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[quote=Anonymous]From my perspective Cheh is pretty pro-development, very enamored of so-called "smart growth" concepts, but is more hostile to institutional growth. From nearby residents' perspectives, she was a big backer of a proposed private condo project that would have taken land from the Janney School playground, until pressure from the Janney community (and some DC government irregularities in the RFP process) forced her to back off. She's been a big backer of the Cathedral Commons project in Ward 3, to the point that neighbors feel she has ignored their concerns about induced traffic and not enough off-street parking at the project. Yet at the same time, she's been a tiger in opposing plans for the new AU law school at Tenley Circle, arguing that there's not enough off-street parking (although the project is right at the Tenley Metro). It's hard to reconcile her positions, except that she's apparently more favorably disposed to private development than institutional (or as a GW law professor, she doesn't mind beating up on rival AU!). One thing about Cheh is that once she makes her mind up, she doesn't like to listen to contrary opinions (the Janney school situation being a notable exeption). She can also be testy when questioned by constituents; again, as a law professor, she's probably too used to being the one asking the questions. [/quote]
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