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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Increasing density is the new redlining. So racist.[/quote]

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When they talk about replacing single family homes with condos, they’re almost always talking about single family homes owned by black people. And it’s almost always white people who are buying the condos.

This is why the share of white residents in DC is skyrocketing.

DC has the worst displacement of minority and low-income people in the country thanks to “increasing density.”

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This again?

White people are buying up single family homes that used to be owned by AA families because DC is a desirable place to live and there is not enough supply.  In most neighborhoods this happens well before any densification happens and in some neighborhoods it happens without any densification at all.

Now it is true that one of the reasons densification attracts more affluent whites is because those neighborhoods tend to be more attractive - they have better transit, are more walkable/bikeable and usually have better retail and are more vibrant.

I lived in Columbia Heights 30 years ago - you will not find anyone,[b] black or white, who prefers CH circa 1990[/b] to what it has evolved to in the last 20 years (though it hasn't actually changed that dramatically).  It is unfortunate the city has not allowed enough housing to be built to keep prices down so more people can live in highly desirable locations.

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I don't prefer the crime that was prevalent then; I 100% prefer the physical layout. The gentrification/density plan that came in with metro was rushed and ill-thought through. CH looks horrible, especially the big box area around the metro.[/quote]

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