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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The crux of the Mayors argument:

[i]The holes in the mayor’s argument[/i]
THE IMPLICATIONS ON AFFORDABILITY,
EQUITY, & THE ENVIRONMENT OF
ALLOWING A VARIETY OF HOUSING
TYPES IN SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES

Increasing missing middle housing within single-family
zones will have significant equity, affordability, and
environmental impacts. Equity and housing affordability
are inextricably linked, because where a person can
afford to live impacts their access to opportunity. The
District’s legacy of discriminatory and exclusionary
land use decisions has contributed to persistent racial
and economic segregation. As a result, access to
opportunity varies considerably across different areas
of the District, including across different single-family
zones. [/i] inconvenient fact: according to a study of former racially exclusionary covenants and other restrictions, the neighborhoods is Ward 3, which the mayor targets for significant changes in density and multi family had relatively few such restraints compared to other areas of the District.  The mayor’s base, Ward 4, had a relatively high number of such restrictions.  Yet various Ward 4 neighborhoods actually get enhanced protections from major development in the amended comprehensive plan.[i]

Therefore, single-family neighborhoods need
to be examined not as a singular neighborhood
type, but in the context of their area. Allowing for
additional housing types in high-opportunity, highcost single-family neighborhoods and single-family
neighborhoods near high-capacity transit will begin
to address inequity, provide additional affordable
housing options, and connect more residents with
opportunity. [/i] because nothing says addressing inequity and enhancing opportunity like building more high end condos in Ward 3![i]Furthermore, if homeowners in singlefamily zones choose to add additional housing to their
lot, it could provide them with an income stream that
may enable them to remain in their homes and build
wealth. From an environmental perspective, allowing
more housing in single-family zones can help to reduce
the environmental burden of the built environment [/i] we need to reduce the burden on the environment by reducing green space - get it?[i], by
promoting transit usage [/i] how’s promoting transit usage looking fer ya’ now?[i]and encouraging housing
types with a smaller energy footprint.[/quote][/quote]

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