Mary Cheh has turned Cleveland Park/Cleveland Park North into her personal political asset

[Anonymous]

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Facadomy is not historic preservation. And a 6 or 7 story glass box of upscale flats on top of the Uptown would change its appearance considerably.

Nice strawman argument.

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[Anonymous]

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Facadomy is not historic preservation. And a 6 or 7 story glass box of upscale flats on top of the Uptown would change its appearance considerably.

Nice strawman argument.

It's very relevant from the standpoint of adding to an historic structure. The Ward 3 Vision-GGW crowd would love to get rid of the historic district, but it's a fact.

No one is suggesting getting rid of the historic district, which actually has no legal mechanism to enact.

What is true is that having a historic district is detrimental to the goal of adding affordable housing on top of a metro station.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Facadomy is not historic preservation. And a 6 or 7 story glass box of upscale flats on top of the Uptown would change its appearance considerably.

Nice strawman argument.

It's very relevant from the standpoint of adding to an historic structure. The Ward 3 Vision-GGW crowd would love to get rid of the historic district, but it's a fact.

No one is suggesting getting rid of the historic district, which actually has no legal mechanism to enact.

What is true is that having a historic district is detrimental to the goal of adding affordable housing on top of a metro station.

Isn’t Adas Israel considering the construction of a signifcant workforce/affordable housing development on their surface parking lot? That’s close to the Metro but not in any historic district. Win-win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Facadomy is not historic preservation. And a 6 or 7 story glass box of upscale flats on top of the Uptown would change its appearance considerably.

Nice strawman argument.

It's very relevant from the standpoint of adding to an historic structure. The Ward 3 Vision-GGW crowd would love to get rid of the historic district, but it's a fact.

No one is suggesting getting rid of the historic district, which actually has no legal mechanism to enact.

What is true is that having a historic district is detrimental to the goal of adding affordable housing on top of a metro station.

Are you sure this is the goal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Facadomy is not historic preservation. And a 6 or 7 story glass box of upscale flats on top of the Uptown would change its appearance considerably.

Nice strawman argument.

It's very relevant from the standpoint of adding to an historic structure. The Ward 3 Vision-GGW crowd would love to get rid of the historic district, but it's a fact.

No one is suggesting getting rid of the historic district, which actually has no legal mechanism to enact.

What is true is that having a historic district is detrimental to the goal of adding affordable housing on top of a metro station.

Are you sure this is the goal?

The goal is dense, tall, mixed-use, vibrant, market-rate development. With a few "inclusive zoning" units (which are not really affordable) offered as crumbs. Developers call this "Smart Growth."

[Anonymous]

So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

so what's the upshot? Change.org petition? recall cheh? Flood her with emails? Who is organizing in the neighborhood to save the Uptown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

so what's the upshot? Change.org petition? recall cheh? Flood her with emails? Who is organizing in the neighborhood to save the Uptown?

Over 15000 people across DC signed a petition to save the Uptown. Recalling Cheh is a splendid idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

It is protected by historic preservation, and because you didn't answer the question, I will assume you don't have any interest in helping to make the Uptown into something new, but would rather sit at the computer and bash people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

so what's the upshot? Change.org petition? recall cheh? Flood her with emails? Who is organizing in the neighborhood to save the Uptown?

Apparently people would rather bash Cheh than to actually take this energy to save the Uptown and you know, save the Uptown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

so what's the upshot? Change.org petition? recall cheh? Flood her with emails? Who is organizing in the neighborhood to save the Uptown?

Apparently people would rather bash Cheh than to actually take this energy to save the Uptown and you know, save the Uptown.

Is there a campaign or link?

[Anonymous]

Not that I am aware of, but since you seem to be so concerned about it, go take the lead and see what kind of support you can get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why won't Mary Cheh stand with her constituents and work to save the iconic Uptown? Instead, she seems to support speculators and developers who want to change the Uptown forever into upscale dense dreck.

It is protected by the historic district. What do you want her to do that she hasn't already done?

What are YOU doing to save it? Have you participated in the community meetings about it? Have you pledged to contribute to purchasing it? Have you volunteered to start thinking through a business plan?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then you are doing it wrong.

If the Uptown is protected by the historic district, then why did Cheh push legislation that will enable zoning for a 10-story building at the site? Cheh is no friend of the Uptown, of historic preservation, or of Cleveland Park.

so what's the upshot? Change.org petition? recall cheh? Flood her with emails? Who is organizing in the neighborhood to save the Uptown?

Apparently people would rather bash Cheh than to actually take this energy to save the Uptown and you know, save the Uptown.

NP. But if she is leading the charge to NOT SAVE the Uptown, then it would make sense to spend your energy on her due to the inordinate amount of power she wields. Who do you think people should be trying to rally to convince to save the theatre if not Cheh?