Is there a coherent argument that loosening zoning laws will lead to affordable housing in DC?

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Anonymous wrote:I think we can all agree that low density, originally middle class neighborhoods (and many still) like AU Park, CP, Mount Pleasant, the Mayor's pristine neighborhood, the neighborhood around CU should be preserved if , for nothing else, as historical artifacts of the 'way we lived". Do you enjoy visiting Colonial Williamburg? Would you want to see a blockish apartment building plopped in the middle of "America's most beautiful street" in San Francisco? #keepDCDC!

And what about protecting neighborhoods that are, uh actually historic districts? The Office of Planning Comp Plan amendments seem to be targeting historic districts, at least certain ones.

+1. One consultant to Bowser’s Office of Planning said that they would like to “break” the Cleveland Park historic district as a template to curtail other historic districts in DC, which OP sees as impeding dense development.

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I think we can all agree that increasing density is a stupid idea that will make no difference to housing prices.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we can all agree that increasing density is a stupid idea that will make no difference to housing prices.

But it will make a difference to developers’ profits. And that will make a difference to their contributions to Bowser and to their other political puppets on the council.

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

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

And using public transit and going careless in the vibrant mixed use urbanist nihrvana.

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I would say that the mayor’s sweeping pro-developer changes to the DC comprehensive plan are likely dead this year.

Instead of propping up developers, the mayor and her office of planning need to focus all of their resources on preserving the stock of rent controlled and affordable housing that we have. This means extra support to nonprofit groups that work in public housing as well as ensuring that tenants are not evicted during the pandemic and financial challenge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say that the mayor’s sweeping pro-developer changes to the DC comprehensive plan are likely dead this year.

Instead of propping up developers, the mayor and her office of planning need to focus all of their resources on preserving the stock of rent controlled and affordable housing that we have. This means extra support to nonprofit groups that work in public housing as well as ensuring that tenants are not evicted during the pandemic and financial challenge.

Again rent controlled housing is not under threat from the mayor or anyone else.

Just once when you post this non-sense would you take 1 minute to explain how rent controlled units (which are a small portion of the rental units in DC and are not income screened in any way) are under threat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say that the mayor’s sweeping pro-developer changes to the DC comprehensive plan are likely dead this year.

Instead of propping up developers, the mayor and her office of planning need to focus all of their resources on preserving the stock of rent controlled and affordable housing that we have. This means extra support to nonprofit groups that work in public housing as well as ensuring that tenants are not evicted during the pandemic and financial challenge.

Again rent controlled housing is not under threat from the mayor or anyone else.

Just once when you post this non-sense would you take 1 minute to explain how rent controlled units (which are a small portion of the rental units in DC and are not income screened in any way) are under threat?

They're kind of self-screening no? What millionaire is living in a small DC rent control apt.? I mean, for real?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say that the mayor’s sweeping pro-developer changes to the DC comprehensive plan are likely dead this year.

Instead of propping up developers, the mayor and her office of planning need to focus all of their resources on preserving the stock of rent controlled and affordable housing that we have. This means extra support to nonprofit groups that work in public housing as well as ensuring that tenants are not evicted during the pandemic and financial challenge.

Again rent controlled housing is not under threat from the mayor or anyone else.

Just once when you post this non-sense would you take 1 minute to explain how rent controlled units (which are a small portion of the rental units in DC and are not income screened in any way) are under threat?

They're kind of self-screening no? What millionaire is living in a small DC rent control apt.? I mean, for real?

You didn't answer the question of course.

Do you know that rent control units are small? I mean, for real?