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Uh, DC is shrinking. The only reason the growth rate was high between 2010 and 2020 is because growth was really high between 2010 and 2015 or so. That growth has been decelerating ever since and the most recent census estimate has us now losing residents. And the census numbers likely understate how much DC is shrinking because if you look at the number of people filing permanent change of address forms with the post office, it is off the charts. [/quote]
It’s not shrinking but also not growing as fast as it once was either. The reason the estimates were off was because they projected a linear trend in growth when it actually stagnated.  Covid has accelerated that. The city spent the last decade building huge apartments to accommodate all of these newcomers. Big problem now is that [b]no one wants to live in them anymore[/b]. Hence the fight over density in Ward 3.

In any case, it’s important to note that the growth only came due to the urban migration of this millennial cohort who were also within an age (20s-30s) where biking could be considered a viable option. As they age, the number who will continue biking will inevitably shrink and the use case for all of this wasted spending will disappear. [/quote]

Yogi Berra is posting on DCUM from the grave.[/quote]

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