the ones who actually have mental health problems are the guys claiming that speed humps give them claustrophobia. probably the more salient point is that many urbanists have spent time in wonderful European cities and think we could do much better here. |
Why would I move to the suburbs, where I have to drive everywhere, because door dash is more expensive in the city? you make zero sense. (typical). |
They don't really have much of a point, at all. PP and their ilk brainlessly root for cities to fail, not realizing that cities subsidize their suburban lifestyle. |
I could walk just over a mile or take the G2 if I didn't feel like hoofing it. Why are you so perplexed by easily-solved problems? |
apparently the response to not being able to get sushi delivered from across town is to move to the suburbs where you have to drive an hour to get sushi? |
Actually I’m pretty sure the weirdos on here live in DC, in places like Capitol Hill and Cleveland Park. They are people who have some kind of combo of control issues, rigidity, and persecution complexes, and seeing things like neighbors organizing to get modest safety improvements and new apartment buildings triggers this personality-disordered response. |
No doubt that plenty of the NIMBY weirdos posting here live in DC. But, given that this digression started with someone gleefully predicting the downfall of cities for some reason now that DoorDash isn't so cheap, I definitely got more "lycra-clad cyclists delaying my trip for 15 seconds are worse than Hitler," "I must be able to drive at least 15 miles per hour over the speed limit at all times and have plentiful and free parking at any destination" suburban dweller vibes than "I must encase my neighborhood in amber and wider sidewalks profoundly oppress me," "this proposed three-story apartment building is a hulking monstrosity out of place in this neighborhood" Cleveland Park resident vibes. |
| And like clockwork, the weirdo YIMBY “reply guys” come in. Its funny that you imagine yourself doing important work through anonymously posting on DCUM. |
| Look what is happening with mortgage rates. If you think adding more housing units is going to bring down prices anytime soon, you are going to be very disappointed. |
What’s funny is that prices may actually come down as the rates keep rising, but affordability won’t. All of these people screaming about affordability looking only at nominal prices when the last decade was the most affordable for housing ever. |
Can you provide proof that DC subsidizes the MD and VA suburbs? I pretty sure that not only does DC get massive Federal subsidies that the DC budget is heavily supported by tax revenues generated by people from the suburbs. How exactly are DC tax payers subsidizing Fairfax County, VA? I’d really like to know. |
What tax revenue does DC receive from the suburbs? |
It makes the city as livable as getting delivery in the suburbs. |
If you’re in the suburbs, you can choose to pay for delivery or fetch your food yourself with little hassle. If your in the city, fetching it yourself is obviously not convenient with or without a car, so your convenient lifestyle has been subsidized by private equity and the cost of that lifestyle are going up. I’m not sure why it’s hard for you to understand. I hope you like your “15 minute city”, because convenient amenities will be more important than ever now to maintain the quality of city living standards. |
Both sales tax and the underlying value of commercial real estate and the taxes that are collected are derived from suburban commuters. You have made a specific statement that DC actually subsidizes the suburbs. I would like to understand how this is true. |