Give your top 3 suggestions to make DC world's best capital city

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Anonymous wrote:Move several federal agencies out of DC. Argiculture can go to Kansas. Commerce can go to Grand Rapids. FBI can go to Indianapolis. Deparment of Labor can go to Boston. Federal Reserve can go to Alaska. Housing and Urban Development can go to Memphis. Homeland Security can go to Houston. Depoartment of Education can be dissolved and returned to the states. Department of State can go to Philadelphia. And so on.

And then give statehood to dc since it will no longer be the seat of the federal government. Hmm, good idea PP.

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Move the homeless out to the suburbs.
Move Trump out of the WH and into prison where he belongs.
Create congestion pricing for MD and VA commuters for more revenue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1) improve the schools - it is the one thing that really holds back parts of the city. Of course, that also means providing breakfast and lunch, breaking the cycle of poverty, making sure there are opportunities and alternatives to crime to survive and thrive

2) provide incentives at the federal level, to bring big business to the district (not the suburbs, they already have state level incentives and are doing this)

3) Build more housing that is affordable. That means increasing density in the outer areas of the city so people can afford to live here. Even in the poorest parts of the city, rents are $800-1000/mo and even cheap condos are $250,000+ and houses are $400,000+
That isn't "affordable" for people making a working class salary.

Yes, ruin the good neighborhoods.

If you don’t want density, move out to VA or MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clean up all the public spaces: enforce no camping law, fix all the fountains, get rid of blight such as AdMo plaza, add more seating and make it pleasant. Free buses. Enforce no weed smoking law.

I'll even simplify this more..enforce any law. No need to make more or establish this or that...enforce the laws already! No weed in public, pay traffic fines, enforce child support, enforce school attendance, fix the traffic

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Anonymous wrote:Clean up all the public spaces: enforce no camping law, fix all the fountains, get rid of blight such as AdMo plaza, add more seating and make it pleasant. Free buses. Enforce no weed smoking law.

Most of the public spaces that need to be cleaned up belong to the National Park Service which is basically not doing its job. Maybe turn over that land to the DC government and there will be some accountability.

Enforcing a no camping law is fine...what do you do with the homeless people, many of whom need mental health and/or addiction services? We either need to build housing that can be used by homeless but independent people or else ???? and for those who need services, that costs money, who is paying for it? or should all of these people just be exterminated?

Most of the fountains that are not working belong to the national park service, see above.

AdMo plaza is a privately owned space that has been tied up in a redevelopment plan for a decade. The owners should be held accountable to maintain it properly.

More seating? That is the same seating being used by homeless people, or is there a litmus test to use the free seating?

There is no "weed no smoking law" - weed is legal in DC to consume and just like people smoke tobacco cigarettes, they also smoke pot. So unless you want to ban all outdoor smoking, that isn't going anywhere (and I would be all for it, but it isn't reality)

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Restrict it to the Federal city it’s supposed to be, b/c the DC government has been incompetent for years. So a lot of the residential should just go to Maryland. They’re all Dems anyway, and would get a real congressman/senator. Everyone would be better off. I realize the Feds would have to pay to offload.

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Anonymous wrote:Give it a glow up. The mall grass should be-ah—grass and green grass to its edges. The reflecting pools should be clear. The local squares should be gorgeous and free of sleeping vagrants.

All federal. Ask Trump to do his job. That has nothing to do with taking over the DC MPD.

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Anonymous wrote:Restrict it to the Federal city it’s supposed to be, b/c the DC government has been incompetent for years. So a lot of the residential should just go to Maryland. They’re all Dems anyway, and would get a real congressman/senator. Everyone would be better off. I realize the Feds would have to pay to offload.

the DC government has the highest bond rating in the country, or did until Congress withheld a billion dollars of its own money to spend in the city. You really have no idea what you are talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) improve the schools - it is the one thing that really holds back parts of the city. Of course, that also means providing breakfast and lunch, breaking the cycle of poverty, making sure there are opportunities and alternatives to crime to survive and thrive

2) provide incentives at the federal level, to bring big business to the district (not the suburbs, they already have state level incentives and are doing this)

3) Build more housing that is affordable. That means increasing density in the outer areas of the city so people can afford to live here. Even in the poorest parts of the city, rents are $800-1000/mo and even cheap condos are $250,000+ and houses are $400,000+
That isn't "affordable" for people making a working class salary.

