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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-dc-vs-georgetown-in-urban-planning/2011/10/21/gIQAPkFcAM_story.html?hpid=z2

Short sighted and typical of this administration. One city under Vincent Gray.[/quote]

This decision is being considered by the D.C. Zoning Commission, which is a quasi independent body. It has five members, 2 of whom are automatically appointed and 3 of whom are appointed by the mayor. Of those three mayoral appointees, one was appointed by Barry way back in 1998, and two were appointed by Fenty. So, if the Commission decides in favor of the proposal, you can blame Fenty rather than Gray.

The proposal itself is coming from the Office of Planning which is led by another Fenty-appointee, Harriet Tregoning. It is likely that the proposal has been in development from before Gray took office.

Finally, the knock on Gray is that "One City" is supposed to be code for robbing Wards 2 and 3 in order to provide for Wards 7 and 8. Yet, the city's proposal would forgo tax revenues in order to protect Ward 2 neighborhood interests. That would seem directly contrary to the expectation of "One City" critics.

Occasionally you will actually have to engage in thoughtful analysis rather than knee-jerk partisanship. This is one of those cases.
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Sorry. I didn't have much time so I just had to do a quick hit and run. Jeff. My problem with DC and DC politicians is that they are so damn provincial and shortsighted. They view this as a sleepy town of 600,000 people that all know each other and should stay that way. A university is always going to have young hormone filled students thtat will do inappropriate things but by and large the student body is a great thing for the town. The NIMBYs in this town drive away more development than crime. I site my own neighborhood and its barren strip that has only a Starbucks left open. Pharmacy closed, toy store closed, yoga studio and offices on second floor closed. While we fight this more development goes on in the burbs and these people flood our streets and the NIMBys complain about suburban traffic. The new fight is against the Babes development and the Safeway development. I'm so sick and tired of it.[/quote]

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