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[quote=Anonymous]Moving the focus from SC politics back to Washington, DC.  What the article points out is how DC officials refused requests  to look at how COVID was challenging assumptions about DC population growth, commercial office demand commuting patterns, car use, etc. when the Bowser Admin was ramming the Comprehensive Plan amendments through the DC Council.  The amendments included increases in density and height under the Future Land Use Map in a variety of DC neighborhoods.  Now that the pro-developer, deregulatory changes have been enacted, the DC government finally DC acknowledging that its assumptions were a bit... inaccurate.  Population growth was slowing, and last year reversed.  Personal vehicle registrations in DC are way up, as residents rethought public transit use.  Office space demand has fallen off, as DC now looks to encourage office to residential conversions.  Real estate demand for single family homes with at least small yard has skyrocketed, while demand for new condos and upmarket rents has fallen.[/quote]

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