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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mayor and council, while hiding behind locked doors and security guards, will get the rest of us killed when they release felons who are well aware that you don't have a gun.

Enjoy.

You don’t need a gun to defend yourself against criminals. Use martial arts techniques. Or, you can use a can of bug spray, which is even more effective in disabling a burglar than a gun. Or throw canned food at them. There are lots of alternatives to guns that are far more effective in stopping people than a bullet.

This may be the dumbest mall ninja crap I have ever read.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, we are all paying for electing the dummies that we have. Both parties. Not enough test or masks to go around, but hey let’s free a bunch of criminals and cripple the economy. Real brain trust stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per a DC council member (who did not want to be quoted), Bowser’s comprehensive plan amendments are dead this year. Once the crisis eases a bit, the council will have no bandwidth left to consider it.

LOL sure - straight from a Councilmembers mouth to your ear and on to DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mayor and council, while hiding behind locked doors and security guards, will get the rest of us killed when they release felons who are well aware that you don't have a gun.

Enjoy.

You don’t need a gun to defend yourself against criminals. Use martial arts techniques. Or, you can use a can of bug spray, which is even more effective in disabling a burglar than a gun. Or throw canned food at them. There are lots of alternatives to guns that are far more effective in stopping people than a bullet.

This may be the dumbest mall ninja crap I have ever read.

Yes. Please show us the data on using a can of bug spray vs shooting someone during a home invasion.

[Anonymous]

I'm really looking forwarding to revisiting this thread in a month when Covid19 is ripping through and devastating rural communities in this country where the average person is in poorer health and the health care system is far less robust and flexible than it is in most urban areas.

Or coming back in 2 weeks when Covid19 is spreading like wildfire in sprawling and suburban LA.

Or posting all the articles about the wealthy who have fled cities in the Northeast to avoid this debacle but then find themselves in wealthy enclaves in FL that suddenly are overwhelmed but then they are stuck when they try to get back to the urban area they fled that has superior health care services and doctors.

This nightmare is going to force our society to revisit a lot of the ways we do and fund things in this country but nothing that has been posted on here from a couple of disgruntled & insecure NIMBYS from wealthy Ward 3 spouting non-sense while hiding in their expensive homes all day offers even a narrative argument for why this virus is going to be the end of urbanism globally or locally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm really looking forwarding to revisiting this thread in a month when Covid19 is ripping through and devastating rural communities in this country where the average person is in poorer health and the health care system is far less robust and flexible than it is in most urban areas.

Or coming back in 2 weeks when Covid19 is spreading like wildfire in sprawling and suburban LA.

Or posting all the articles about the wealthy who have fled cities in the Northeast to avoid this debacle but then find themselves in wealthy enclaves in FL that suddenly are overwhelmed but then they are stuck when they try to get back to the urban area they fled that has superior health care services and doctors.

This nightmare is going to force our society to revisit a lot of the ways we do and fund things in this country but nothing that has been posted on here from a couple of disgruntled & insecure NIMBYS from wealthy Ward 3 spouting non-sense while hiding in their expensive homes all day offers even a narrative argument for why this virus is going to be the end of urbanism globally or locally.

I am not looking forward to this happening. But yes, I'm afraid that it's going to happen in rural areas, where people are sicker and older, and there are far fewer hospitals and health care providers.

In fact, it's already happening: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/03/31/highest-rate-of-covid19-cases-in-state-isnt-metro-its-in-one-southern-minnesota-county

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived mostly in big cities (Milan, Chicago, NYC, Philly). Everyone I know who has the means has headed to less density spots for safety, space and more. Those who don’t have space find what they need and work hard (sharing courtyard time or staying with parents). To each his own.

I finally settled in a suburban area and am glad we have two common areas and a tiny yard for playing. Good luck to all in finding what works for you.

Yep.

The big thing is green space.

People NEED green space. Not crappy turf options like the developers like to put in. Trees and grass. People will pay extra for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived mostly in big cities (Milan, Chicago, NYC, Philly). Everyone I know who has the means has headed to less density spots for safety, space and more. Those who don’t have space find what they need and work hard (sharing courtyard time or staying with parents). To each his own.

I finally settled in a suburban area and am glad we have two common areas and a tiny yard for playing. Good luck to all in finding what works for you.

Yep.

The big thing is green space.

People NEED green space. Not crappy turf options like the developers like to put in. Trees and grass. People will pay extra for it.

Green space really has nothing to do with Covid 19.

