I'm here as a 5 year resident of Crofton to ask what in the hell is going on with Route3? I mean its fantastically scary- the sprawl that is happening before our very own eyes. Should we continue to build and connect Crofton to Baltimore? That is what it feels like- I'm so tired of this and of maudlin design. Yes I said it, the Princess Center is a disgrace- if this what we allow in our community than I am ashamed for all of us out there who should and could demand better from the community. The facelift that is happening over at LEDO's will be happening to the Princess Center in 10 years if that monstrous yellow and gold stucko does do itself in before then. I refuse to drive my car into that place- I don't care what is in there- I'm sorry for all the stores that are there- you probably offer wonderful services and great products but I am boycotting the bad design and poor use of space. We can do better and we should always strive to do so. Crofton can be considered a suburb of basically any larger city here- DC, Baltimore, Annapolis but what about Crofton as a destination? As a place for creative people to set up shop and thrive - where you can walk to Waugh Chapel for a summer concert and not have to get in your car. Where people who work along route three and live nearby can walk to work on a safe sidewalk that does not marginalize them or their opportunity to contribute. Crofton has an economy that should be honored but based on the route 3 plan I'm not sure we are contributing anything much other than more congestion- bad design- and more opportunities for us all to be so disconnected from one another that we might as well shut the doors, turn on the video games, and disengage entirely from culture, connection, and the neighbors and future friends that we'll never meet because there is no strong place to gather, and because there is no master plan!!
Image: Citygarden Plan St. Louis. Nelson Byrd and Woltz Landscape Architects. Photo copyright Hedrich Blessing
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