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I know there are many Silver Spring & MoCo residents who'd love to put a big ol' gate around the county and prevent people from DC & Prince George's from coming here, but what many don't admit is that downtown Silver Spring is a mile from the DC line and a few miles from the PG line and has been drawing [law-abiding] customers from both areas for decades. Take them out of the equation and downtown Silver Spring would suffer from lost business.

That said, the point of my post is that YES, we should have amenities like bars and restaurants in DTSS that draw more people to the area. (And they could be more upscale, because that's a clientele that I don't think is well-served here.) Arlington is successful because they have things that actually attract people, not because they intentionally keep people out. Provide the right attractions and fill the streets with people and you already have a crime deterrent.

by dan reed! on Jul 27, 2011 2:35 pm • link • report

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