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

[Anonymous]

<quote>exclusionary clauses 100 years ago</quote>

Should we tell them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When "neighborhood character" is to protect a neighborhood that was built on exlcusionary clauses in deeds and redlining, then it isn't character worth preserving.

Single family homes, duplexes and trees/green areas. That this type of character drives GGW wild with desire to bring in the cement trucks has nothing to do with exclusionary clauses 100 years ago, and you know it. It is worth preserving, and Black families buy SFHomes in Ward 3 as well like our family.. Not sure why you are devlopersplainin to us what's worth preserving.

Wouldn't be a thread on this forum without the GGW boogieman!

Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:<quote>exclusionary clauses 100 years ago</quote>

Should we tell them?

Celebrating century old exclusionary clauses in 2021.

Should we tell them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When "neighborhood character" is to protect a neighborhood that was built on exlcusionary clauses in deeds and redlining, then it isn't character worth preserving.

Single family homes, duplexes and trees/green areas. That this type of character drives GGW wild with desire to bring in the cement trucks has nothing to do with exclusionary clauses 100 years ago, and you know it. It is worth preserving, and Black families buy SFHomes in Ward 3 as well like our family.. Not sure why you are devlopersplainin to us what's worth preserving.

The "vision" of Ward 3 Vision and GGW is to have downtown Bethesda height and density from the Maryland line south to Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When "neighborhood character" is to protect a neighborhood that was built on exlcusionary clauses in deeds and redlining, then it isn't character worth preserving.

Such a specious argument. "Ground zero" in DC for exclusionary deeds and redlining was Crestwood and 16th Street Heights. Yet the Bowser Administration proposed no FLUM or density changes to these single family neighborhoods, despite their location along an express transit corridor. However, Bowser and her Smart Growth lobbyist friends invoke the far lesser number of such covenants in Ward 3 neighborhoods to justify significant changes in height and density.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

I live in Cleveland Park, Im a supporter of growth for DC. But people who want to get rid of the height limits and zoning are conservative pro-development destroyers of culture and architecture. They don't care about living in a humane city. They should just move out to the featureless suburbs and let the people who love this city love it as it is. Also, If they all leave, prices would get cheaper.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

I think we have all had enough with the THREE new buildings at the Fannie Mae site. Plus they ruined the lawn vista that they said would be a neighborhood recreation venue. Is there any organized group to bring pressure on our politicians and oppose runaway developer profit growth?

[Anonymous]

Looks like someone just came back from vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

So you think it is a good idea to not have density on top of metro stations?

[Anonymous]

They are pulling up the grass they just planted at Hearst

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

So you think it is a good idea to not have density on top of metro stations?

There is nothing magical about metro stations in DC. They are not going to 'solve' the world for you. Multiple types of commute systems should be what we strive to develop with plentiful options for everyone, in city and suburbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

I think we have all had enough with the THREE new buildings at the Fannie Mae site. Plus they ruined the lawn vista that they said would be a neighborhood recreation venue. Is there any organized group to bring pressure on our politicians and oppose runaway developer profit growth?

It was a matter of right project where the developer left quite a bit of potential development off the project.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

So you think it is a good idea to not have density on top of metro stations?

There is nothing magical about metro stations in DC. They are not going to 'solve' the world for you. Multiple types of commute systems should be what we strive to develop with plentiful options for everyone, in city and suburbs.

That doesn't answer the question, but given the region has invested billions of dollars in metro, does it, or does it not, make sense to focus housing and jobs on tops of the various stations in the system?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell.

Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs?

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants. The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.

I think we have all had enough with the THREE new buildings at the Fannie Mae site. Plus they ruined the lawn vista that they said would be a neighborhood recreation venue. Is there any organized group to bring pressure on our politicians and oppose runaway developer profit growth?

It was a matter of right project where the developer left quite a bit of potential development off the project.

TIL that matter-of-right projects don't count despite adding thousands of units of housing.