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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) improve the schools - it is the one thing that really holds back parts of the city. Of course, that also means providing breakfast and lunch, breaking the cycle of poverty, making sure there are opportunities and alternatives to crime to survive and thrive

2) provide incentives at the federal level, to bring big business to the district (not the suburbs, they already have state level incentives and are doing this)

3)[b] Build more housing that is affordable. That means increasing density in the outer areas of the city so people can afford to live here. [/b]Even in the poorest parts of the city, rents are $800-1000/mo and even cheap condos are $250,000+ and houses are $400,000+
That isn't "affordable" for people making a working class salary.[/quote]

Yes, ruin the good neighborhoods.  :roll: [/quote]

If you don’t want density, move out to VA or MD.[/quote]

So driving wealthy people who can afford to live in single family homes out to the suburbs would be good for the city? I don't think so. How about if you want density you move to neighborhoods that have high density and if you want tree lined streets filled with single family homes you get to live there while remaining a dc tax payer.[/quote]

I live in a SFH in DC and am wealthy. I also support higher density housing. You can do a mix. See the Walter Reed redevelopment next to some beautiful SFH in Colonial Village/Shepherd Park/Brightwood or the high rises on CT Ave[b] near [/b]beautiful SFH in Chevy Chase/Forrest Hills.[/quote]

NEAR. Not in. High Density people want to change neighborhoods like Chevy Chase into Tenleytown or Friendship Heights. Just move there if that's what you want. Yes, neighborhoods can be next to each other but that's not what this is about and you know it.[/quote]

Sorry, no I have no idea to what you’re referring. My friends and neighbors support high density and have never suggested that they want high rises only. They all own SFH. Not everyone can afford a SFH. High density will accommodate more people at different price points. No one has ever suggested tearing down the SFH.

One of us is misinformed on high density housing.[/quote]

No one wants high density buildings next to sfh except people who can't afford sfh. Why do we need a wealthy neighborhood to accommodate more people at different price points? It's a wealthy neighborhood. It's for wealthy people. Cry me a river if you can't afford to live there, but don't take it away from people who can by turning it into a different neighborhood. Just move to one that has high density and all different price points.[/quote]

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