Soooo, how is high-density looking to everyone now?

[Anonymous]

It's looking like this thread will keep going until density "goes".

[Anonymous]

Apparently DC City Council is looking to hold some form of public hearing on the Comp Plan with public comments in October. Nothing on the calendar yet.

[Anonymous]

Instead of shamelessly pushing her plan to reward her developer/contributors, Hauser needs to focus her energy on gaining control of, and restoring law and order to, the District!

Or will she now pivot announce that the amendments to the comprehensive plan are more necessary than ever to further social justice and for DC to recover from the mayhem? 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Instead of shamelessly pushing her plan to reward her developer/contributors, Hauser needs to focus her energy on gaining control of, and restoring law and order to, the District!

Or will she now pivot announce that the amendments to the comprehensive plan are more necessary than ever to further social justice and for DC to recover from the mayhem? 😆

Given the population of DC and the DMV the % of people looting is small. Same everywhere. But the end result is people will not want to live there. Businesses were stressed and lacked revenue , commercial landlords have mortgages and need revenue , same for residential.

https://abc7news.com/philadelphia-protest-philly-today-pa/6222528/

The fact is everyone is shocked and disgusted by the death and is baffled as to why the 3 other officers did not intercede in Minneapolis. DC is filled with broken glass in some areas and just terrible. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/The-Latest-L-A-S-F-under-citywide-curfews-15306177.php
After protesters broke into a La Colombe coffee shop, someone in the crowd yelled, “What are you looting a coffee shop for? You’re messing up the whole message."

Density looks really bad now and I've lived carfree in 2 major cities. We were planning to live carfree again in Phila or DC - watching listings pre/during covid 19. Now plans changed.

[Anonymous]

Density is good for social justice. More dense areas are more progressive and have less violence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Density is good for social justice. More dense areas are more progressive and have less violence.

Ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Given the population of DC and the DMV the % of people looting is small. Same everywhere. But the end result is people will not want to live there. Businesses were stressed and lacked revenue , commercial landlords have mortgages and need revenue , same for residential.

"people," who?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Instead of shamelessly pushing her plan to reward her developer/contributors, Hauser needs to focus her energy on gaining control of, and restoring law and order to, the District!

Or will she now pivot announce that the amendments to the comprehensive plan are more necessary than ever to further social justice and for DC to recover from the mayhem? 😆

Given the population of DC and the DMV the % of people looting is small. Same everywhere. But the end result is people will not want to live there. Businesses were stressed and lacked revenue , commercial landlords have mortgages and need revenue , same for residential.

https://abc7news.com/philadelphia-protest-philly-today-pa/6222528/

The fact is everyone is shocked and disgusted by the death and is baffled as to why the 3 other officers did not intercede in Minneapolis. DC is filled with broken glass in some areas and just terrible. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/The-Latest-L-A-S-F-under-citywide-curfews-15306177.php
After protesters broke into a La Colombe coffee shop, someone in the crowd yelled, “What are you looting a coffee shop for? You’re messing up the whole message."

Density looks really bad now and I've lived carfree in 2 major cities. We were planning to live carfree again in Phila or DC - watching listings pre/during covid 19. Now plans changed.

Yes, they are "messing up the whole message". I hope that systemic change and police reform accelerates, but I have zero sympathy with looters or rioters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gentrification or "increasing density" or whatever people call it these days is basically affirmative action for rich white people.

It's basically buying homes from African-Americans, knocking them down and replacing them with million-dollar condos for rich white people.

In 20 years, DC will be mostly rich white people, and the suburbs will the place that's actually diverse, racially and economically.

"The District has one the nation’s highest displacement rates for low-income residents, according to a study by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, which investigates social and economic disparities in the United States.

“We see over and over again, D.C. is getting more and more expensive with incentives for owners to turn buildings into luxury condos,” said Lori Leibowitz, managing attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. “As that process happens, our clients — many of them are black, and longtime residents — are getting pushed out of D.C.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/21/shed-lived-this-historically-black-dc-block-years-now-she-was-being-pushed-out/?arc404=true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gentrification or "increasing density" or whatever people call it these days is basically affirmative action for rich white people.

It's basically buying homes from African-Americans, knocking them down and replacing them with million-dollar condos for rich white people.

In 20 years, DC will be mostly rich white people, and the suburbs will the place that's actually diverse, racially and economically.

"The District has one the nation’s highest displacement rates for low-income residents, according to a study by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, which investigates social and economic disparities in the United States.

