tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post5898576927291591662..comments2023-08-15T11:29:00.617-04:00Comments on Prince George's Urbanist: “Hail to the Redfins… Fight for Old P.G.!”Bradley Heardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18178996211570069450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-46914453899607205622013-10-22T17:34:51.405-04:002013-10-22T17:34:51.405-04:00I rather see something at National Harbor that is ...I rather see something at National Harbor that is more retail, office, or family oriented than another gambling site. We already have one gambling site at Rosecroft, so I'd keep the gambling there.<br /><br />You do know that the the ca. 2006-2008 Branch Avenue planning process discussed light rail along St. Barnabas?<br /><br />Fwiw, I remember how my family lived without a car from my earliest memories during the war and up until our first car about 1950 and how we went everywhere on the streetcar. .D. C. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475868388213027780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-72618828542417021922013-10-21T23:35:46.136-04:002013-10-21T23:35:46.136-04:00What do you see as the problem with National Harbo...What do you see as the problem with National Harbor? They already have the space and infrastructure, and folks already want the Purple Line to go there. (To be clear, I don't want the facility anywhere in the county, but if it has to go somewhere, I didn't think NH was a bad option.)Bradley Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178996211570069450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-40168552083164046062013-10-21T17:50:10.602-04:002013-10-21T17:50:10.602-04:00No, I'm saying make sure the Purple Line his b...No, I'm saying make sure the Purple Line his both FedEx and the casino, wherever the latter ends up being.<br /><br />My preference would be Rosecroft, and only if the casino pays for all or most of:<br /><br />1. Rail transit to the casino, and<br />2. Flyover (or under) ramps directly from the Beltway to the casino parking lot along with no or limited access from local streets.<br /><br />And if the taxpayers are forced to finance the transportation infrastructure, those taxpayers ought to get an appropriate equity interest in the gaming company and its profits.D. C. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475868388213027780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-69571243989159116692013-10-21T16:54:58.335-04:002013-10-21T16:54:58.335-04:00Diane, are you saying bring the casino + Purple Li...Diane, are you saying bring the casino + Purple Line to FedEx Field, to make it one joint entertainment venue? That would be interesting... But I think that might require going back to the Legislature. Didn't the original bill say it had to be within so many miles of Oxon Hill, or something?Bradley Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178996211570069450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281743408556899619.post-21767469820622638132013-10-21T16:41:03.011-04:002013-10-21T16:41:03.011-04:00How about bringing the casino operator (whichever)...How about bringing the casino operator (whichever) into the mix and proposing a joint venture with the football and casino management working together on this?<br /><br />Of course, if I had my way, and if Rushern Baker RALLY believed in TOD, he would have made casino-financed transit part of, and a pre-requisite for, the whole gambling deal.D. C. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475868388213027780noreply@blogger.com