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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Issues like this are dangerous when presented to a city council comprised entirely of “community activists.”  I’m not sure there is a single day of small business experience between the 13 of them.  [/quote]

Whether this is a good solution or not, we still have a massive affordability gap. For instance the average new house buyer just ticked up to 40, where it was 28 not that long ago. Keep ignoring these outcomes and we'll keep getting someone who will try to fix them, even if they end up failing. [/quote]

Build more housing, not less. This has worked in other cities. We could try it here. [/quote]

I'm going to assume you've missed all the threads on Cathedral Commons, McMillan Reservoir and even near in places like University Boulevard. Building even a few new units largely takes a decade+ of studies and lawsuits before any units are delivered. That's because existing home owners fight tooth and nail to keep density out of their neighborhoods. They want to keep housing expensive, because its an investment to them.

So barring Trump appointing some Baron who gets permission to level every SFH in DC and replace them with 5+2s, you're not going to be able to build your way out of this problem.

No body wants their ox gored to fix affordability, so in all likely hood, everyone will get theirs gored before long.[/quote]

It's not to prop up prices. It's to keep the Blacks and Browns out of the neighborhood.[/quote]

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