[RP TownTalk] Route 1, Queensbury, and beyond (Sue Collins)

[Nina Faye]

With all the discussion about 410--I think Takoma Park had the right idea.  They refused "to play" and still have a lovely community without a major highway through the middle of it.  We live on Queensbury in Hyattsville.  Before the "Do Not Enter" signs went up, there were mornings when I was late to work on Campus, because no one would let me out of my driveway.  With all the new development, afternoons can be awful getting into and out of our drive.  I don't see much of the development as progress.  I preferred the cattails, redwing blackbirds, and blooming trees at the Metro.  Just another opinion, Nina

--- On Thu, 8/4/11, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Route 1, Queensbury, and beyond (Sue Collins)
To: "Lou King" <lking at knob.com>, "towntalk at riverdale-park.org" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 10:58 AM


Just my humble opinion of course, but I don't see uncontrolled growth and 
unregulated traffic as being 'progress.'  Don't know that closing off the roads 
to all but locals would be a great idea, but really; with all of the new 
apartments and condos springing up all over the area, it's pretty much a given 
that traffic in our town WILL get much, much worse.  Doesn't even have to be 
auto traffic, does anyone in town besides myself ride the bus?  Most of the time 
on the F4, which goes from New Carrollton Metro to Silver Spring, via PG Metro, 
you can't even get a seat and many times you can't even get on the bus; it's so 
crowded it'll pass you by at the stop.  Other local bus patrons in the area have 
noticed this, too, the buses are much, much more crowded than they used to be.  
Sorry, if I can't even get on the bus to get a seat (or stand), that's not 
progress, either.  JMO of course 




----- Original Message ----
From: Lou King <lking at knob.com>
To: "towntalk at riverdale-park.org" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Thu, August 4, 2011 10:50:43 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Route 1, Queensbury, and beyond (Sue Collins)

Melissa Avery wrote, On 8/4/2011 7:18 AM:
> Personally, I think it should be only open at specified times of the day
> or to town residents, similar to the part of Queesburry in Hyattsville.

I wonder how that would effect deliveries to businesses in town like Dumm's, 
Geppetto Catering, S & J's or those folks north along Rhode Island Ave or in 
Town Center?

Of course there would need to be exceptions for the Fire Department so that Ward 
1 could continue to get good fire and ambulance service.

Maybe we should make Riverdale Park a gated community. But that might force 
people to cut through Edmonston. Not sure how Guy would like that.

Maybe we could go back to 1967 and close 410. That would reunite the town; well 
except for those people that would have even more traffic in front of their 
homes.

Personally I think you can stand in the way of progress and get left behind or 
plan for the inevitable so it has the least adverse affect and the best 
advantage.

Trying to hold back progress is like yelling at the tide, eventually you just 
get your feet wet.

Lou
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