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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has a number of “lower density” single family residential neighborhoods.  (Note that they Council Chairman correctly points out that DC is the densest subnational jurisdiction in the nation.)  [b]People seem to value that[/b], particularly now: the fact that there is green space, that they can see the sunny sky without shadows all day, that that they can take walks without being on top of one another, and they can still hear birdsong and other natural sounds to calm them.   Why force zoning changes that would bring more density and height that people don’t want in their neighborhoods, just to make a fat buck for connected developers?[/quote]

Agreed, the people who are living in these affluent residential areas in the District of Columbia, who paid a lot of money in order to be able to live there, do not want builders to build more housing to meet the demand that other people also have to live there.[/quote]

Anacostia has rolling green neighborhoods as well. Why so focused on Ward 3 and affluence?[/quote]

When you say "Anacostia" do you actually mean Anacostia, or do you mean "everything across the river"?

Also, do you think the people posting on DCUM about liking their leafy green neighborhoods and not wanting them to change, live in Anacostia ([i]actually[/i] Anacostia) or in the parts of DC across the Anacostia River?[/quote]

I am just wondering why [b]Anacostia, which is lovely,[/b] is not being eye-balled in this manner. It is a prime candidate for some high-speed transport options and I'm sure the folks there would love some supermarkets. Perhaps the Mayor can turn her attention to this?[/quote]

Do you live there?[/quote]

Why does that matter?  I have visited many times. I'm a native Washingtonian. You?[/quote]

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