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[quote=Anonymous]Yeah, what 13:30 said.   Chevy Chase DC resident here.  I don't [Ward 3] Vision a cheesy Bethesda Row Commons Ye Olde Towne Shoppe Fake Centre down the block.

It's not that I hate Sweetgreen and Lululemon so much as this:   the District of Columbia pussies out whenever it comes to traffic management measures and parking mandates for developers.

So in MoCo, residents of Chevy Chase and Edgemoor and "east Bethesda" simply ask the county and Voila!  Every block transforms into a one-way street with parking only for residents and "DO NOT ENTER" signs and 1,000 other measures to ensure the neighbors do not bear the brunt of development.   Arlington, too (see, e.g., the miles of "resident only" parking along the Orange line and the gated community feel of Lyon Village).

But in DC? no.  In DC, a developer simply asks and the requirement for parking spots (that you see all over Bethesda and Arlington, BTW) is waived.  Because 100% of shoppers and especially late-night diners take the metro, as you all know.

So yeah, I'm going to hold the line and ensure that our little part of Chevy Chase DC doesn't become a chain restaurant dining destination for slobs to block my driveway 6 nights a week.[/quote]

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