Hey, Vienna, at last, you are finally getting a glimpse of the future that your Town Council has created for you. It’s a scaled-down version of what’s coming. But it should be enough for you to grasp what’s going to happen to Maple Avenue. Continue reading A glimpse of what’s in store, 9/21/2018
Author: chogan@directresearch.com
Medium-density housing? Updated 9/19/2018
This is a brief note to illustrate how the 444 Maple West proposal compares to the surrounding neighborhoods. Continue reading Medium-density housing? Updated 9/19/2018
Review of the 9/17/2018 Town Council meeting
Updated 9/19/2018 to remind people that the Town is planning to put in a parking garage at the Patrick Henry Library, in addition to the one they have committed money for on Mill Street. That’s now the final item on this page. Continue reading Review of the 9/17/2018 Town Council meeting
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380 Maple West, 9/12/2018
Currently a modest office building at the corner of Wade Hampton and Maple (across from the Amphora), this is now slated to become yet-more-housing on Maple Avenue, under MAC zoning. The proposed building would be about 55′ tall, would more-or-less fill the lot (with a 30′ wide access road in the back), and house roughly 40 condos (a mix of 2- and 3-bedroom) and 7500 square feet of retail space. Continue reading 380 Maple West, 9/12/2018
The Mayor’s rhetoric on traffic, 9/5/2018
If you want to know how the Mayor views your concerns about traffic, there’s no better place to start than to look at the Mayor’s own words, here: Continue reading The Mayor’s rhetoric on traffic, 9/5/2018
August 20 Town Council Meeting Review
STATUS OF VOTE ON 444 MAPLE WEST: UNKNOWN
The agenda and meeting materials are now available here, as of 11:30 AM 8/16/2018.
My initial take on this is that the Town is setting this up for approval. They are (e.g.) introducing materials never before presented, all of which support passing this proposal. For example, there’s a fiscal analysis, a re-analysis of the traffic situation and so on. Continue reading August 20 Town Council Meeting Review
The $16M police station renovation, 9/4/2018
The Town of Vienna has budgeted $16M to renovate and expand the police station. In fact, they are planning to raise the meals tax from 3% to 4% to cover (most of) the additional debt service cost that will entail. You can read the details in my posting about the Town capital budget, here. Continue reading The $16M police station renovation, 9/4/2018
First Tuesday in May, 8/22/2018
At the 8/20/2018 Town Council meeting a decision was made to suspend MAC for between 120 and 270 days. In fact, that announcement was how the meeting started. Continue reading First Tuesday in May, 8/22/2018
Review of the 8/20/2018 Town Council Meeting
First a summary of the facts, then detail on the facts and my take on the meeting. Continue reading Review of the 8/20/2018 Town Council Meeting