipeline is that it forces county planners to allocate the majority of projected future growth to the far-flung nether-regions of the county, where these projects are located. This is because the county assumes that approved projects will be built eventually and, therefore, they must plan for them. That means ensuring that roads, schools, and other infrastructure is built, and not down-zoning the property such that the approved development would not be possible. Also see <a href="http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/28255/prince-georges-zombie-subdivisions-need-to-die/#comment-294953" rel="nofollow">this comment</a> I posted on GGW.Bradley Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178996211570069450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-8416316397037928722015-09-30T04:31:37.623-04:002015-09-30T04:31:37.623-04:00My question is how does allowing developers to con...My question is how does allowing developers to continue to work on these projects negatively impact the county? Does this require county time, county dollars? Other than the fact this is an ongoing issue not resolved yet, what other cost does it present to the county?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096212419608377275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-29347943870118464072015-09-29T17:58:15.860-04:002015-09-29T17:58:15.860-04:00What does it take to prove that a project is still...What does it take to prove that a project is still alive? If a developer is sitting on the property, paying taxes, and showing up for meetings, that is proof enough for me.<br /><br />Maybe the problem is that they have no alternative. That is, nobody else has attempted to buy them out, and relieve them of what may be a bad investment. But if nobody is stepping to buy the property, what alternatives are there?<br /><br />I agree that at some point the approval should expire. But that does not change anything, really.<br />huberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120520193686272830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-34179174682803927882015-09-29T17:30:00.514-04:002015-09-29T17:30:00.514-04:00I imagine developers will show up and argue for th...I imagine developers will show up and argue for the extension. They certainly have every other time. That doesn't mean their projects aren't dead; it just means they want to preserve their approvals indefinitely. The problem with that, though, is that approvals are supposed to be time-bound--e.g., 2 or 3 years in most cases. These repeated extensions basically upend that whole concept.Bradley Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178996211570069450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-79048618654597361002015-09-29T16:13:31.677-04:002015-09-29T16:13:31.677-04:00It will be interesting to see if any developers of...It will be interesting to see if any developers of the projects set to expire show up. If any do, it undermines the basic point of this article, that these projects are dead.huberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120520193686272830noreply@blogger.com