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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know what agenda you have and what secret information. Georgetown has been around and stores and restaurants opened and closed and you or others had made similar predictions of the entire area becoming a dump years ago and yet it still stands and still looks pretty good and places are still open and people still come.  There are many affluent neighborhoods around Georgetown and it's convenient option for them, I don't see them driving on regular basis to the Wharf/Navy Yard for a meal, some shopping or a movie, do you? Maybe it's an older crowd, families with kids and students and tourists, maybe it's not hip/cutting edge and that's your concern.   But I didn't see abundance of hip people in the Wharf either and saw plenty of tourists too, and food was overpriced and overrated.  For example, the Asian fusion restaurant there was terrible, one of the worst meals I had, Bangkok Joe's around Georgetown Harbor is incomparably better, at least it's eatable.

Georgetown is still a great option for a family to spend time and for a nice stroll on beautiful residential streets or waterfront, kayaking, some trails nearby, playgrounds and plenty of meal options as well as bars and pastry shops. You can argue with that all you want, people will still live there and will still come there. Wharf can benefit from more food choices, some retail and definitely redevelopment of the nearby shabby areas and extending waterfront, it's work in progress.  Tourists are good for DC economy and these days they demand great dining options, they are not coming for food chains. You don't see Downtown dining scene being ruined by the hoards of tourists staying there.[/quote]

Georgetown's own BID says it in their 2028 Plan [url]http://bid.georgetowndc.com/media/uploads/pdfs/2028-plan-agenda_1-29.pdf[/url]: [i]"While many residents, business owners and visitors speak emphatically about the unique charm of the neighborhood, they also clamor for easier and more efficient transportation choices, desire more contemporary and high-quality restaurants, and long for the independent boutiques that once dominated Georgetown. Increasingly, they travel to other neighborhoods to dine, shop and be entertained. As history demonstrates, Georgetown is not immune to the vagaries of the changing local and national economic climate. Georgetown merchants today compete in an increasingly crowded marketplace, with new shopping and entertainment destinations emerging in neighborhoods across the city and the region."[/i]

Sounds like the Georgetown BID has their act together and has a decent plan. And they are honest about the fact that Georgetown is at risk of losing some of what makes it a desirable destination because of some earlier practices that stifled easy public transit access and led to more chains than independent restaurants/shops. As an earlier poster put it, we (the collective D.C. residents) should be happy about multiple hubs/destinations that are growing in this city, especially when there is variety from one to the next. That's what makes a city an energizing place to be. I'd rather have Georgetown and The Wharf and Navy Yard and other D.C. neighborhoods all thrive.[/quote]

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