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

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Zero tolerance on crime.

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Anonymous wrote:1) A few hundred more years of history to add charm.

2) More cafes and more fun stuff to do near the Mall, rather than just a sterile stretch of city around it.

3) A metro system that is faster and has more stops so every trip does include big stretches of walking.

Add plants, paints, colors, music, nice touristy cafes and shops (instead of food trucks- give trucks a separate park with cute seating, trees and umbrellas etc) for charm.

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Anonymous wrote:Get rid of all the overpaid useless government employees that don’t need to work in DC. Put them out west like Utah or something.

I bet they're more useful and valuable than you are.

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Better Pizza, Bagels and Beaches

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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.

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.

NEAR. Not in. High Density people want to change neighborhoods like Chevy Chase into Tenleytown or Friendship Heights. Just move there if that's what you want. Yes, neighborhoods can be next to each other but that's not what this is about and you know it.

Sorry, no I have no idea to what you’re referring. My friends and neighbors support high density and have never suggested that they want high rises only. They all own SFH. Not everyone can afford a SFH. High density will accommodate more people at different price points. No one has ever suggested tearing down the SFH.

One of us is misinformed on high density housing.

No one wants high density buildings next to sfh except people who can't afford sfh. Why do we need a wealthy neighborhood to accommodate more people at different price points? It's a wealthy neighborhood. It's for wealthy people. Cry me a river if you can't afford to live there, but don't take it away from people who can by turning it into a different neighborhood. Just move to one that has high density and all different price points.

good luck finding a police/fire or maid or landscapers to service your wealthy property.

Are you joking?

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Anonymous wrote:1) A few hundred more years of history to add charm.

2) More cafes and more fun stuff to do near the Mall, rather than just a sterile stretch of city around it.

3) A metro system that is faster and has more stops so every trip does include big stretches of walking.

Add plants, paints, colors, music, nice touristy cafes and shops (instead of food trucks- give trucks a separate park with cute seating, trees and umbrellas etc) for charm.

I miss the REAL food trucks. Not these disgusting scammers ripping people off and all selling the same crap.

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Anonymous wrote:Statehood.

Nah. Never.


DC can’t govern crap. Just look at the dysfunctional mess it has been.

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It all starts with zero tolerance of any crime, and that includes “nonviolent” crime - shoplifting, carjacking, property destruction, treacherous driving and driving under influence, vandalism… the list goes on… and on.

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Figure out why our prosecution rate declined, is lower vs other major cities, no papering increased. Improve that.

Get reciprocity with MD and VA to better hold sh*tty drivers accountable.

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Anonymous wrote:1) A few hundred more years of history to add charm.

2) More cafes and more fun stuff to do near the Mall, rather than just a sterile stretch of city around it.

3) A metro system that is faster and has more stops so every trip does include big stretches of walking.

Add plants, paints, colors, music, nice touristy cafes and shops (instead of food trucks- give trucks a separate park with cute seating, trees and umbrellas etc) for charm.

? We have this. Are you a tourist who has only been to the mall?

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- Relax the height limit downtown. I don't think we need to eliminate it, but the current 12-13 story cap makes it hard for larger headquarters to locate here, increases construction costs, and doesn't actually do much to improve quality of life on the ground in the ways people tend to claim. Allowing 20-25 stories (e.g., up to the height of the Capitol dome regardless of street width) would be much better. Couple the looser restrictions with sensible requirements about floor plates that encourage adaptive reuse instead of leaving us with a bunch of albatross older office buildings as we have now. Higher heights downtown would also take some of the pressure off to redevelop existing neighborhoods, which often runs into expensive opposition.
- Get NPS to give DC more local control of parks. So many of our parks could be fixed up and enhanced with local resources if only we were allowed to do it.
- Figure out an effective way to go after MD and VA drivers with large numbers of tickets, and increase enforcement of traffic violations other than speeding.

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Anonymous wrote:1) A few hundred more years of history to add charm.

2) More cafes and more fun stuff to do near the Mall, rather than just a sterile stretch of city around it.

3) A metro system that is faster and has more stops so every trip does include big stretches of walking.

Add plants, paints, colors, music, nice touristy cafes and shops (instead of food trucks- give trucks a separate park with cute seating, trees and umbrellas etc) for charm.

There are tons of touristy cafes and shops. Where are you looking?

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Anonymous wrote:We’re too young for that. It does not have to be the best. It needs to be functional.

Agree on statehood.

And perhaps moving all federal offices to one area that’s non residential (without disrupting established residents). Like a separate government district that’s not part of the state.

its called the national mall, including the white house and capitol.

Hunh. So two buildings and a jogging trail. Gotcha.

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Anonymous wrote:Statehood.

Nah. Never.


DC can’t govern crap. Just look at the dysfunctional mess it has been.

This has already been discussed, but that "dysfunctional mess" has the highest bond rating in the country and a rainy day fund that make most govenors weep. The complaints Trump is expressing - grass and homeless encampments are on Federal property for the most part. IOW, the National Park Service has dropped the ball for decades in its service to the taxpayers of the District of Columbia.

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Anonymous wrote:Statehood.

Nah. Never.


DC can’t govern crap. Just look at the dysfunctional mess it has been.

This has already been discussed, but that "dysfunctional mess" has the highest bond rating in the country and a rainy day fund that make most govenors weep. The complaints Trump is expressing - grass and homeless encampments are on Federal property for the most part. IOW, the National Park Service has dropped the ball for decades in its service to the taxpayers of the District of Columbia.

Tell me what the bond rating does for the terrible schools and crime in Ward 8 ? I’ll answer myself, NOTHING!