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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:
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.

What? Prices are low in DC because of racism?

"Ultimately, white people wanting to move back in makes sense"? Is this what you meant to type. Take out the word white and the sentence works.

Your argument just devolves into drivel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
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.

What? Prices are low in DC because of racism?

"Ultimately, white people wanting to move back in makes sense"? Is this what you meant to type. Take out the word white and the sentence works.

Your argument just devolves into drivel.

Prices have historically been lower in much of DC (Northeast and Southeast especially) because of racism. While they have risen lately, they're still not as high as in NW and Montgomery County and Arlington areas with similar distance to downtown because people are racist and don't want to live in areas that are a majority people of color.

White people moved out in the 60s as part of white flight. Now they are moving back in.

What part of this is shocking? Not getting your (faux?) surprise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
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.

What? Prices are low in DC because of racism?

"Ultimately, white people wanting to move back in makes sense"? Is this what you meant to type. Take out the word white and the sentence works.

Your argument just devolves into drivel.

Prices have historically been lower in much of DC (Northeast and Southeast especially) because of racism. While they have risen lately, they're still not as high as in NW and Montgomery County and Arlington areas with similar distance to downtown because people are racist and don't want to live in areas that are a majority people of color.

White people moved out in the 60s as part of white flight. Now they are moving back in.

What part of this is shocking? Not getting your (faux?) surprise.

Overly simplistic. Who do you want to come in and buy in this area thereby driving the housing values up? Do you want white people to come in? You would then call that gentrification. Property values are lower in this area not because of the color of peoples skin, but because of everything else (schools, safety, walkability, grocery stores).

[Anonymous]

I'll go ahead and say it. What NE and SE need to do is encourage the gay real estate market to come in. It has worked for the rest of DC.

I just don't understand how this ultimately won't still be considered gentrification as well.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/your-gay-neighbors-really-are-raising-your-real-estate-values/260437/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
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.

What? Prices are low in DC because of racism?

"Ultimately, white people wanting to move back in makes sense"? Is this what you meant to type. Take out the word white and the sentence works.

Your argument just devolves into drivel.

Prices have historically been lower in much of DC (Northeast and Southeast especially) because of racism. While they have risen lately, they're still not as high as in NW and Montgomery County and Arlington areas with similar distance to downtown because people are racist and don't want to live in areas that are a majority people of color.

White people moved out in the 60s as part of white flight. Now they are moving back in.

What part of this is shocking? Not getting your (faux?) surprise.

Understand African Americans moved out in the late 60's and 70's also after the rioting/looting of 1968.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
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.

What? Prices are low in DC because of racism?

"Ultimately, white people wanting to move back in makes sense"? Is this what you meant to type. Take out the word white and the sentence works.

Your argument just devolves into drivel.

Prices have historically been lower in much of DC (Northeast and Southeast especially) because of racism. While they have risen lately, they're still not as high as in NW and Montgomery County and Arlington areas with similar distance to downtown because people are racist and don't want to live in areas that are a majority people of color.

White people moved out in the 60s as part of white flight. Now they are moving back in.

What part of this is shocking? Not getting your (faux?) surprise.

Aren't they low because of crime and poverty (and lack of services related to crime and poverty). Didn't black people also move out -- black flight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll go ahead and say it. What NE and SE need to do is encourage the gay real estate market to come in. It has worked for the rest of DC.

I just don't understand how this ultimately won't still be considered gentrification as well.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/your-gay-neighbors-really-are-raising-your-real-estate-values/260437/

There’s a name for it: the “gay hom-owner effect”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll go ahead and say it. What NE and SE need to do is encourage the gay real estate market to come in. It has worked for the rest of DC.

I just don't understand how this ultimately won't still be considered gentrification as well.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/your-gay-neighbors-really-are-raising-your-real-estate-values/260437/

There’s a name for it: the “gay hom-owner effect”

Your damned if you live in high income neighborhoods and you're damned if you move into low income neighborhoods. Rich liberals should.invite poor people to share their massive houses, mother in law suites etc and then we would have mixed income neighborhoods and happy consciences for the people doing the damning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll go ahead and say it. What NE and SE need to do is encourage the gay real estate market to come in. It has worked for the rest of DC.

I just don't understand how this ultimately won't still be considered gentrification as well.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/your-gay-neighbors-really-are-raising-your-real-estate-values/260437/

There’s a name for it: the “gay hom-owner effect”

Your damned if you live in high income neighborhoods and you're damned if you move into low income neighborhoods. Rich liberals should.invite poor people to share their massive houses, mother in law suites etc and then we would have mixed income neighborhoods and happy consciences for the people doing the damning.

And more crime and social problems in more neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll go ahead and say it. What NE and SE need to do is encourage the gay real estate market to come in. It has worked for the rest of DC.

I just don't understand how this ultimately won't still be considered gentrification as well.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/your-gay-neighbors-really-are-raising-your-real-estate-values/260437/

There’s a name for it: the “gay hom-owner effect”

Your damned if you live in high income neighborhoods and you're damned if you move into low income neighborhoods. Rich liberals should.invite poor people to share their massive houses, mother in law suites etc and then we would have mixed income neighborhoods and happy consciences for the people doing the damning.

And more crime and social problems in more neighborhoods.

They claim they have the solutions. Currently, i believe they want to defund police. Lets see how that works for them.

[Anonymous]

Ward 4 making a big statement against developers with Brandon Todd's defeat. No one was more pro-developer than Todd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ward 4 making a big statement against developers with Brandon Todd's defeat. No one was more pro-developer than Todd.

This is interesting news. Ward 4 was already very sheltered because of the Mayor. That and they have the huge Walter Reed campus which can absorb development. Still trying to figure out how Howard Medical did not land any of that land. They probably wanted to be closer downtown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ward 4 making a big statement against developers with Brandon Todd's defeat. No one was more pro-developer than Todd.

This is interesting news. Ward 4 was already very sheltered because of the Mayor. That and they have the huge Walter Reed campus which can absorb development. Still trying to figure out how Howard Medical did not land any of that land. They probably wanted to be closer downtown.

Who else on Council is pro development and who is against? please list so we can all be informed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ward 4 making a big statement against developers with Brandon Todd's defeat. No one was more pro-developer than Todd.

This is interesting news. Ward 4 was already very sheltered because of the Mayor. That and they have the huge Walter Reed campus which can absorb development. Still trying to figure out how Howard Medical did not land any of that land. They probably wanted to be closer downtown.

This is not true at all. They are building condos everywhere. A big reason why Ward 4 will soon majority white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ward 4 making a big statement against developers with Brandon Todd's defeat. No one was more pro-developer than Todd.

This is interesting news. Ward 4 was already very sheltered because of the Mayor. That and they have the huge Walter Reed campus which can absorb development. Still trying to figure out how Howard Medical did not land any of that land. They probably wanted to be closer downtown.

This is not true at all. They are building condos everywhere. A big reason why Ward 4 will soon majority white.

Where in Ward 4 are they building condos, except for the Walter Reed development?