Dear Dr. Gridlock:
In December, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an outrageously dense development of two mid-rise office buildings, some shops and about 2,250 apartments, condominiums and townhouses at the Vienna Metro station. The new homes will be priced from $400,000 to $800,000. What do you think?
Kimberly Price
Fairfax County
Let me ask you folks if this is wise. How full is the Orange Line during rush hours? How congested is Interstate 66?
You tell me if the supervisors had the citizens' best interests at heart.
Right Back Into It
Dear Dr. Gridlock:
In your Jan. 20 column, K.J. Dolney wrote that "head-in parking is safer and practical." Wrong!
In a Home Depot lot, I was backing out at the same time as a driver behind me. We were both looking each way and behind for traffic, but neither one of us saw the other, resulting in minor but expensive bumper damage to both cars.
As you point out, it's best to "find a tandem, empty pair of parking places that one can pull through," but they are usually hard to come by.
Using mirrors, a competent driver can back into a parking space safely and avoid the pain of an unnecessary accident.
J.F. West
Springfield
I do believe that uncluttered aisles and open parking spaces often can be found in the far corners of many lots. Wedging everyone into small quarters near the stores exposes drivers to fender benders. Or worse.
