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	<title>Your Piece of the Planet</title>
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		<title>Captain John Smith visited Prince William in 1608, so&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/captain-john-smith-visited-prince-william-in-1608-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;we should be interested in how the National Park Service plans the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, stretching from Hampton Roads to Great Falls (up the Potomac River) and to the northern tip of the Chesapeake Bay.
The alternatives for the trail&#8217;s first long-range management plan are now available for public review and comment.
Now [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2115&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should we plan land use first, or transportation &#8211; or do them together?  A lesson from Albemarle County that applies to Avendale</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/should-we-plan-land-use-first-or-transportation-or-do-them-together-a-lesson-from-albemarle-county-that-applies-to-avendale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Free Enterprise Forum representing the business community in Albemarle County recently declared &#8220;Land use should inform transportation decisions, but the transportation decisions should be made in a larger regional context.&#8221;
The business community in Albemarle is pushing that perspective as part of its fight against the Places29 Master Plan component of the county&#8217;s Comprehensive Plan.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2062&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Resources worth saving</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/resources-worth-saving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>khosen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parks and Trails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parkland for Plants, People and Wildlife 
When: Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 pm
Where: Bull Run Unitarian Church, Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church, 9350 Main Street, Manassas
Speaker: Charles Smith, Fairfax County Park Authority Natural Resource Specialist &#38; PW Wildflower Society
The Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation has recognized the significance of the globally rare Upland Depression [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2081&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Look first</media:title>
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		<title>who will build the road to Dulles</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/who-will-build-the-road-to-dulles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;road to Dulles&#8221; cheerleading is beginning to swell &#8211; see the November 1 news story.
Sometimes, the cheerleading is for the extension of Route 234, north of I-66 to meet Loudoun Parkway at Braddock Road.  Other times, the &#8220;hey, you gotta build this road, because&#8230;&#8221; chanting is for the Tri-County Parkway route, extending Godwin Drive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2068&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avendale &#8211; a dumb growth project designed to bust the Rural Area</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/avendale-a-dumb-growth-project-designed-to-bust-the-rural-area/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/avendale-a-dumb-growth-project-designed-to-bust-the-rural-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever seen a person on a diet make &#8220;just one exception&#8221; for a snack between meals, a second helping at the meal, or a cookie after the meal?  Think those dieters lose weight?
We have supervisors who operate the same way.  They approve land use plans with a defined Development Area for new development to accommodate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2075&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supervisors ask governor to purchase land and create state park to block development</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/supervisors-ask-governor-to-purchase-land-and-create-state-park-to-block-development/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/supervisors-ask-governor-to-purchase-land-and-create-state-park-to-block-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of County Supervisors just asked the state to buy 4,154 acres, to block proposals for massive subdivisions that will create equally-massive traffic congestion, school overcrowding, and higher county taxes.
The supervisors noted that the new park would protect water quality in Bull Run, the Occoquan Reservoir, and the Chesapeake Bay.
It&#8217;s true.  However, the supervisors [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2051&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Charlie</media:title>
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		<title>Flexibility for developers (&#8220;Hey, let&#8217;s see if Mikey will eat it&#8230;&#8221;)</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/flexibility-for-developers-hey-lets-see-if-mikey-will-eat-it/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/flexibility-for-developers-hey-lets-see-if-mikey-will-eat-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever see the TV commercial for Life cereal, where the older boys fed some cereal to the youngest kid to see if Mikey would eat it?
The developers are doing the same to Prince William and Loudoun counties, telling the supervisors in both places that &#8220;flexibility&#8221; is required for new development.  According to Leesburg Today, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2034&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VTrans2035 (draft State Transportation Plan) ready for comment starting November 2</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/vtrans2035-draft-state-transportation-plan-ready-for-comment-starting-november-2/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/vtrans2035-draft-state-transportation-plan-ready-for-comment-starting-november-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, the long-term transportation plans for the state and Northern Virginia have included every big construction project that could be imagined &#8211; including a new bridge across the Potomac River from Dumfries to Charles County, Maryland.  The last one, VTrans2025, was completed in 2004&#8230; before the state acknowledged that maintenance costs for existing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2017&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tysons Corner redevelopment &#8211; and how it will affect Prince William</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/tysons-corner-redevelopment-and-how-it-will-affect-prince-william/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/tysons-corner-redevelopment-and-how-it-will-affect-prince-william/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Washington Business Journal, it will cost $15 billion to redevelop Tysons Corner.  That includes increasing housing from 17,000 to 100,000 people, adding a $5.2 billion Metrorail Silver Line, and a few other &#8220;minor&#8221; details.
If you think extending Route 234 to create a new commuter road west of Dulles Airport will somehow attract [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2024&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Silver Lake – The citizens have put in their requests, now careful planning and balance is needed.</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/silver-lake-%e2%80%93-the-citizens-have-put-in-their-requests-now-careful-planning-and-balance-is-needed-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhamamo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks and Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silver Lake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last public master planning meeting was held on October 27, 2009.  Many citizens came out to both the October 6 and October 27 meetings to share their views about recreation activities at Silver Lake, others posted comments online.
Now the Park Authority has a major challenge.  They need to consider what residents want and carefully [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=1985&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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