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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it better to have things spread out and be forced to further clog roads, or better to have thing closer together where walking and biking are options? Given DC is in the center of the metropolitan area, it seems like this is where density should go.

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This all sounds so wonderful in concept . . . until you realize that after years of cheer leading for more intensive development along the Wisconsin corridor and saying there would be negligible traffic impact, recently DDOT has become quite concerned about congestion and carrying capacity on the Wisconsin arterial.  Their solution:  make it easier for Wisconsin traffic to divert to alternative routes, including through residential streets.  (According to Sidwell neighbors, DDOT wanted Sidwell to open Tilden St through their campus in anticipation of redevelopment of the nearby Fannie Mae site, but this was a nonstarter for Sidwell.)

This is a  significant and concerning philosophical change for DDOT under Bowser, which under Fenty and Gray championed traffic calming to make neighborhood streets safer.  Another it's yet another major reason for AU Park and Tenleytown to be wary of Greedy Developer Schemes.[/quote]

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