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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok. I need to some clarification.

Someone posted that FARM's rates are RISING?!?! in the southern part of the county. Is that really true?

Please explain how that is possible. I just read article whining about how affordable housing in Arlington has dramatically decreased.[/quote]

YES IT'S TRUE, but of course you've heard the other talking point. Affordable housing has decreased overall, mostly in terms of market rate (which is more scattered throughout the county--and they consider raising of rents a "loss" of a unit), but has increased in terms of CAF's geared towards families. Those CAF's were built/preserved primarily along Columbia Pike because of the Neighborhoods Plan that was passed when the streetcar was coming and everyone was worried about gentrification pushing out all the lower income families. So the streetcar was cancelled, natch, families weren't pushed out as quickly as thought (some in Market Rate AH may be at some future point), and infill construction continues in a very small geographic area. The county's stated goal is to get back to the year 2000 in terms of number of "affordable units," but that means they can only get a few units here and there in areas that have already gentrified/developed or adopted Neighborhood Plans with zoning that make it too hard/expensive (East Falls Church, for example). And there you have it. [/quote]

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