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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]100% pro developer.  They want to build more homes/dwelling units for more people.  How about building schools for some of those people? Nothing.  Or recreation centers or parks/green space (an urban pocket park doesn't count) or even police or fire stations.  Nope, jothering.  Just housing.  Because that is how the developers who fund the site make a living.[/quote]

There are plenty of schools and most of them have plenty of open seats. It is only the Ward 3 schools that are over subscribed. Change the boundaries and you won't need more school buildings. There are plenty of rec centers, and even new ones being proposed, like at Hearst, are fought tooth and nail, adding expense and time to the burden. There are plenty of parks and green space. even two rivers and a big wooded valley through NW DC and a big wooded valley through NE DC on the East End. Plenty of police and fire stations too, well covered and funded, thanks.[/quote]

Why doesn’t DC require that development projects above a certain size pay into an infrastructure fund, to pay for additional school capacity, playgrounds and transportation infrastructure?  This is what many jurisdictions, whether urban or suburban, require.  But you won’t see Bowser and the Office of Planning proposing it.  Indeed, OP has proposed cutting language in the comprehensive plan that requires the capacity and impact on infrastructure to be considered in approving development.   But what Bowser and OP care about is cutting developer costs and increasing their profits.  [/quote]

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