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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The GGW propagandists are so tiresome.

It's like they've been indoctrinated to memorize like 5 talking points and then just incessantly reciting them over and over and over. What's even more incredible is how naive they are about real estate, particularly how much they are basically foot soldiers for speculators seeking rent capture.

I hope at some point that they find some new talking points, because it is just so boring.[/quote]

IF GGW shills were serious about affordable housing, they would be calling on DC to do everything possible to save the rent controlled housing stock that exists right now.  Ward 3 has the second highest number of rent controlled units in the District, yet GGW and the Smart Growth crowd refuse to call them affordable.  These tend to be in older buildings and provide workforce residents with access to good schools and public transportation.  Yet the new comprehensive plan will accelerate their conversion to up-market housing.  This is probably why GGW Density Bros and the developer allies in the mayor's office and DC office of planning don't want to acknowledge rent controlled housing stock. The handful of touted IZ - inclusive zoning -- units pegged at 80 percent of AMI that result from large market-rate development are not really affordable and are relatively few in number.[/quote]

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