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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone likes our boring, leafy, walkable, green, [b]low skyline city[/b] with its smattering of commercial hubs. Literally, everyone likes that about DC. If you don't, you go to a tastier city.[/quote]
YIMBYs disagree. They believe the height limits are racist.[/quote]

That makes little sense. And it is one of the things that makes DC unique.  Part and parcel of our heritage. If you made a list of top  things that make DC, DC- - cherry blossom,.social Safeway, go go, monuments, [b]low skyline[/b],Smithsonian etc. [b]Adding ANY high rises within DC[/b] dilutes our heritage. [/quote]

Have you ever been on Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and Cleveland Park?[/quote]

There are some ugly buildings in that area, but DC’s hills allow for taller structures that don’t destroy the skyline. I think it’s good to maintain the historic character of neighborhoods.

There is a beautiful flatiron building at the south end of Dupont. It was originally apartments, then it was converted to offices, and now it should probably be converted back to apartments. There is lots of space around here! We just need to be smarter about how we use it.

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Dupont_circle_building_3c14961u.tif[/img]

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