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When does the council vote on that bill?  I think it is a poor one-size-fits-all proposal that will not really accomplish what they are going for, and in the process destroy actual relatively affordable SFH neighborhoods around forest glen, Wheaton, and glenmont.  And nice (but more expensive) neighborhoods in silver spring and takoma park.[/quote]

When you say that it will destroy the neighborhood, are you referring to the possibility of property owners building duplexes and other attached houses in those neighborhoods? Is that what you think will destroy the neighborhoods? [/quote]

I have no problem with attached housing, I just think this blanket approach to refining is lazy and inappropriate.  What works for one metro station may not be the best for another.  At many of these stations there is underutilized land very close to the metro, why not work on those areas first before moving into existing residential neighborhoods?  For instance, there is a redevelopment plan for the GA ave corridor by forest glen that includes rezoning some areas and building more housing- tons of opportunities there to make sure affordable housing is included.  Of course, that sort of thing takes time.  I think Jawando’s intentions are good but this is a lazy approach.

Have you ever lived in a tear down neighborhood?  I guess in this case everyone thinks it’s ok because it will be duplexes/quadplexes interdispersed  among existing homes rather than SFH mansions?  I agree destroy was probably not the right word, some people like these sort of changes.  But considering that the townhomes built by the metro stations are often more expensive than the nearby older SFH, I’m not sure this really addresses this middle housing gap.  But I’m sure Jawando will find support from his pro development colleagues on the council.[/quote]

On one hand, I am curious about the decision to use one mile, because except in areas with good bus connections, one mile from the metro is still pretty car dependent.  However, that stretch of Georgia Avenue between the Wheaton and Forest Glen stations is so fugly- I can only imagine that most of those homes are rentals to begin with, they just look so worn down.  Why not buy out the owners, raze them and put in attached housing along that ~mile stretch?  [/quote]

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