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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in a single-family home one block from the proposed development site and while am not thrilled at the idea of a year or two of construction, am very excited about the prospect of more retail and development in the immediate neighborhood. Except for traffic at pick up and drop off times, I honestly do not understand the intense resistance I am seeing from some of my neighbors to this project.

I don't mean to be rude or judgemental, and I'm sure I will get some push back for this, but most of those who are resisting the development seem to be older residents who have been in the neighborhood for a long time. Other young families in the immediate vicinity are looking forward to more development in the area, and I'm wondering if there is just a difference in preference over what kind of neighborhood neighbors would like this pocket of Tenleytown/AU Park to be. [/quote]

What I don't understand is who the neighbors are that this harms meaningfully.  The ones abutting the school are still abutting a school.  The ones abutting Safeway will be abutting a school - that seems better, not worse, if for no other reason than the school is open less than half the year and only from ~7-5.  And there are no SF residences (or none at all) on the small block where the Volvo dealership is - it's all restaurants and small shops in townhouse type buildings.  Meanwhile, the residences that would go in would almost certainly be banned from on-street parking, as that's always the deal with new apartments.

Is it just fear of the unknown and change?[/quote]

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