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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The county needs more housing without more traffic; this is a win. MCPS needs to better use the capacity they have; that's on the BOE. Or something like that.[/quote]

But this isn't true. Proximity to metro doesn't mean that both people can use the metro. Quite the opposite with parents that have kids in daycare. [/quote]

Proximity to Metro doesn't mean that everyone in the household can use the Metro for every trip. But it sure makes it easier for more people in the household to use the Metro for more trips.

And yes, Metro actually is used by parents with kids in daycare.

[b]There seems to be a strong belief, among some posters on DCUM, that the way those posters live is the only possible way for anyone to live, and that's just not so[/b].[/quote]

Not the PP, but the housing dudes keep trying to convince us that we NEED more housing to meet the needs of our working class neighbors, but those are exactly the folks who drive. They drive Uber, and Instacart, and other gig economy jobs. They also drive because they work shifts, or they work someplace Metro doesn't serve.

This idea that density won't lead to traffic is just magical thinking. If you don't care, just say you don't care. But don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining. 
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Fair point. BUT, will the new high density places near the metro attract these types of workers anyway?  When I was on a limited income and needed to drive to work regardless, I lived somewhere further from the metro that was cheaper.  Seems like the metro accessible places are more likely to attract white collar workers who commute downtown and maybe want to only have 1 car per family.

But then the new housing should drive down prices overall, making the cheaper further out places even cheaper.[/quote]

Right- lower income folks may not be able to afford the non-designated “affordable” units, but more supply is better overall for everyone.[/quote]

Except for those not wanting additional overcrowding.[/quote]

I want all kids to have a safe place to live, not just rich ones. Don’t you? Housing should be the priority, school capacity will follow.[/quote]

Not here. It has never followed. Children are not a priority.[/quote]

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