In any case thankfully DC in fact has lots and lots of green space - in fact more publicly accessible green space than almost any American city and any of the local suburban jurisdictions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived mostly in big cities (Milan, Chicago, NYC, Philly). Everyone I know who has the means has headed to less density spots for safety, space and more. Those who don’t have space find what they need and work hard (sharing courtyard time or staying with parents). To each his own.

I finally settled in a suburban area and am glad we have two common areas and a tiny yard for playing. Good luck to all in finding what works for you.

Yep.

The big thing is green space.

People NEED green space. Not crappy turf options like the developers like to put in. Trees and grass. People will pay extra for it.

Bowser even proposes to consider building dense mixed-use on landmarked, privately-owned green space in DC, like the iconic front lawn of the historic Broadmoor in NW. No joke - It’s in her planning office’s Comprehensive Plan amendments.

Because, you know, DC is going to need lots more retail space soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Bowser’s developer friends can keep their “vibrant dense mixed-use urbanism” and shove it up their coronavirus.

Seriously. I hate whenever people talk about it like it’s a good thing. It’s basically charging people to overpay for a “luxury” condo that’s made of cardboard, stick 200 people in one building like prison ants, all while making sure people don’t buy cars for the “environment” with artificial green space that’s mainly inhabited by nearby food trucks and homeless people.

Yeah f that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Bowser’s developer friends can keep their “vibrant dense mixed-use urbanism” and shove it up their coronavirus.

Seriously. I hate whenever people talk about it like it’s a good thing. It’s basically charging people to overpay for a “luxury” condo that’s made of cardboard, stick 200 people in one building like prison ants, all while making sure people don’t buy cars for the “environment” with artificial green space that’s mainly inhabited by nearby food trucks and homeless people.

Yeah f that.

A number of DC developers are touting the creation of micro-plazas as “community gathering spaces” and “amenities” in exchange for allowances to build taller and denser it provide way less parking than what the zoning code requires. How do those micro plazas look now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:increasing density is an excellent way to spread things like coronavirus

What do you propose for places like Japan or nyc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Bowser’s developer friends can keep their “vibrant dense mixed-use urbanism” and shove it up their coronavirus.

Seriously. I hate whenever people talk about it like it’s a good thing. It’s basically charging people to overpay for a “luxury” condo that’s made of cardboard, stick 200 people in one building like prison ants, all while making sure people don’t buy cars for the “environment” with artificial green space that’s mainly inhabited by nearby food trucks and homeless people.

Yeah f that.

A number of DC developers are touting the creation of micro-plazas as “community gathering spaces” and “amenities” in exchange for allowances to build taller and denser it provide way less parking than what the zoning code requires. How do those micro plazas look now?

Perfectly fine under normal circumstances. You're not proposing that our built environment should be based on the assumption of a stay-at-home order during a pandemic, are you? Because if so, there are lots and lots and lots of car lanes I'm converting for the exclusive use of people walking, running, and biking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Bowser’s developer friends can keep their “vibrant dense mixed-use urbanism” and shove it up their coronavirus.

Seriously. I hate whenever people talk about it like it’s a good thing. It’s basically charging people to overpay for a “luxury” condo that’s made of cardboard, stick 200 people in one building like prison ants, all while making sure people don’t buy cars for the “environment” with artificial green space that’s mainly inhabited by nearby food trucks and homeless people.

Yeah f that.

If you don't want to live there, you don't have to. Nobody is forcing you to live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. Bowser’s developer friends can keep their “vibrant dense mixed-use urbanism” and shove it up their coronavirus.

Seriously. I hate whenever people talk about it like it’s a good thing. It’s basically charging people to overpay for a “luxury” condo that’s made of cardboard, stick 200 people in one building like prison ants, all while making sure people don’t buy cars for the “environment” with artificial green space that’s mainly inhabited by nearby food trucks and homeless people.

Yeah f that.

If you don't want to live there, you don't have to. Nobody is forcing you to live there.

You don’t understand. We DO live here. We value being able to see the sky. We like the Height Act and the fact that it gives our nation’s capital a skyline that is unique among major cities. We don’t feel deprived because we don’t have the generic look and feel or so many other cities. We like our low key, walkable neighborhoods. We appreciate our green space and the fact that we can walk while avoiding crowds, now more than ever.

So, yes, take your dense mixed-use elixir and peddle it elsewhere. Maybe some sucker somewhere else is still buying it.