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If you travel wisonsin and conn ave in ward 3 there are tons of apartment buildings. Behind them is a neighborhood characteristic of single family homes and duplexes. There was some talk of allowing folks to convert garages to small dwellings, which was interesting. Beyond that, not sure why these low density neighborhoods are so provocative to the Mayor, esp as there are ample rent controlled units in the apartments on the main corridors.[/quote]

If you look at the entire ward there are not enough units affordable to low income people, there are not that many apts (though they are almost all on the arterials people travel on a lot - thankfully we have something called google maps you can get a better picture of the whole ward).  There is an absurdly high number of SFHs for someplace at practically the center of the region.  And even so, there all that is being asked, in terms of upzoning, is to make it easier to build other things. [/quote]

There are lots of SFHs blocks from the Dupont Metro, too, but I don't see David Alpert at al clamoring for more density there. Wonder if that's because David Alpert lives in a SFH two blocks from the Dupont Metro? It's simply a horribly wasteful, elitist use of that space, but I guess he gets a pass. Funny how that works.[/quote]

When I lived in Dupont Circle 15 years ago, I was in a one-bedroom apartment with two other one bedrooms in my building. My next door neighbor and most of the houses across the street were single family rowhomes. At the corner of the block, there was a five-story apartment building. The SFHs there are mostly rowhomes, not detached SFHs, which means that area is already WAY denser than upper Ward 3 is, and there’s no need to advocate density there. No one is seriously suggesting banning single family homes, just suggesting that areas not be zoned ONLY for that or not be zoned in a way that requires large, expensive lots with one house on each one. 
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