tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post112757631007842146..comments2023-11-11T03:34:32.826-05:00Comments on HoCo Hayduke: The future of downtown ColumbiaHaydukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09770056537577811703noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1127766798951948842005-09-26T16:33:00.000-04:002005-09-26T16:33:00.000-04:00I think it's important to distinguish between plan...I think it's important to distinguish between planning and architecture. From an aesthetic standpoint, Clarendon doesn't do much for me, and neither does Bethesda. Both lack defining buildings, much like Columbia. There's just nothing special about them. So, in this sense, I think Bethesda and Clarendon are bad examples (and the building pictured in the Sun doesn't do much for me, but it's at least a step toward defining physical structures).<BR/>However, from a planning perspective, I think Bethesda, at least, is a fairly good model to follow. That is, if we both share the assumption that planning is not about what our community looks like, but how it functions. Good planning answers the questions of how we move people around, how we ensure an inviting welcoming atmosphere, how we make our community a good place to live and visit. In this respect, Bethesda functions quite well.Haydukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770056537577811703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1127646195173227592005-09-25T07:03:00.000-04:002005-09-25T07:03:00.000-04:00I was browsing through the many photos on the Colu...I was browsing through the many photos on the Columbia charrette web site, of downtown Bethesda and Clarendon in Northern Virginia. The planners seem to have these two locations as models of good planning. Is this your "vision" of the way downtown Columbia should be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1127576630705916652005-09-24T11:43:00.000-04:002005-09-24T11:43:00.000-04:00Coming On Monday (Probably!): A Windows-Based Treo...Coming On Monday (Probably!): A Windows-Based Treo<BR/>PC World's Techlog News, opinion, and links from Editor in Chief Harry McCracken.<BR/>RomanticSoul, provider of <A HREF="http://www.fantasyevenings.com/" REL="nofollow">fantasies</A> for all occasions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com