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To: ChrisJP who wrote (81633)	7/21/2007 8:13:40 AM
From: jrhana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I am familiar with the both Miami and the Rosalyn area. One huge difference (to me at least) is the aesthetic quality. The new buildings shooting up in Miami generally have some pizzazz and even beauty. They are also different one from they other. They have each a separate personality. The architects were clearly allowed to let their imaginations roam freely. Go up the ramp on I-95 at it's very southernmost point in the country heading north, shortly thereafter on your right you will see a spectacular view of Miami both at day and at night. Rosalyn on the other hand is unbelievably ugly and boring and is completely monotonous. The architects must have been told to build the ugliest buildings possible. <My wife and I are amazed that buildings in Rosalyn are being leveled and replaced by new ones.> They should level the whole place and start over IMO.

To: ChrisJP who wrote (81633)	7/22/2007 11:05:32 AM
From: Tradelite	Respond to of 306849

<<I've been predicting that in less that 10 years -- ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the beltway will be stop and go during "rush hour".>> I thought it already was that bad. Years ago, when I had to commute to work in DC, I enjoyed the summer months when people left town for vacation. The roads were much less crowded then. I notice, in McLean at least, that I can find empty parking spaces during the weekday in front of stores in town. I guess everyone has gone elsewhere, but after Labor Day, things will no doubt return to bad-normal. I recall one Friday afternoon about six years ago, when I needed to get some lunch on the run from somewhere and couldn't find a single place in town where I could park and get out within a reasonable period of time. I decided to skip the food and get on with the workday. Some studies have been quoted here and there about how much traffic in the Wash DC metro region has increased over the years. Pretty daunting.