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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would make DC more appealing for young professionals?[/quote]

DC is not a young person's city, certainly not in the way that other cities are.

Not much you can do to change that. [/quote]

Why its not? Lots of young people dream of working and living on the Hill.[/quote]

DC does not offer what other cities offer. Compared to other cities, [b]DC is not that walkable,[/b] and DC is not at the top of young people's lists of where to locate after college.

Working on the Hill is not that impressive to everybody - it only appeals to a certain personality. That type of personality is not appealing to most people.

For example, OP - you are acting like DC is the be all and end all and why WOULDN'T young people want to be here??  That is exactly what turns people off, especially young people who have choices. [/quote]

Sure, if you live in Chevy Chase DC by Rock Creek Park, it isn't very walkable. But then again, not many young people are living there. Where young people live - H Street, SW, Navy Yard, Shaw, NoMA (Eckington) and Ivy City, it is very walkable.

[b]The fact that you don't consider DC to be walkable mean either you live somewhere in the burbs, or simply are not familiar with the neighborhoods young people are migrating to.[/b][/quote]

+1. If DC isn't walkable, what [i]is[/i] walkable?[/quote]

OP must be referring to LA, Dallas, or Houston, all of which are known to be walkable cities.

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DC is a whole lot more walkable compared to all three of those. [/quote]

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