Yes, ruin the good neighborhoods.

I don't see the Wharf or Navy Yard or Union Market or Petworth being ruined by adding more housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Move several federal agencies out of DC. Argiculture can go to Kansas. Commerce can go to Grand Rapids. FBI can go to Indianapolis. Deparment of Labor can go to Boston. Federal Reserve can go to Alaska. Housing and Urban Development can go to Memphis. Homeland Security can go to Houston. Depoartment of Education can be dissolved and returned to the states. Department of State can go to Philadelphia. And so on.

You understand that over 90% of the federal workforce is outside of DC right?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) improve the schools - it is the one thing that really holds back parts of the city. Of course, that also means providing breakfast and lunch, breaking the cycle of poverty, making sure there are opportunities and alternatives to crime to survive and thrive

2) provide incentives at the federal level, to bring big business to the district (not the suburbs, they already have state level incentives and are doing this)

3) Build more housing that is affordable. That means increasing density in the outer areas of the city so people can afford to live here. Even in the poorest parts of the city, rents are $800-1000/mo and even cheap condos are $250,000+ and houses are $400,000+
That isn't "affordable" for people making a working class salary.

Yes, ruin the good neighborhoods.

If you don’t want density, move out to VA or MD.

So driving wealthy people who can afford to live in single family homes out to the suburbs would be good for the city? I don't think so. How about if you want density you move to neighborhoods that have high density and if you want tree lined streets filled with single family homes you get to live there while remaining a dc tax payer.

[Anonymous]

Encourage small businesses
Encourage artists and musicians
Encourage greenery and urban farming

So affordable retail and residential spaces, keep public spaces open and maintained

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Restrict it to the Federal city it’s supposed to be, b/c the DC government has been incompetent for years. So a lot of the residential should just go to Maryland. They’re all Dems anyway, and would get a real congressman/senator. Everyone would be better off. I realize the Feds would have to pay to offload.

the DC government has the highest bond rating in the country, or did until Congress withheld a billion dollars of its own money to spend in the city. You really have no idea what you are talking about.

I traveled there for 25+ years for work. It’s a cess pool regardless of their bond rating. The schools are horrendous. Even PG looks down on them. They are a comical joke compared to the surrounding counties.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give it a glow up. The mall grass should be-ah—grass and green grass to its edges. The reflecting pools should be clear. The local squares should be gorgeous and free of sleeping vagrants.

All federal. Ask Trump to do his job. That has nothing to do with taking over the DC MPD.

+1000000!! The underinvestment of the NPS by the feds in the DC-area is a travesty. There are potholes that could swallow a car on the BW Parkway. The little triangle parks in my neighborhood that are federal property are never mowed. Trash cans on the mall are overflowing. Cars with out of state plates languish for years in one spot. Conversely, DC takes care of business. Grass is mowed, streets are cleared of snow, trash is picked up. Also, many of the DC homeless encampments are on federal property; the MPD's hands are tied on that one.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) improve the schools - it is the one thing that really holds back parts of the city. Of course, that also means providing breakfast and lunch, breaking the cycle of poverty, making sure there are opportunities and alternatives to crime to survive and thrive

2) provide incentives at the federal level, to bring big business to the district (not the suburbs, they already have state level incentives and are doing this)

3) Build more housing that is affordable. That means increasing density in the outer areas of the city so people can afford to live here. Even in the poorest parts of the city, rents are $800-1000/mo and even cheap condos are $250,000+ and houses are $400,000+
That isn't "affordable" for people making a working class salary.

Yes, ruin the good neighborhoods.

If you don’t want density, move out to VA or MD.

So driving wealthy people who can afford to live in single family homes out to the suburbs would be good for the city? I don't think so. How about if you want density you move to neighborhoods that have high density and if you want tree lined streets filled with single family homes you get to live there while remaining a dc tax payer.

I live in a SFH in DC and am wealthy. I also support higher density housing. You can do a mix. See the Walter Reed redevelopment next to some beautiful SFH in Colonial Village/Shepherd Park/Brightwood or the high rises on CT Ave near beautiful SFH in Chevy Chase/Forrest Hills.