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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is that the population has grown to such a level that our "inner suburbs" would be dense urban city in pretty much any other global city. The inner suburbs need to urbanize; we are running out of space and have a lot more people in the metro area. Similarly, DC needs to go denser and higher. I live in a SFH neighborhood in NW DC (R-40 zoning); its ridiculous that builders cannot convert any homes into multi-unit properties. And my elderly neighbors will fight them tooth and nail.

These things are starting to happen, but it will take time. The dying off of Boomers and elderly who bought their houses 30-50 years ago for a song will quicken the pace of upzoning. You're hamstringing two generations of young families that need a home and are spending 40-50%+ of their wages on housing. This isn't working. [/quote]

People who claim to be affordable housing advocates consistently make these ageist remarks and they always get away with it. [/quote]

What's age-ist about it? It is a fact that the majority of homeowners are 55 or older. It's also a fact that homeownership rates among young adults are decreasing. Part of that is probably due to lifestyle choice, but a lot of is due to high housing costs.

ADUs are one way to reduce housing costs (by increasing the supply of housing). This will benefit people who can't afford to be homeowners due to high housing costs - who are disproportionately young adults. But some vocal current homeowners - who are disproportionately 55 or older - oppose ADUs.[/quote]

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