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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Bethesda and work in DC.  I don't understand why we need ever greater density and more homes and more companies to come to the area.  The congestion is terrible and the strain on schools and public services is annoying.

Personally, I would be happier if we stayed flat or, better yet, some people moved away!

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Specieis in general, barring an external threat, tend to grow in population. Humans in particular, once we moved away from a hunter-gatherer society to a barter=&gt; cash society, locate to places where one can earn money to purchase things like food. The DC Capital Region is a place where many companies have located because of its proximity to the heart of the federal government, the clean Potomac drinking water and easy access to other metropolitan areas as well as mountains, bay and beach. In order to accommodate the demand for humans to live in this area, we have two choices: either keep digging up farmland and build car-based cul de sac developments, or increase density in areas that already have infrastructure and provide transportation choices.

Does that begin to answer your question in a simplistic manner?[/quote]

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