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[quote=Anonymous]Tommy Wells seems interested in keeping families in the district. I'm not a supporter but intrigued by some of his ideas about retaining the 33- 45 year old family set in the city.

In 10 years , what will happen when all of the Millenials will want to have kids too? Will all of these microunits be converted into 2 bedrooms by combining 3 of them? I doubt it because of they way they are designed right now, it would be a tough retrofit. Or maybe it will fuel another building boom since it will require tear downs for a new type of housing.

Essentially, all U.S. cities, not just DC have to stop chasing the "quick" money of entertainment districts that center around just bars and restaurants. Look at the mess that is Adams Morgan. Million dollar condos/ homes but bar fights and stabbings at least once a month and no decent neighborhood restaurants that have plates that cost less than $10.00 or good quality food (except Amsterdam falafel). I fear that H street is going to end up like that.

Crazy mayor aside and real estate bubble aside, Toronto is a city of 3 million, extremely multicultural and diverse socio- economically, and they have GREAT schools in the city. We could do the same thing here.

It would be great if we started making more economic and social investments in our schools, community centers,  spiritual centers and arts organizations. Those are the things that make a city, a city- the cultural fabric, not just the commercial enterprises.

We are excited to be raising a family in DC when it is a city developing its own character outside of the federal persona. There is a deep responsibility in that and it will require a lot of work, struggle and hard conversations on a community-level.

We are not in politics or fed workers or have any great wealth (in fact, we have negative financial net worth since we have student loans and do not own a home yet). But we think our lives are not defined by our balance sheets.  We like urban living and want to see DC become a great, affordable place for singles, families and the elderly to live in.

I feel like there are a lot of people in this forum who would be interested in talking about those ideas in a "real", not snarky way and maybe putting some of the ideas into action. If so, email me at dominiond@gmail.com and maybe we can start an alternative forum.[/quote]

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