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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC in general has turned into a dump. The willfully blind are so because they do not want to admit that Democratic policies and politicians made this mess.  [/quote]

A dump?  Please.  This city is pretty damn clean compared to most in the US. Do you get out much?[/quote]

I'm not the PP, but DC is terrible these days. I was born here and have lived here consistently for 20+ years. Tony Williams revived downtown (and got slammed for it as he had to make some concessions to developers). However, he was bringing business back into the city and the results speak for themselves to this day if you remember places like Gallery Place pre and post TW. It got cleaner, better, safer with so many more options for entertainment and commerce. Now the development collusion under the current Mayor and GGW ilk is on high profit housing - business is an afterthought. High rents plus tons of incentives for landlords to let storefront properties sit vacant for long periods have greatly affected our beautiful corridors, bringing in both stagnation and big box/fast food. Friendship Heights "makeover" has pretty much driven out the businesses, they destroyed the marble facade on Mazza rather than repurposing it (not great environmentally), empty stores, institutions just poof gone, but yay more condos coming! The urban loft architecture of City Ridge--just what we needed, more super boring "urban lofts" (hello, the 90s are calling). The city's policies around section 8 have been a disaster--we've all seen the mini haz zone on Connecticut Ave they've created by illegally offering landlords more than typical rent to flip rent controlled apartments to Sec-8 without any oversight or services. And the defund the police/restorative justice folks have created a greenhouse for nuisance crime, which plagues the whole city TBH. Some of us remember when metro was a source of pride and Fawn Hall was cited for eating a banana while awaiting her train. Can you imagine that today? Don't get me started on the vermin everywhere (how many rat catchers does DC have? 1, 2, 3? the number is shockingly low) and mentally ill/addicted face planted on the sidewalk. I think I am the only person who calls in wellness checks because I have compassion--the rest of you step over the bodies as far as I can tell because you don't want to "bother" them? And car crime. But it's just an insurance matter. Whatever. Anyway, yes, DC's trajectory is appalling and those of us who enjoyed its rise are mourning its fall. To the person crowing about Ward 3 "getting served", you come across as emotionally and intellectually immature. And it's not Ward 3, it's city-wide. [/quote]

DC is exponentially better than it was 30 years ago. If you disagree then you haven't lived in the city during the transformation. Sure, there is an increase in crime recently, but DC has become a world class city with robust development/amenities. It is one of the largest concentrations of wealth in the United States.

To those that hate the development, move to a small midwestern city. Change is necessary and good.

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