“We see over and over again, D.C. is getting more and more expensive with incentives for owners to turn buildings into luxury condos,” said Lori Leibowitz, managing attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. “As that process happens, our clients — many of them are black, and longtime residents — are getting pushed out of D.C.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/21/shed-lived-this-historically-black-dc-block-years-now-she-was-being-pushed-out/?arc404=true

The suburbs actually are racially and economically diverse, right now. No need to wait 20 years.

Also, you know what makes housing expensive? When there's more demand than supply. To decrease housing costs, you need to reduce demand, increase supply, or both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gentrification or "increasing density" or whatever people call it these days is basically affirmative action for rich white people.

It's basically buying homes from African-Americans, knocking them down and replacing them with million-dollar condos for rich white people.

In 20 years, DC will be mostly rich white people, and the suburbs will the place that's actually diverse, racially and economically.

"The District has one the nation’s highest displacement rates for low-income residents, according to a study by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, which investigates social and economic disparities in the United States.

“We see over and over again, D.C. is getting more and more expensive with incentives for owners to turn buildings into luxury condos,” said Lori Leibowitz, managing attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. “As that process happens, our clients — many of them are black, and longtime residents — are getting pushed out of D.C.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/21/shed-lived-this-historically-black-dc-block-years-now-she-was-being-pushed-out/?arc404=true

There’s no Berlin Wall that separates the District from PG County and there’s plenty of more affordable housing just across the line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Density is good for social justice. More dense areas are more progressive and have less violence.

Ha!

Tell that to the woman attacked outside her apartment by looters who severely assaulted her. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8377723/Husband-wife-brutally-attacked-group-looters-tried-destroy-store.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Density is good for social justice. More dense areas are more progressive and have less violence.

Ha!

Tell that to the woman attacked outside her apartment by looters who severely assaulted her. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8377723/Husband-wife-brutally-attacked-group-looters-tried-destroy-store.html

She got in the way of their free jewelry? Talk about valuing a human life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gentrification or "increasing density" or whatever people call it these days is basically affirmative action for rich white people.

It's basically buying homes from African-Americans, knocking them down and replacing them with million-dollar condos for rich white people.

In 20 years, DC will be mostly rich white people, and the suburbs will the place that's actually diverse, racially and economically.

"The District has one the nation’s highest displacement rates for low-income residents, according to a study by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, which investigates social and economic disparities in the United States.

“We see over and over again, D.C. is getting more and more expensive with incentives for owners to turn buildings into luxury condos,” said Lori Leibowitz, managing attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. “As that process happens, our clients — many of them are black, and longtime residents — are getting pushed out of D.C.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/21/shed-lived-this-historically-black-dc-block-years-now-she-was-being-pushed-out/?arc404=true

There’s no Berlin Wall that separates the District from PG County and there’s plenty of more affordable housing just across the line.

Yikes. I guess we will put you down as hating black people. The Density Bros' true colors come out when they're anonymous. Of course you, my lily white friend, could also just move to PG County instead of trying so hard to kick African-Americans out of the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gentrification or "increasing density" or whatever people call it these days is basically affirmative action for rich white people.

It's basically buying homes from African-Americans, knocking them down and replacing them with million-dollar condos for rich white people.

In 20 years, DC will be mostly rich white people, and the suburbs will the place that's actually diverse, racially and economically.

"The District has one the nation’s highest displacement rates for low-income residents, according to a study by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, which investigates social and economic disparities in the United States.

“We see over and over again, D.C. is getting more and more expensive with incentives for owners to turn buildings into luxury condos,” said Lori Leibowitz, managing attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program. “As that process happens, our clients — many of them are black, and longtime residents — are getting pushed out of D.C.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/09/21/shed-lived-this-historically-black-dc-block-years-now-she-was-being-pushed-out/?arc404=true

The suburbs actually are racially and economically diverse, right now. No need to wait 20 years.

Also, you know what makes housing expensive? When there's more demand than supply. To decrease housing costs, you need to reduce demand, increase supply, or both.

Exactly. The reason housing prices have been so low in the city is becuase of racism. Ultimately, white people wanting to move back in makes sense. To be against people moving to the city because of their race is highly discriminatory.

I hope we can have meaningful rent control so we can keep neighborhoods diverse.

But we also need more housing period so that people don't have to have such horrible commutes and so that the market forces also push the price of housing in our city down.