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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So called missing middle is a hypocritical and contradictory admission from urbanists that they don’t actually want density.

If they did, they would stick with a giant high rise, but it turns out they don’t want that. They want SFHs.

They can’t afford that though, so they are demanding in their minds the next best thing, because what they want (despite claims otherwise) is unobtainable.

Then when they’re done destroying your neighborhood, turning it into a slum, they’ll leave because they were never committed to the community in the first place.

Rinse, repeat.[/quote]

+1.  This summarizes it so perfectly.[/quote]

You guys really think your neighborhoods will become “slums?”  [/quote]
I live on a street one block long in Cherrydale with 7 unexpanded original SFHs.  If all of those are turned into a 6plex--which is likely over time--the street will absolutely be slum like.  There won't be enough parking (by far).  The sidewalks won't be wide enough for the increased pedestrians.  The street won't be wide enough to handle the increased traffic.  There won't be any yards or large trees.  Most or all of those units will be renters.  The neighborhood was built on a small pre-WW2 scale that already has cars have to pull over to pass each other and people step into the street to let others pass on the sidewalk.  It was not sized to accommodate that density.  It's not good.

Nearly all of the other neighborhood streets just happen to have houses that were already expanded with additions or are New Builds.  But, just by chance, our street has a lot of original homes that will be targeted by builders.  It will be a little slum in the middle of a SFH neighborhood.

Larger buildings with several units should on bigger streets with bigger sidewalks and near public transit.  [/quote]

You’re actually very near a metro stop and def near bus stops.  Many many streets in that area also have yield streets.  Most sidewalks can’t accommodate people in 2 directions without a step to the side.  This is pretty normal stuff.  I am not sure what you think a slum looks like, but I don’t think that will happen to your street.  [/quote]

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