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The funny thing about Rockledge is that if there was an area that could deservedly be upzoned for greater density, it is there. And yet the county rezoned it to let EYA build townhomes instead.

[b]No one is opposed to townhomes[/b] and they have been a part of development in our county for ever. There are tons of townhomes in downtown Bethesda for example. Middle housing is not in fact "missing" from their own defined "walkshed" of downtown Bethesda. Instead what we have is sloganeering. What people object to having their house abut a 4-plex. I think that is fair.

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Not true at all. Plenty of people are opposed to townhomes. Also, why is it not fair to object to townhomes near you but it is fair to object to a fourplex near you? (What, specifically, is objectionable about a fourplex? How about a triplex, are they objectionable too? And duplexes?)

As for Rockledge itself, why would that be a good place for greater density? The reason Marriott left in the first place is that Rockledge isn't near anything.[/quote]

Uh, no. Not in the first place.

Marriott's lease was ending and they wanted a modern building. [b]They did want the new location to be close to a Metro stop,[/b] but the final decision was basically which governments were going to give them the most in $$$.

Downtown Bethesda it is!!

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/july-august-2018/why-marriott-stayed/[/quote]

Yes, and Rockledge isn't.[/quote]

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