The City Council has voted to reject the current redevelopment proposal for the Junction. This outcome preserves the safety and character of our neighborhood for the time being. Please remain attentive as the city begins the process of determining a more suitable path forward for this land.
August 23, 2018
Final supporters
Sometime soon, the Takoma Park City Council will vote on a redevelopment plan for Takoma Junction (the City-owned lot next to the Co-op). We support development at the Junction, but the plan currently under discussion by the City Council will have permanent and unacceptable effects. It will:
- Increase traffic congestion and gridlock in the heart of our community;
- Put kids, other pedestrians, bus riders and bicyclists in increased jeopardy;
- Threaten the Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op’s continued existence as a community-based, neighborhood grocery store;
- Raise rents and threaten the survival of existing local businesses at the Junction; and
- Threaten the movement of our rescue vehicles from the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department.
Therefore, we petition the City Council to VOTE NO on this plan.
INSTEAD, the Council should begin a process for developing the Junction lot that ensures public safety, protects the Co-op, protects existing businesses, and gives citizens multi-functional public gathering space on this vital piece of public land in the heart of Takoma Park.
Respectfully submitted,Ferd Hoefner, Montgomery Avenue
Joseph Klockner, Circle Avenue
Susan Schreiber, Willow Avenue
David Corn and Welmoed Laanstra, Cedar Avenue
Susan Katz Miller and Paul Miller, Montgomery Avenue
Denny May and Betsy Taylor, Willow Avenue
Joe Uehlein, Pine Avenue
Diane MacEachern, Tulip Avenue
Lynn and Paul D’Eustachio. Hickory Avenue
Roger Schlegel, Allegheny Avenue
Laurie Welch, Cedar Avenue
Robert Engelman and Colleen Cordes, New York Avenue
Dana Haden, Sligo Creek Parkway
Bruce Kozarsky and Megan Scribner, Willow Avenue
Nadine Bloch, Beech Avenue
Paul Wapner, Sycamore Avenue
Nina Falk and Steve Silverman, Cedar Avenue
Hugh and Maureen Taft-Morales, Hickory Avenue
Kerry Richter, Montgomery Avenue
Cathleen Kelly, Hickory Avenue
Rhonda Kranz, Montgomery Avenue
Leah Curry-Rood and Larry Rood, Montgomery Avenue
Joan Murtagh, Garland Avenue
Updates
June 12, 2018
The petition has now surpassed five hundred signatures. This level of engagement confirms that our community remains deeply concerned about the future of the Takoma Junction lot.
Reached 500 supporters
June 10, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
April 20, 2018
235 Comments
The scale of the proposed development at our most vulnerable intersection must be significantly reduced or it will adversely affect the MD 410 corridor over time. The scale is not compatible with our commercial historic district.
The construction period is likely to cripple, possibly kill the Co-op. And the proposed 72-car underground parking garage will bring more cars and congestion--the opposite of the pedestrian- and bike-friendly meeting place promised by the proponents of the current plan.
The TPSS Co-op's needs must be addressed in order to protect it's important role in the community. I firmly believe the proposed layby design, density of buildings and dearth of communal green space will be a net-negative for the community.
I am a longtime TP resident. I love a lot of the changes that have brought more vibrancy to our neighborhood but this plan needs to be scaled down and not threaten our Co-op, present merchants or destroy the gentle nature of the Junction.
The NDC plan is putting profits over people. The Coop is part of what makes us Takoma, and we need a grocery. It took a lot of effort and work 20 years ago to bring the Coop to Takoma from Silver Spring. Please don't take it away.
Don't do things the old, tired, boring way.
The central issue surrounding the junction is traffic flow and this will only make it worse.
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The City Council has voted to reject the current redevelopment proposal for the Junction. This outcome preserves the safety and character of our neighborhood for the time being. Please remain attentive as the city begins the process of determining a more suitable path forward for this land.
