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Overhead Views


I have a Gateway problem.  
 


I’ve been seeing lots of overhead Gateway views this week. 




The next one is from COPT Defense properties:




And here’s an announcement from the County about the Gateway Master Plan Open House that was held this week:

ICYMI #HoCoMD, @HoCoGov DPZ & its consultant team to host Gateway Master Plan Open House event tomorrow, 1/25, to learn more about the Gateway Master Plan process & to offer feedback on Gateway's future as an innovation district. 




Did you go? Did you learn anything interesting? If I had even made an attempt to go I would’ve gotten lost. As I said, I have a Gateway problem.

Looking at all these overhead views has been rather mind-blowing to me. They all look so green and pleasant and almost benign. They give no indication of the wrong turns and the recurring intersections that all look alike. Gateway is practically Columbia’s Hotel California. You can check in but you can never leave. Sometimes you can’t even arrive.

Honestly, I think all maps and overhead views of Gateway should clearly identify all the common hazards, magically-tinged awkward places and downright cursed cul de sacs. Perhaps I should submit this idea as a part of the official feedback process. 

Help Shape the the future of Gateway, the Bermuda Triangle of the New America City!

What do you think?


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