[RP TownTalk] EXT :Re: Purple Line

[Dwight Holmes]

Can't thank you enough for all your support on this, Dannielle. As a
citizen I feel compelled, though, to apologize for putting you and all
policy makers in the position of having to use terms like
"value-engineered."  Any equivalent I would have come up with would not
sound as nice. ;-)

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Dannielle Glaros <dmglaros at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the clarification, Jeffrey, and yes the wall would be under the
> aerial station in the first block of east-west hwy east of Kenilworth. This
> was a change recommended as the Purple Line was value-engineered. I am
> hopeful that changes to the design can be made and the MTA is aware that
> both the County Executive and myself, as your County Councilmember, have
> deep concerns and that changes are necessary. This is also the case for the
> 22nd delegation.
>
> Thank you for weighing in via the petition and I encourage you to continue
> to share your concerns with the state.
>
> Take care,
> Dannielle
>
> Dannielle Glaros
>
> Sent from an iPhone.
>
>
> On Jun 7, 2016, at 4:16 PM, Jeffrey Yorke <yorkedial at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sherene,
>
> I think those homes -- another on the corner of Mustang Drive got
> flattened this morning -- are making way for the light rail, not the wall.
> My understanding is the wall is down on Kenilworth Avenue at 410, not
> upstream next to the B&W parkway. The good news, and it is GOOD NEWS, is
> that progress is being made and that the line is coming.
>
> But it is time to follow Councilman Lingua's suggestion and  really put
> the pressure on to change the support structure's design so it is not a
> wall. Would be much better for all of us if it is designed like the
> monorail in Las Vegas -- elevated, space-age (think The Jetsons) and foot
> and motor traffic flow naturally below.
>
> Jeffrey Yorke
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 3:44 PM, McDougall, Sherene (Law) <
> Sherene.McDougall at ngc.com> wrote:
>
>> Andre,
>>
>> As Dwight noted, it will be the Best Wall.  Right now along East-West
>> Highway two blocks going toward the Baltimore Parkway homes are being
>> demolished to make way for the Wall.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sherene
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org [mailto:
>> towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] *On Behalf Of *Dwight Holmes
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 07, 2016 3:39 PM
>> *To:* andre
>> *Cc:* Jonathan Ebbeler; TownTalk
>> *Subject:* EXT :Re: [RP TownTalk] Purple Line
>>
>>
>>
>> It will be a Great Wall, the Best Wall!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> [sorry. could.not.resist.]
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 3:14 PM, andre <jounx at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Even with Bob's picture it is not clear where this wall would be.  What
>> do we really know about this wall?
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* Jonathan Ebbeler <jebbeler at efusionconsulting.com>
>> *To:* TownTalk <TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 7, 2016 2:57 PM
>> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] Purple Line
>>
>>
>>
>> All –
>>
>> It is my opinion that the ‘wall’ proposed will be horrendously bad for
>> the Kenilworth Corridor.  This opinion is shared by the town’s Urban
>> Planning consultant Paul Mortensen who guided us through the Cafrtiz
>> development.  When thinking about consequences think about E-W Highway
>> decades ago.  It will be akin to that.  Large physical dividers like the
>> EW-Highway bridge that rendered Town Center largely vacant for decades and
>> the wall proposed by the Purple Line will unlikely be a positive outcome
>> for the town.
>>
>>
>>
>> A full list of scope changes can be found here (as of 6/29/2015):
>>
>> http://media.nbcwashington.com/documents/Purple+Line+Scope+Changes.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> JWE
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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