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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Giant project was blocked because wealthy people on Newark Street didn't want more traffic. BOTTOM LINE. A very small handful of rich, connected folks blocked the project. They wrap themselves in the mantle of greenish, liberal, progressive mantle, but they are just rich people trying to keep the status quo. Blocking relatively affordable housing, expanded retail and opportunity. I live in the neighborhood. I am a greenish liberal too. But all this talk about concerns about design is bull. They used design to block progress.
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Traffic concerns are pretty widespread through the area.  I live on 38th St, where we now have a 3 story wall and soon a parking garage to be adorned with a giant neon "Super G" dominating the street.  We expect to get hammered by traffic once it opens.  We've gone to DDOT and they just throw up their hands.   As for "affordable" housing, they're building only the bare minimum that the law requires and not providing the promised lower rents for the old businesses.  From our perspective, the 'hood got sold a bill of goods and we'll soon get walloped.  I have friends in McLean Gardens who generally supported the development, but now see its size and now are wondering how to protect their area from the expected traffic.[/quote]

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