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Busing cannot work in high traffic areas, period. I don’t want kids with hour+ commutes clogging roads, it’s not to anyone’s benefit.

However, I am ALL in favor of more rent-controlled housing in expensive areas. I live in Bethesda and it’s turning into Wealth central. Decades ago, it was an unassuming suburb. 
It is SO incredibly important to have a balanced population in every community. [/quote]

I am in favor of the busing that has gone on in the BCC cluster, but I do agree with your point about [b]how Bethesda has been developed without any thought to inclusive housing practices[/b].  I grew up in ChCh and can't afford to buy there or in Bethesda.  I have a rare, cheap rental home.   All the new rental/condo development is very high end.

It has a negative impact on schools -- there is a wealthy, privileged vibe at BCC that is very unattractive, worse than it used to be when I went there.

I like Bethesda because it is close to the metro and walkable, but I despise the wealthy, Range Rover, cluelessness that has developed in Bethesda. [/quote]

No, it hasn't been. There are MPDUs.

And the rental/condo development there is high-end because (a) it's a very desirable area, so there are lots of people with lots of money who are willing and able to pay, and (b) Chevy Chase has done its darndest to keep Chevy Chase expensive.[/quote]

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