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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in AU Park and think it would look terrible if blocks were altered as shown in the diagram.  It would totally change the character of this neighborhood.  Moreover, adding so many new housing units would overwhelm Janney, which despite two  big renovations in 15 years is overcrowded today.[/quote]

Yes, if there were multi-family housing in the neighborhood, then it would no longer be exclusively a single-family-housing neighborhood. But would that be a bad thing?[/quote]

It would definitely begin to feel more like an urban area rather than a semi-suburban one.  That would be sad.  And by the way, there’s already a lot of density and hundreds of units of multi family-housing to be constructed at the Ladybird (ex Superfresh site) and along Wisconsin Ave.  Why then it is also necessary to add even more density and change the character of the green residential side streets?[/quote]

Why do people in this thread keep making the argument that density is not green in either the literal or metaphorical sense when the opposite is the case?

What DC has floated would not change the existing lot occupancy or setback rules for AU Park or any other neighborhood.  Since the vast majority of homes in AU Park were built on small lots after the existing single family zoning laws were enacted this proposal would likely have zero impact on the amount of green space in the neighborhood.

[b]But since you purport to care about greenspace it would likely preserve it elsewhere[/b].[/quote]

Where exactly?  Pray tell us.[/quote]

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