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

[Anonymous]

It's funny how the Bernie bro's argue on this thread that somehow density has nothing to do with coronavirus ravaging NYC and then, on another thread, they argue DC streets all need to be shut down to cars because people don't have enough room to ride their bikes or walk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of room for policies in between "let's make parts of D.C. denser than they are now to improve long-term sustainability and boost housing affordability" and "let's make all of D.C. as dense as New York City." This is a straw man argument at heart (so naturally, it's gone on for 42 pages and counting...).

Parts of DC are already more densely populated than parts of NYC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Again, what is your point?

Having lots of people crammed into a poultry plant, working without any social distancing will lead to more cases.

Just like having people crammed into tiny apartments, literally on top of each other, will lead to more cases.

And just like having people in nursing homes leads to more cases.

Having more space is a benefit in a pandemic. Higher density living and working leads to more Covid cases and more deaths.

People in their own apartments is the opposite of people jammed next to each other on a poultry line. Good grief.

Well, people do have to leave their apartments sometimes right? To get food? To exercise? To get fresh air? Maybe you've never been to NYC, but you can't get the mail without passing 10,000 people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:From the New York Times:

“Density is really an enemy in a situation like this,” said Dr. Steven Goodman, an epidemiologist at Stanford University. “With large population centers, where people are interacting with more people all the time, that’s where it’s going to spread the fastest.”

The challenge facing New York and other tightly cramped cities around the United States can be seen by comparing the country’s largest city to its second biggest, Los Angeles.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc-crowds-density.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

+1

It's very weird, and kind of surreal, to hear people try to argue that density has nothing to do with coronavirus.

Get used to it, because the fact is that it doesn't. New York City was late to respond to coronavirus, that's all.

I think the entire medical profession disagrees with you, but what do they know? Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how the Bernie bro's argue on this thread that somehow density has nothing to do with coronavirus ravaging NYC and then, on another thread, they argue DC streets all need to be shut down to cars because people don't have enough room to ride their bikes or walk.

Here is DC we call them Density Bros.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how the Bernie bro's argue on this thread that somehow density has nothing to do with coronavirus ravaging NYC and then, on another thread, they argue DC streets all need to be shut down to cars because people don't have enough room to ride their bikes or walk.

Here is DC we call them Density Bros.

Density is safe. Crowding is dangerous. Pay attention to the news.

Denying density is healthier for the city and our future is akin to denying global warming. It is all connected. Smart density IS the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how the Bernie bro's argue on this thread that somehow density has nothing to do with coronavirus ravaging NYC and then, on another thread, they argue DC streets all need to be shut down to cars because people don't have enough room to ride their bikes or walk.

Here is DC we call them Density Bros.

Density is safe. Crowding is dangerous. Pay attention to the news.

Denying density is healthier for the city and our future is akin to denying global warming. It is all connected. Smart density IS the future.

Hasnt been that smart so far...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how the Bernie bro's argue on this thread that somehow density has nothing to do with coronavirus ravaging NYC and then, on another thread, they argue DC streets all need to be shut down to cars because people don't have enough room to ride their bikes or walk.

Here is DC we call them Density Bros.

Density is safe. Crowding is dangerous. Pay attention to the news.

Denying density is healthier for the city and our future is akin to denying global warming. It is all connected. Smart density IS the future.

“Density is really an enemy in a situation like this,” said Dr. Steven Goodman, an epidemiologist at Stanford University. “With large population centers, where people are interacting with more people all the time, that’s where it’s going to spread the fastest.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc-crowds-density.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how the Bernie bro's argue on this thread that somehow density has nothing to do with coronavirus ravaging NYC and then, on another thread, they argue DC streets all need to be shut down to cars because people don't have enough room to ride their bikes or walk.

Here is DC we call them Density Bros.

Density is safe. Crowding is dangerous. Pay attention to the news.

Denying density is healthier for the city and our future is akin to denying global warming. It is all connected. Smart density IS the future.

Thanks, Bob.

[Anonymous]

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I think the entire medical profession disagrees with you, but what do they know? Right?

Your belief about the medical profession's opinion is factually incorrect.

[Anonymous]

“Smart growth density” is soooo over now. Time to find a new pretext to sell profit opportunities for commercial real estate speculators

[Anonymous]

But when they are selling horse shit, most people see through it eventually.

Maybe that’s why Bowser and company are trying to rush their Comprehensive Plan changes through during a pandemic ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Smart growth density” is soooo over now. Time to find a new pretext to sell profit opportunities for commercial real estate speculators

It's also the Green New Deal people.

Where are the worst deaths? Nursing homes.
Where are the most cases? Among poor people who live in close quarters.

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Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of room for policies in between "let's make parts of D.C. denser than they are now to improve long-term sustainability and boost housing affordability" and "let's make all of D.C. as dense as New York City." This is a straw man argument at heart (so naturally, it's gone on for 42 pages and counting...).

Parts of DC are already more densely populated than parts of NYC.

And those are not the parts that are likely being targeted for increased density.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of room for policies in between "let's make parts of D.C. denser than they are now to improve long-term sustainability and boost housing affordability" and "let's make all of D.C. as dense as New York City." This is a straw man argument at heart (so naturally, it's gone on for 42 pages and counting...).

Parts of DC are already more densely populated than parts of NYC.

And those are not the parts that are likely being targeted for increased density.

So why should Great neighborhoods like Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park and AU Park be “targeted” for increased density ?!