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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mary Cheh is in the pocket of the developers who want more inventory to sell. 
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Or maybe she represents the DC residents who voted for her?

And maybe you should move to a suburban neighborhood, which sounds like what you are looking for.[/quote]

A.lot of suburbs have density. Everytime I drive down Wisconsin' through Bethesda I'm relieved to get back to low profile, leafy Tenleytown . Maybe you should move to the suburbs? [/quote]

This is exactly what DC Smart Growth, Inc. wants.  The ability as a matter of right to build up low profile, leafy Tenleytown, Cleveland Park, Cathedral Heights etc. to be like downtown Bethesda.  [/quote]

So you think it is a good idea to not have density on top of metro stations?[/quote]

There is nothing magical about metro stations in DC. They are not going to 'solve' the world for you. Multiple types of commute systems should be what we strive to develop with plentiful options for everyone, in city and suburbs.[/quote]

That doesn't answer the question, but given the region has invested billions of dollars in metro, does it, or does it not, make sense to focus housing and jobs on tops of the various stations in the system?[/quote]

It depends on the context around the Metro station.  Certainly it makes sense to have density around many downtown Washington Metro stations and for that matter downtown Bethesda, Rosslyn, etc. They are regional centers.  Lesser but still substantial density is appropriate around Friendship Heights because it is considered an area-wide commercial area.  (Yet it wouldn't be appropriate to up zone a stable single family neighborhood like Chevy Chase Village which is close to Metro).  Capitol Hill, Takoma Park, Cleveland Park are all historic districts with Metro stops, and it would not be appropriate to focus substantially density in those places, as it would basically undermine much of the rationale for the historic districts.[/quote]

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