Comments on Holiday links: Memorial - Greater Greater Washington

Comment by Jiminy

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:29:57 EDT

You know with respect to Wegmans, they are working on urban formats in Boston, or so google tells me. So maybe not all is lost... I do know they have been around 100 years and sell a lot of local goods.

Comment by oboe

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:14:37 EDT

"Stay away from Wegman's..."

I like Wegmans' just as much as the next guy, but it's pretty short-sighted to be working to bring such a monstrosity to DC. We don't have a 100 acre water-oriented amusement park, either. So unfair!

Meanwhile, you can drive to the Wegman's in PG county as quickly as most MD residents.

Comment by Arlington Civilzation

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:03:40 EDT

@Stay Away From Wegman's...I don't think you will win this argument.

Comment by Adam L

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:20:17 EDT

I have the same feeling about Baltimore. A friend used to live in Canton and I remember thinking "where are all the trees?" Some streets had one or two struggling trees while many other blocks were totally devoid of vegetation. It gives the entire area a very depressing, rundown feeling.

As for the study's assertion that low-lying vegetation causing crime by giving people places to stay hidden, I doubt that's really the case. Trees are expensive to put in and maintain. That's why many garden-style public housing developments opt for shrubs instead. It's not hard to move from there to find the correlation.

Comment by lee

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:31:06 EDT

and the bad news: in another recent study Baltimore lost nearly 2 percent of its tree canopy in the eight-year period studied, or nearly a half percent a year. That was almost twice the average for most US cities analyzed. (was published in Baltimore sun a while back).