August 23, 2018
Final supporters
Sometime soon, the Takoma Park City Council will vote on a redevelopment plan for Takoma Junction (the City-owned lot next to the Co-op). We support development at the Junction, but the plan currently under discussion by the City Council will have permanent and unacceptable effects. It will:
- Increase traffic congestion and gridlock in the heart of our community;
- Put kids, other pedestrians, bus riders and bicyclists in increased jeopardy;
- Threaten the Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op’s continued existence as a community-based, neighborhood grocery store;
- Raise rents and threaten the survival of existing local businesses at the Junction; and
- Threaten the movement of our rescue vehicles from the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department.
Therefore, we petition the City Council to VOTE NO on this plan.
INSTEAD, the Council should begin a process for developing the Junction lot that ensures public safety, protects the Co-op, protects existing businesses, and gives citizens multi-functional public gathering space on this vital piece of public land in the heart of Takoma Park.
Respectfully submitted,Ferd Hoefner, Montgomery Avenue
Joseph Klockner, Circle Avenue
Susan Schreiber, Willow Avenue
David Corn and Welmoed Laanstra, Cedar Avenue
Susan Katz Miller and Paul Miller, Montgomery Avenue
Denny May and Betsy Taylor, Willow Avenue
Joe Uehlein, Pine Avenue
Diane MacEachern, Tulip Avenue
Lynn and Paul D’Eustachio. Hickory Avenue
Roger Schlegel, Allegheny Avenue
Laurie Welch, Cedar Avenue
Robert Engelman and Colleen Cordes, New York Avenue
Dana Haden, Sligo Creek Parkway
Bruce Kozarsky and Megan Scribner, Willow Avenue
Nadine Bloch, Beech Avenue
Paul Wapner, Sycamore Avenue
Nina Falk and Steve Silverman, Cedar Avenue
Hugh and Maureen Taft-Morales, Hickory Avenue
Kerry Richter, Montgomery Avenue
Cathleen Kelly, Hickory Avenue
Rhonda Kranz, Montgomery Avenue
Leah Curry-Rood and Larry Rood, Montgomery Avenue
Joan Murtagh, Garland Avenue
Updates
June 12, 2018
The petition has now surpassed five hundred signatures. This level of engagement confirms that our community remains deeply concerned about the future of the Takoma Junction lot.
Reached 500 supporters
June 10, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
April 20, 2018
235 Comments
I live at 210 Tulip Avenue and oppose the development plan as it now stands due to serious traffic concerns, Jeopardy to the Coop’s continue existence, and lack of any meaningful public space. We walk frequently to the Coop and the traffic at the junction is already a concern.
The scale of the proposed development at our most vulnerable intersection must be significantly reduced or it will adversely affect the MD 410 corridor over time. The scale is not compatible with our commercial historic district.
The construction period is likely to cripple, possibly kill the Co-op. And the proposed 72-car underground parking garage will bring more cars and congestion--the opposite of the pedestrian- and bike-friendly meeting place promised by the proponents of the current plan.
The TPSS Co-op's needs must be addressed in order to protect it's important role in the community. I firmly believe the proposed layby design, density of buildings and dearth of communal green space will be a net-negative for the community.
I am a longtime TP resident. I love a lot of the changes that have brought more vibrancy to our neighborhood but this plan needs to be scaled down and not threaten our Co-op, present merchants or destroy the gentle nature of the Junction.
The NDC plan is putting profits over people. The Coop is part of what makes us Takoma, and we need a grocery. It took a lot of effort and work 20 years ago to bring the Coop to Takoma from Silver Spring. Please don't take it away.
Don't do things the old, tired, boring way.
The central issue surrounding the junction is traffic flow and this will only make it worse.
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I live at 210 Tulip Avenue and oppose the development plan as it now stands due to serious traffic concerns, Jeopardy to the Coop’s continue existence, and lack of any meaningful public space. We walk frequently to the Coop and the traffic at the junction is already a concern.