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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do actually want to turn Bethesda into Paris and raze all detached SFH. the fact that there are detached SFH so close to DC and density starts just by pike and Rose is criminal urban planning. Just purely captured by the rich[/quote]

So you think Paris isn't for the rich? [/quote]

There are multiple people here talking about Paris.  I am not the above poster. But I wrote replies on this page.

Most large global cities that have tourism have expensive districts that people admire for their architecture (which differs in look by place).  Paris, like NYC, has expensive areas and poor areas.  What I'm focused on in my comparisons are the attractive districts from the 1st Arrondissement to the low teens.

The point of bringing up Paris is to discuss architectural styles and neighborhood scale.  Paris has many neighborhoods that are slightly tall but not ugly.  And dense multifamily housing with shops and attractions built in.  London is attractive like this as well.  I had a friend who lived in a Kensington attached rowhouse that had 4 levels.  An apartment on every floor. This kind of building could feasibly replace small SFHs close to town.  As could taller but not sk*scraperesque residential buildings closer to the town center.  It only takes a few lots to build that kind of building.  I also understand from this thread that promised green spaces are not being realized.  That's going to be a permanent problem if it doesn't get settled soon.

Bethesda is clearly not Paris.  It's an "Edge City".  It just needs to be better developed downtown to become a nicer place to live.  It's fallen off lately unless you live in a giant multimillion $ SFH. Greater density might make it more affordable although would probably never return it to what it once was - a true middle class place.

Read this for insights on edge cities.

https://www.naiop.org/research-and-publications/magazine/2021/fall-2021/business-trends/suburbs-edge-cities-and-santa-fe-a-conversation-with-joel-garreau/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20Tysons%2C%20Virginia,area%20near%20Raleigh%2C%20North%20Carolina

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