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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bowser seems like she got her second wind. That doesn’t mean that she’s a good mayor. But she’s a better mayor than any current sitting Councilmember would ever be. [/quote]

Second wind how?[/quote]
- crime bill passed
- murders down
- salvaged deal to keep Caps/Wizards
[b]- downtown picking up [/b]
- Metro improving 
- tent cities down

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How is downtown picking up? Unless or until either WFH changes, particularly at the Federal level, or there are completed office to residential building conversions, downtown will be what it is right now, which certainly isn't close to pre-COVID levels.[/quote]
I go downtown every day. Mondays and Fridays are slow. Tuesdays and Wednesdays feel even more crowded than pre-COVID. Thursdays are normal.

Restaurant and store closures have stopped (unlike H St and Navy Yard) and even some new places opening.

Crime has even moved back to its natural location; 13th and NY Ave around the McDonalds.

There are still some persistent tent areas, particularly around E Street underpass and Rock Creek. But that looks like Federal property.

Sure there are a lot of vacant offices and store fronts, but that seems like a price issue. If they reduced rents then people would lease them. Probably cannot do that for financial reasons so they will probably be empty until sold to someone else at a cheaper price. Nature is healing.

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I look forward to working in-office every day.  I can’t believe people prefer to stay home so much.  So much of life/work happens in the quick/casual conversations and colleague lunches.

I agree about the crowds on metro mid-week[/quote]

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