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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This quote from Janeese makes me laugh. At least she gets that NYC level density is not the goal.  :D

"We don’t need to become Manhattan to improve density, achieving Paris’s density levels would be a big step."

Paris, if you eliminated its suburbs, is 5 times more dense than DC is presently with 56,000 people per square mile. DC remember has 11,000 people per square mile. IF you included the Paris suburbs, a mere 2 kilometers from the center of the city, all of a sudden you are at 68,000 people per square mile, only 2,000 people per square mile shy of Manhattan.

So make no mistake, the goals here by the Mayor and the City Council are MASSIVE densification and gentrification.

In fairness to Janeese, so that the Density Bros/Bras do not think I am chery picking data, she does follow up her Paris density goal with a statement that she wants to do this without displacing low income persons. So this would not be your standard gentrification.

"Finally, housing production is critical but it won’t solve all our problems. I think it is important that we pair production with [b]strong tenant protection laws [/b]and a serious preservation strategy where we identify the affordable homes we have and ensure they don’t fall into disrepair, and that current residents are not displaced and can continue to afford to stay in their neighborhoods."[/quote]

How much stronger could they get? [/quote]

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