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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with having no density, like Atlanta, Miami, LA, is TRAFFIC DISASTER.

That's why DC's traffic is terrible - we've expanded OUT of DC. We just can't move out past Loudon and keep building more sprawl housing. Unless you want everyone who's not rich or old to have hateful, numbing commutes.

And the DC is filled with smart talented people, which makes other smart talented people want to move here.  So the answer can't be "no more people in DC".  Let's do what the Europeans do, adopting their best ideas. Before they beat us as America's economy sinks into the mud because we've destroyed our world-leading talent economy.  (That's already happening in Silicon Valley and Seattle – because we have crappy land use policies, jobs are moving to Vancouver and other parts of Canada.)[/quote]
The worst traffic in the region is on the highways, not the city. The American Legion Bridge, the Springfield Mixing Bowl, etc. By comparison, traffic inside the beltway is calm and relatively easy. During rush hour it’s only 25 minutes from downtown Bethesda to the White House. Even faster from Ballston. [/quote]

You’re either an outright liar or have never tried to drive from downtown Bethesda to 17th and Pennsylvania Ave NW during rush hour. Because doing that in 25 is impossible. Not hard. Not tough. Not difficult. Impossible. As in dividing-by-zero, impossible.

I’ll bet you $1,000 that you can’t drive from Wisconsin and Old Georgetown to 1700 Pennsylvania Ave NW (or the reverse of this) in 25 minutes at 4:45pm.

A thousand bucks cash says you can’t do it.

Care to put some money on this? [/quote]

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