A good article explaining why Senator Gillibrand was probably correct calling Arlington VA a soulless suburb (zoning, urbanism) - Urban Planning -Urban, city, town planning, land use, zoning, transportation and transit, environmental issues, urban design, community development, subdivisions, revitalization - City-Data Forum

phoenixmike11 · 09-11-2014, 10:29 PM

Kirsten Gillibrand shouldn

A good explanation on why the Senator was probably correct calling Arlington VA a soulless suburb (like most US suburbs are)

pvande55 · 09-12-2014, 03:38 AM

The place where our fallen soldiers rest is not soulless.

Katarina Witt · 09-12-2014, 07:40 AM

I don't need to read the article. Of course a suburb is soulless; a suburb is not a person. I do agree with the above, too.

stateofnature · 09-12-2014, 07:50 AM

The problem with this article and the whole reaction to her comments is that there's no being "right" or "wrong" about this. "Soulless" is in the eye of the beholder. Like Gillibrand I also moved from Arlington to DC proper because I found Arlington a bit "soulless," but that's just my opinion. It's not some fact like the author of this piece tries to portray it.

Malloric · 09-12-2014, 07:04 PM

Good thing New Urbanism is here to protect us though. It'll breath some soul back into the suburbs in the form of some more zoning laws. Bless Jesus!

Ohiogirl81 · 09-13-2014, 01:58 PM

Typical hysterical hyperbole. Nothing to see here.

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Originally Posted by Katiana

I don't need to read the article. Of course a suburb is soulless; a suburb is not a person.

And I highly doubt that every single person living in Arlington is soulless well. What an idiotic statement.

boxus · 09-13-2014, 09:09 PM

The author seems like he never even visited Arlington, let alone lived there; many of his comments are not true at all.

I use to live in Arlington (Clarendon), and I am not a fan of the place at all, but this guy is way off, so is the senator.

boxus · 09-13-2014, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Katiana

I don't need to read the article. Of course a suburb is soulless; a suburb is not a person. I do agree with the above, too.

Arlington is not even a suburb in the typical sense at all, only parts of it is. The Ballston to Roslyn corridor for example is anything but suburbia.

Katarina Witt · 09-13-2014, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by boxus

Arlington is not even a suburb in the typical sense at all, only parts of it is. The Ballston to Roslyn corridor for example is anything but suburbia.

And your point is? That some other type of municipality can have a "soul"?

boxus · 09-13-2014, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Katiana

And your point is? That some other type of municipality can have a "soul"?

Now I get what you are saying, I think; you are meaning "soul" in a sense like religion?

I was thinking "soul" was meaning a vibe or something to an area.