tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post4534065071373601418..comments2023-10-22T07:09:40.782-04:00Comments on Old: They paved paradise/And put up a parking lotStephen Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post-65637229222097801642008-07-09T14:49:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:49:00.000-04:00BTW - How many of Tysons Corners parking spots are...BTW - How many of Tysons Corners parking spots are actually part of office developments versus retail. IIRC they've got a butt ton of retail there.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237280803429555051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post-76574382178229358262008-07-09T14:46:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:46:00.000-04:00Did I miss that? Wow.... I must've needed more co...Did I miss that? Wow.... I must've needed more coffee. Sorry.<BR/><BR/><BR/>A little bored so I peaked. Looks like downtown DC has @ 175,000 workers according to it's downtown council. Tysons Corner didn't seem to have a similar organization, at least not that I found easily on the internet. But that same article said downtown DC had twice as many as Tysons corner, placing Tysons numbers at 120,000. <BR/><BR/>Now there seems to be talk of DC on pace to hit 200,000 in 2020... that sort of thing. But if anything I'd argue that if the CBD's booster orgnization is saying 175,000, it's not going to be more than that. I didn't set out to nit pick on that point. 175,00 would be around 45-50 % more jobs than Tysons Corner and not double as the article claims.<BR/><BR/>I was just curious while taking a lunch break. It doesn't take away from the butt ton of parking space there. Then again if the article was that far off on the number of jobs, what else did they screw up?<BR/><BR/>Speaking of comparisons, downtown DC seem to have 70 million sq ft versus Tysons Corner's 26 million sq ft. If we're going to talk about efficient use of space, how is that they have 50% more workers but nearly 3 times as much office space? Seems like it might be that in Tysons Corner you get a lil' cube and parking spot for your car. But in downtown DC everyone gets a spacious office.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237280803429555051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post-52231392799844221962008-07-08T15:41:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:41:00.000-04:00Actually, it does compare the number of jobs – it ...Actually, it does compare the number of jobs – it says that downtown Washington has "more than twice as many jobs" as Tysons Corner.Stephen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342651855089974722.post-45006792574281588002008-07-08T15:22:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:22:00.000-04:00I don't like the gov't. dictating how many spots s...I don't like the gov't. dictating how many spots should or shouldn't be built. And I don't doubt that developers want to build less or could build less. I'm curious how much less they could build. I can't imagine their clients, the people leasing office or retail space from them, being too keen on having a bunch of customer or employees who can't find a spot nearby. <BR/> <BR/>I don't understand the comparison between Tysons Corner and downtown DC. Wouldn't it make more sense to compare the number of parking spots to the number workers?Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237280803429555051noreply@blogger.com