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[quote]There was a recent, deeply written article on SF and how horrible it's become with its "growth" and how everyone pretty much hates it and is miserable.[/quote]

"no one goes there anymore, its too crowded"

[quote] I'm happy to "look out" and put the brakes on this growth. To what end? DC is vibrant and has good balance right now. We have a built in employer (FEDS) and some nice pop ups. All neighborhoods wi eventually be "discovered"[/quote]

And be gentrified and become all white and UMC except for committed affordable housing. Is that the DC you want?

[quote]and we should "look out" for really thoughtful, human scale development that is mixed income and win win. We should continue to improve mass transit. [/quote]

As noted, density supports transit, transit supports (and is justified) by density.  L'Enfant Plaza is at the junction of FIVE metro lines. It is far from vibrant.  Allowing taller denser buildings there seems like a no brainer to me.

[quote]Let the tech and high rises go to the suburbs.[/quote]

There is already talk about SOME Amazon employees reverse commuting from DC.

[quote]Too bad SF didnt do this.[/quote]

Most tech employment in the Bay Area IS in the suburbs.   They just ended up with lots of reverse commuting. While Arlington is more friendly to urbanist growth than most SF suburbs are, moving more employment growth there will mean demand in DC.   I suppose you could hope for all tech growth to be out past Dulles.  With lots of added sprawl, lots more auto trips, lots more green house gases.  It might preserve your quiet block in DC, at the expense of the region and the planet.

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