tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373326.post2436291077162597701..comments2023-10-16T06:16:09.730-04:00Comments on Ward3DC: New AU Campus PlansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373326.post-23642941874495632332011-03-19T17:29:41.078-04:002011-03-19T17:29:41.078-04:00The 1986 agreement is probably not subject to foll...The 1986 agreement is probably not subject to follow-on campus plans and subsequent zoning decisions. There is probably precedent for this, but the neighbors will probably end up testing the enforcement of that agreement in court.DC Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675551715586067912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373326.post-45509949461078066132011-03-19T12:04:36.016-04:002011-03-19T12:04:36.016-04:00Matthew, changing the zoning from residential to c...Matthew, changing the zoning from residential to commercial is the main problem When AU bought the property in 1986, they signed an agreement with the neighborhood that there would be a maximum of 500 residential students on the campus, and that there would be no expansion of the buildings on the property.<br /><br />They are reneging on that agreement on BOTH counts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230770469945786508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31373326.post-28841277698666578992011-02-20T12:29:38.179-05:002011-02-20T12:29:38.179-05:00This post seems to be created by someone who clear...This post seems to be created by someone who clearly does not fully understand the dynamics of the law school and its population. The 10% Metro use statistic is patently false, even if it is a conservative statistic. The fact is that the vast majority of students use the Metro currently, and many of those that do not currently simply do not like waiting for the current shuttle system (which would be irrelevant when the law school is placed next to the Tenleytown Metro). <br /><br />Placing the law campus right next to the Metro is much more beneficial to the community simply for the fact that the students would not have to commute as far from the trains and buses, thus creating less traffic in terms of distance and automobile transit.<br /><br />The idea that the placement of the law campus would lead to an increase in group houses is also strange at best. The area is already a few blocks from the main AU campus, and the group housing stock is likely saturated.<br /><br />And the fact is that more businesses would likely be attracted to the area as well. Tenleytown is already getting two new establishments in coming months (Panera and a sports bar). The placement of the law school will likely mean more coffee shops (Dunkin Donuts) and sandwich shops, for example.<br /><br />More to the point, the University has always been there. You are in AU's neighborhood - it isn't just your neighborhood. Expansion of the school was always a possibility that homeowners would have to contend with.Matthew Mullinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571165185256901414noreply@blogger.com