Comments on: County budget covers books, Birchmere

By: The Silver Spring Penguin | News, Views, Stuff » » Advisory board asks Live Nation the $8-million question

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:15:34 +0000

[...] have to question whether a company of your size and deep pockets needs $4 million in public [county] money,” board member Fran Rothstein said during the board’s meeting in Long [...]

By: Zinzindor

Zinzindor — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:56:52 +0000

Okay, I'm really trying not to be *too* curmudgeonly here. But if the county put $400k into this, we can assume that Metro put some bucks into it also. And for what? Just to create a new path about 15 yards away from the existing path on Colesville Road? What a ridiculous waste!

I say, let's take the 400k and give it to the panhandler in the wheelchair who sits at that entrance. I bet he could use it more.

(Strangely enough, the Metro announcement indicates the purpose is "improved customer access southwest of the station." A little frightening to know that my daily commute is managed by people who can't tell east from west.)

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By: The Silver Spring Penguin | News, Views, Stuff » » Metro agrees to open station’s south entrance

Fri, 25 May 2007 14:37:13 +0000

[...] new entrance comes courtesy of Montgomery County, which tossed $400,000 at the [...]

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:38:18 +0000

If you exit from the Metro train on the eastern escalator (the one closest to downtown DC, you normally exit to the right, which is the northern exit. However, if you look to your left you will see a fence, which when it is transformed into the southern exit, will allow you to walk to NOAA and Giant without having to exit then walk under the bridge at Colesville Rd.

By: Refael Hileman

Refael Hileman — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:27:06 +0000

I’m sorry, but what does it mean to be able to walk through the south entrance of the Metro Station?

Thanks,

Refael Hileman