We tried to be hopeful about the new traffic pattern but after almost facing mortality up close tonight after encountering a traffic barrel in the road on newly divided highway we have really had it.
What insane group of highly paid consultants designed this cluster expletive expletive. No one is using the highly touted bridge to Bel Air except to bypass the now --and one would guess forever-- jam packed conditions at the Tollgate/Emmorton Road "exit" of 24 to make an illegal u-turn.
Since the new traffic pattern emerged we have personally experienced the following:
** sideswiped while trying to "merge" onto traffic speeding down the hill on 24 to exit at 95 south. Merging out of Constant Friendship there is nowhere to go except into the line of traffic trying merge over and presumably kill you.
** watched numerous people try to drive over the median to get to the Tollgate Road area.
*** saw someone run into barrel dividing the new area.
*** watched dozens and dozens of vehicles come up the hill on 24 and make an illegal u-turn at the light at Singer to get to Walmart/Target, etc.
*** traffic backed up to Crisfield Drive from the light at Constant Friendship.
So who was this designed for? Not for the thousands and thousands of Wegman's customers who are forced to take the Tollgate exit and block all the lanes coming down the hill at Emmorton Road to try to get to 95.
Definitely not, as if anything is ever built to benefit the residents of Abingdon Ha!, for those of us here in Abingdon.
Who to complain to? Joe Woods? David Craig? The MTA? Who cares? It's done. I guess we should just say thank you that they didn't just bulldoze us out of here for the convenience of people trying to get out of Bel Air.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Truth About Wegman's
We feel pretty silly right now. In all our starry-eyed wonder about the possibility of this great grocer heading into Abingdon, we must have overlooked the dream of David Craig to make every millimeter in Abingdon a commercial, tax-paying base that will pay for the great schools in the other part of the county. Otherwise we're sure we would have noticed that the center will include:
Over 450,000 sf of premium retail space
50,000 sf of restaurants
"Main Street" feel showcasing an eclectic mix of value and specialty retailers
An 88,000 sf multi-level office building
When complete, center will contain up to 700,000 sf of gross leasable area and over 3,500 parking spaces
To read more click here
Over 450,000 sf of premium retail space
50,000 sf of restaurants
"Main Street" feel showcasing an eclectic mix of value and specialty retailers
An 88,000 sf multi-level office building
When complete, center will contain up to 700,000 sf of gross leasable area and over 3,500 parking spaces
To read more click here
Friday, October 3, 2008
October Odds and Ends
Here at TAA we've been distracted by our new Facebook account and have been ignoring the blog. We've also been out and about and here are some random thoughts/ideas we've been having.
***Construction equipment is now located on Rte. 24 near the 1-95 interchange. Could the Rte. 24 project be about to start? We are doubtful, as there is no money anywhere for anything.
11 a.m. UPDATE: Maybe we're wrong. There are two construction workers with surveying equipment standing in the intersection of Tollgate/Constant Friendship Blvd. Watch out for them!
***The Aegis is reporting that Wegman's is indeed looking at the site on Rte. 24/Plumtree. Wegman's has no comment. We are skeptical about that particular site and believe the county council is trying to do some PR after completely disregarding the zoning board/board of appeals decision about that site. We could be wrong, but the timing of the leak doesn't seem coincidental.
***Uniform meetings are coming to a school near you. We would just like to add to our earlier post. The current dress code is not being enforced properly. Some children are sent home for wearing the same exact clothing as other children who are allowed to remain. It happens and it's not fair.
***Starbuck's has Wi-fi now, but good luck trying to use it. You either have to be an AT&T customer or another carrier we cannot remember, because it is not ours. The baristas said we did not need a password but we did. If any readers can help us with this technical problem we would be grateful. Also, the pumpkin spice latte is delicious.
***In an area this size it is a crime that we do not have a paid fire department. This is not 1960, 1970 or 1980 when people lived/worked in Abingdon. The reality is, people work far away and are pressed for time. Volunteer firefighters should be commended, they go far beyond normal public service. But the county needs to be realistic. There is a limited pool of possible volunteers to draw from. Nobody wants to pay a penny more than they need to for anything, while at the same time complain they have no services.
***Cokesbury Manor, the fairly new subdivision off Abingdon Road, is being used for Section 8 housing because there are no buyers for the homes. Reason: Edgewood school district. The houses are being subdivided and more than one family is living in some of them. We're not speaking against housing for people who need it. The point is, this is tax money that is being lost on these houses. Inadequate schools hurt everyone, not just the students. Everyone.
***Random thought: where is this Main Street everyone keeps talking about? Politicians and pundits keep talking about how the economic crisis is affecting the folks on Main Street. It's not 1950. Main Street is boarded up. And I know Bel Air has a Main Street, but it's not the same idealized version they're referring to. How about this phrase, "the folks in the cul-de-sac"? No?
***Construction equipment is now located on Rte. 24 near the 1-95 interchange. Could the Rte. 24 project be about to start? We are doubtful, as there is no money anywhere for anything.
11 a.m. UPDATE: Maybe we're wrong. There are two construction workers with surveying equipment standing in the intersection of Tollgate/Constant Friendship Blvd. Watch out for them!
***The Aegis is reporting that Wegman's is indeed looking at the site on Rte. 24/Plumtree. Wegman's has no comment. We are skeptical about that particular site and believe the county council is trying to do some PR after completely disregarding the zoning board/board of appeals decision about that site. We could be wrong, but the timing of the leak doesn't seem coincidental.
***Uniform meetings are coming to a school near you. We would just like to add to our earlier post. The current dress code is not being enforced properly. Some children are sent home for wearing the same exact clothing as other children who are allowed to remain. It happens and it's not fair.
***Starbuck's has Wi-fi now, but good luck trying to use it. You either have to be an AT&T customer or another carrier we cannot remember, because it is not ours. The baristas said we did not need a password but we did. If any readers can help us with this technical problem we would be grateful. Also, the pumpkin spice latte is delicious.
***In an area this size it is a crime that we do not have a paid fire department. This is not 1960, 1970 or 1980 when people lived/worked in Abingdon. The reality is, people work far away and are pressed for time. Volunteer firefighters should be commended, they go far beyond normal public service. But the county needs to be realistic. There is a limited pool of possible volunteers to draw from. Nobody wants to pay a penny more than they need to for anything, while at the same time complain they have no services.
***Cokesbury Manor, the fairly new subdivision off Abingdon Road, is being used for Section 8 housing because there are no buyers for the homes. Reason: Edgewood school district. The houses are being subdivided and more than one family is living in some of them. We're not speaking against housing for people who need it. The point is, this is tax money that is being lost on these houses. Inadequate schools hurt everyone, not just the students. Everyone.
***Random thought: where is this Main Street everyone keeps talking about? Politicians and pundits keep talking about how the economic crisis is affecting the folks on Main Street. It's not 1950. Main Street is boarded up. And I know Bel Air has a Main Street, but it's not the same idealized version they're referring to. How about this phrase, "the folks in the cul-de-sac"? No?
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