Comments on: Dear PoP – Concerns over Development at 14th and U Streets, NW http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dcloco http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-155683 dcloco Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:39:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-155683 well said my man( or woman) ! well said my man( or woman) !

]]> By: dcloco http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-155682 dcloco Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:34:50 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-155682 next to the stroller store, next to the red light district, oh wait that was amsterdam! next to the stroller store, next to the red light district, oh wait that was amsterdam!

]]> By: dcloco http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-155680 dcloco Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:28:32 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-155680 or 2000 per seat, which is the option the abc uses or 2000 per seat, which is the option the abc uses

]]> By: J http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-146372 J Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-146372 trapper: thanks for raising the question of zoning laws. so, how would the applications here violate zoning laws, specifically? trapper: thanks for raising the question of zoning laws.

so, how would the applications here violate zoning laws, specifically?

]]> By: trapper keeper http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-145885 trapper keeper Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-145885 the notion that the "free market" really dictates what is best for locations conveniently ignores the reality that we have zoning laws. do you really want to get rid of zones? should concerns of neighbors really be irrelevant? should ANC's have no input in regards to business and ABC permits? what you think is best for the city is not the same as what everyone thinks is best. there are means and processes to hash that out. the notion that the “free market” really dictates what is best for locations conveniently ignores the reality that we have zoning laws. do you really want to get rid of zones?
should concerns of neighbors really be irrelevant? should ANC’s have no input in regards to business and ABC permits?
what you think is best for the city is not the same as what everyone thinks is best. there are means and processes to hash that out.

]]> By: JR http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-143906 JR Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:17:21 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-143906 A lot of the responses to original posting seem a bit juvenile. The poster clearly gave props to some solid businesses in her neighborhood and she doesn't sound like someone that wants to simply roll up the sidewalks. I challenge everyone to navigate that corner on a Friday or Saturday night. The sidewalk is extremely narrow and it's increasingly tight these days. Another 299 - 399 people or more in that 14th and U building will make it very tough on that corner. Perhaps a lot of us just fear a slippery slope, where many new licenses are denied. I don't think anyone wants to see that, and if they do, I'm against that. But if you lived on Wallach, or V Street, you'd understand that the poster brought up some legit concerns and people just smeared her as a suburbanite. A lot of the responses to original posting seem a bit juvenile. The poster clearly gave props to some solid businesses in her neighborhood and she doesn’t sound like someone that wants to simply roll up the sidewalks.

I challenge everyone to navigate that corner on a Friday or Saturday night. The sidewalk is extremely narrow and it’s increasingly tight these days. Another 299 – 399 people or more in that 14th and U building will make it very tough on that corner.

Perhaps a lot of us just fear a slippery slope, where many new licenses are denied. I don’t think anyone wants to see that, and if they do, I’m against that.

But if you lived on Wallach, or V Street, you’d understand that the poster brought up some legit concerns and people just smeared her as a suburbanite.

]]> By: Derek http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-143899 Derek Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:25:34 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-143899 If I had a nickel for every time my vocabulary caused a woman on the internet to actually-metaphorically drop trou... But I do object to the nanny state. The nanny state law - no smoking in bars/restaurants - has had no affect on my smoking. Actually that's not true. I had quit before the big ban and started again after the ban was in force. If I had a nickel for every time my vocabulary caused a woman on the internet to actually-metaphorically drop trou…

But I do object to the nanny state. The nanny state law – no smoking in bars/restaurants – has had no affect on my smoking. Actually that’s not true. I had quit before the big ban and started again after the ban was in force.

]]> By: Victoria http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-143893 Victoria Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:38:44 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-143893 Well, I'm always in support of the wayward urge, more comfortable with un-reasoned or non-sensible, and will actually drop trou for any man who sends me to the dictionary (coterminous - see conterminous.) But you do realize you could be poster-boy for the nanny-state. But seriously - good luck on the stop-smoking. I'll buy you a slab of tofu to celebrate! Well, I’m always in support of the wayward urge, more comfortable with un-reasoned or non-sensible, and will actually drop trou for any man who sends me to the dictionary (coterminous – see conterminous.) But you do realize you could be poster-boy for the nanny-state.

But seriously – good luck on the stop-smoking. I’ll buy you a slab of tofu to celebrate!

]]> By: Derek http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-143888 Derek Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:13:51 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-143888 Haha, Victoria. I like vegan food and cigarettes. These are my preferences; I don't pretend they're reasoned or sensible (although the damage done to one's body from smoking is not exactly coterminous with the damage done by eating animal products, so smoking is not bad in exactly the same way eating animal products is bad, which means they don't cancel each other out...anyway, if you were to call me penny wise and pound foolish, I wouldn't object). I do plan to stop smoking but it's tough with so many bars and restaurants around... Haha, Victoria. I like vegan food and cigarettes. These are my preferences; I don’t pretend they’re reasoned or sensible (although the damage done to one’s body from smoking is not exactly coterminous with the damage done by eating animal products, so smoking is not bad in exactly the same way eating animal products is bad, which means they don’t cancel each other out…anyway, if you were to call me penny wise and pound foolish, I wouldn’t object). I do plan to stop smoking but it’s tough with so many bars and restaurants around…

]]> By: Victoria http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-concerns-over-development-at-14th-and-u-streets-nw/#comment-143887 Victoria Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9166#comment-143887 And totally off-topic, but just curious - doesn't smoking kind of cancel out the whole vegan thing Derek? And totally off-topic, but just curious – doesn’t smoking kind of cancel out the whole vegan thing Derek?

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