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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know everyone is going to get fixated on the prospect of poor people moving into wealthy neighborhoods, but someone should ask how exactly this plan is going to result in affordable housing. It seems vague how that's going to work. Simply building more units is not going to change prices. (Yes, yes, yes, increasing supply puts downward pressure on prices. But lower prices attract more demand, which pushes prices back up). [/quote]

She's planning on giving vouchers to low income District residents, which they can then use to compensate the landlords of large buildings in Wards 2 and 3. My guess is that the city will aggressively police and fine buildings that try to avoid accepting voucher holding residents.

With the debacle of Segwick Gardens, I think landlords may be hesitant to swap out those small number of below market long term tenants for tenants who are needing wrap-around services (but come armed with a reliable voucher from the city).

The City Council needs to start providing meaningful checks and balances against this Mayor. I pray that Racine primaries Bowser in the next Mayor race; we need a rational leader, not a bomb thrower.[/quote]

It must seems like she can do this, and people will move. The homeless shelter, bike lanes galore, now 1500 units of affordable housing that is not even close to major employment??? It is a long commute from up there to downtown, bad traffic and very car based. People did not move to Rock Creek West to live in Columbia Heights. Why can't we have a choice of less dense neighborhoods with less stress?

Why doesnt she just claim city center for Pete's sake. [/quote]

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