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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is going to such a huge hit to the quality of life for nearby residents who NEVER SIGNED UP TO LIVE NEAR AN ARENA.

I live less than 3/4 of a mile away and I am livid. [/quote]

LOL. The small area plan for Potomac Yards always envisioned an Uber dense, walkable community with thousands of units of high-rise residential living. Not sure why you feel livid. This was never going to stay as is. [/quote]
If it was something geared towards the use of people who actually live there, fine, but there is limited land and they are going to allocate that amount of space to something used for less than 1/3rd of the year?[/quote]

I imagine it will be used for concerts and other events like any other arena.

As someone who lives in upper NW, I'd be happy to take my kids to games in VA, I had stopped bringing them to Chinatown.

I don't even think this will be the wake up call for DC. I think it will take plunging revenues that get their poverty pimps, advocates and bike lane bros to turn on them. That process will play out for a while.

Many in DC raised the alarm re: crime, declining quality of life, environment for businesses. So did Leonsis, since very early this year, publicly and one can imagine privately. Some hoped that he would be a voice they would respond to. Nah. The way they scrambled 12 hours before this event was so embarrassing. [/quote]

DC is going to explain this away as about money, not about crime. And honestly they're right. I don't think crime is irrelevant here, but it's clear that this was mainly about Leonsis getting the fancy new arena he wants. I'm not happy with DC's approach to crime, nor am I happy with Chinatown lately, but it was completely fine on nights with events (I haven't been for games recently, only concerts) and there's not a chance I am going to make it from upper NW to Potomac Yard for weeknight games. That's going to be a BRUTAL trip. [/quote]

Yes, it’s always about the money. But a recent concert evening sat more than 200 car breaks during the event. I work in the neighborhood and the l area has gone to hell since 2020 and will only decline further. [/quote]

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