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[quote=Anonymous]It’s not just feds going back in person. A lot of law firms are upping their in person requirements, from 2-3 days a week to more like 4. And lawyers DO spend money in the city. They are paying for parking, food, drinks, plus with fuller offices it will be a boon to catering and similar services. This is already happening.

The lobbying industry and media are both big in DC and have already come back pretty much full time in person except some print media and I think even that is changing.

With hybrid and flex schedules, it may never be quite as busy as before Covid, but that opens up other opportunities for creating more public gathering spaces that can help drive commerce. With fewer cars coming into DC daily, the city can experiment more with getting rid of street parking and pedestrian-only zones. Would be great to see some of the unused office space going to services like healthcare that are often high demand, low availability in the city.

Real estate in DC is more expensive than ever. There are still adjustments to be made, but I’m not that worried about it. I’ve seen major improvement on the homelessness issue in my neighborhood just in the last few months.[/quote]

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