From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 16 Jun 2006 04:44:12 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-irf |
Subject: | [CPEO-IRF] Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia |
Arlington Envisions Crystal City After BRACBy Annie Gowen Washington Post June 16, 2006 An Arlington County task force yesterday presented a wide-ranging plan designed to limit the economic impact from the loss of 17,000 military and defense jobs ordered by the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The panel recommended launching a planning process that could ultimately transform the entire landscape there, potentially knocking down some of the boxy buildings and eliminating the subterranean passageways that have defined the area for years. In their place would be a more lively street-level scene with a greater mix of shops, restaurants and offices. One Arlington County Board member, Jay Fisette (D), went so far as to suggest that the county consider changing Crystal City's name. ... For the entire article, see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/15/AR2006061502078.html -- Lenny Siegel Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Installation_Reuse_Forum mailing list Installation_Reuse_Forum@list.cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/installation_reuse_forum | |
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