Have to disagree on this. Construction greenhouse gas emissions are a significant source here. I have run the math on several of these large developments—amounts of GHG from the construction process and embodied in materials are truly staggering. We don’t benefit climate by ignoring these emissions. There is also the urban heat island that will be exacerbated by these projects, not to mention hundreds of additional cars pouring out into the streets. There are also questions about stormwater runoff and management (most of which will be done by Takoma Park MD) and emission of criteria air pollutants. Note that the Blairs in SS are a good example of the failure of transit oriented development to mitigate car pollution. None of these projects even have an environmental impact assessment so that people can decide if they fit in with climate action plans. My testimony on the previous development compelled an environmental impact assessment but I don’t have the time or inclination to go through that again.
Paul C
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I think the proposal looks much better than the last. If you are going to say we need to address climate change and resource issues, mixed use development next to transit it how you assess those issues.
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On Apr 27, 2022, at 10:10 AM, Paul Chrostowski <paul.chrostowski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nope—still alive. This is 350 units, much bigger than previous. If you add up all thedevelopment under construction, pro[posed, or planned for Takoma DC, we are facing well over 1,000 new housing units in this tiny corner of the world.
Paul C
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Subject: [north-takoma] Re: Fwd: Takoma Metro site development plans: 350-380 apartments + retail
I thought we killed this.
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOSOn Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 8:22 AM, Seth Grimes <seth.grimes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Developer EYA's plans for the Takoma Metro site include "studio to three-bedroom units and 10,000-20,000 square feet of retail," reports DC Urban Turf. "Roughly 50-80 units would be affordable to households earning up to 60% of area median income (AMI)..
"There would be 184 residential and retail parking spaces and a pick-up/drop-off/loading turnaround area under the building off Cedar Street. The site will also be reconfigured, which will eliminate WMATA's existing short-term parking and convert the Kiss & Ride drop-off to a driveway loop. Two acres of open space will be split across a passive park along Eastern Avenue and an activated retail plaza with terraced steps at the Metro entrance along Carroll Street."
Visit EYA's project Web site at https://takomastationdevelopment.com/ .
Seth
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