Comments on: Stimulus Helps Social Security Computer Center…to leave Baltimore? http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/02/20/stimulus-helps-social-security-computer-centerto-leave-baltimore/ Stirring Up Baltimore News and Views Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Foobard http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/02/20/stimulus-helps-social-security-computer-centerto-leave-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Foobard Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:14:38 +0000 http://baltimorebrew.com/publish/?p=763#comment-279 I used to live near the Pentagon, and that's about as high-security as it gets. And it's right in the middle of Arlington. You can walk to stuff, and/or take the Metro. I agree with the concept of having jobs in a concentrated area, because it makes public transportation viable. And instead of sprawl, you can keep rural land rural. Wouldn't it be better to grow our crops a lot closer to home? Trucking most of our food thousands of miles is silly, especially with the variability of fuel costs, and food safety concerns. What I can't stand is that local governments devote huge areas to office parks, then limit how tall the buildings can be. It would be a lot better to limit the acreage, and force developers to build UP. I realize some manufacturing and warehousing concerns need lots of space on one floor, but look at most tennants of suburban office parks. They are office workers in a sea of cubicles, all on one or two levels. I think this is grossly inefficient. Anonymous has a good idea, we should focus development along existing rail lines. Arlington did this on the Orange Line. It's an economic miracle. I used to live near the Pentagon, and that’s about as high-security as it gets. And it’s right in the middle of Arlington. You can walk to stuff, and/or take the Metro.

I agree with the concept of having jobs in a concentrated area, because it makes public transportation viable. And instead of sprawl, you can keep rural land rural. Wouldn’t it be better to grow our crops a lot closer to home? Trucking most of our food thousands of miles is silly, especially with the variability of fuel costs, and food safety concerns.
What I can’t stand is that local governments devote huge areas to office parks, then limit how tall the buildings can be. It would be a lot better to limit the acreage, and force developers to build UP. I realize some manufacturing and warehousing concerns need lots of space on one floor, but look at most tennants of suburban office parks. They are office workers in a sea of cubicles, all on one or two levels. I think this is grossly inefficient.

Anonymous has a good idea, we should focus development along existing rail lines. Arlington did this on the Orange Line. It’s an economic miracle.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2009/02/20/stimulus-helps-social-security-computer-centerto-leave-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-231 anonymous Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:41:11 +0000 http://baltimorebrew.com/publish/?p=763#comment-231 Actually I have a little inside knowledge to add to the new data center. It isn't meant to move a large number of employees from the current Woodlawn campus. Instead it is meant to be a 'dark' facility were the computers primarily live. That being said I fully agree that SSA (and CMS) should focus development if not in the city center at least along existing rail transit lines. Actually I have a little inside knowledge to add to the new data center. It isn’t meant to move a large number of employees from the current Woodlawn campus. Instead it is meant to be a ‘dark’ facility were the computers primarily live.

That being said I fully agree that SSA (and CMS) should focus development if not in the city center at least along existing rail transit lines.

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