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New study suggests density is a good thing.

Tell that to the people fleeing NYC in droves. Guess they didn’t get the memo.

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New study suggests density is a good thing.

Tell that to the people fleeing NYC in droves. Guess they didn’t get the memo.

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New study suggests density is a good thing.

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

And by "density", you seem to mean "any housing type that isn't a detached single-family house with a big yard."

I would hardly call the yards in the areas targeted by the Mayor "big" . By density I am referring to projects that will add high density to the existing mix of single family, duplexes, businesses and apartments.

Because music or smoke from neighbors is not a problem for housing in the "existing mix"?

I'm all for retrofitting. High density buildings should of course be looking at that. Why wouldn't they? All multi use institutions like schools and hospitals are looking closely at air supply right now; apartments should be as well. Any new apartments should not be built without careful attention to this, obviously.

In other words, this isn't a "density" issue, it's an issue of construction standards.

It's a side issue related to density. IF...THEN....

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

And by "density", you seem to mean "any housing type that isn't a detached single-family house with a big yard."

I would hardly call the yards in the areas targeted by the Mayor "big" . By density I am referring to projects that will add high density to the existing mix of single family, duplexes, businesses and apartments.

Because music or smoke from neighbors is not a problem for housing in the "existing mix"?

I'm all for retrofitting. High density buildings should of course be looking at that. Why wouldn't they? All multi use institutions like schools and hospitals are looking closely at air supply right now; apartments should be as well. Any new apartments should not be built without careful attention to this, obviously.

In other words, this isn't a "density" issue, it's an issue of construction standards.

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

And by "density", you seem to mean "any housing type that isn't a detached single-family house with a big yard."

I would hardly call the yards in the areas targeted by the Mayor "big" . By density I am referring to projects that will add high density to the existing mix of single family, duplexes, businesses and apartments.

Because music or smoke from neighbors is not a problem for housing in the "existing mix"?

I'm all for retrofitting. High density buildings should of course be looking at that. Why wouldn't they? All multi use institutions like schools and hospitals are looking closely at air supply right now; apartments should be as well. Any new apartments should not be built without careful attention to this, obviously.

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

And by "density", you seem to mean "any housing type that isn't a detached single-family house with a big yard."

I would hardly call the yards in the areas targeted by the Mayor "big" . By density I am referring to projects that will add high density to the existing mix of single family, duplexes, businesses and apartments.

Because music or smoke from neighbors is not a problem for housing in the "existing mix"?

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

And by "density", you seem to mean "any housing type that isn't a detached single-family house with a big yard."

I would hardly call the yards in the areas targeted by the Mayor "big" . By density I am referring to projects that will add high density to the existing mix of single family, duplexes, businesses and apartments.

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

And by "density", you seem to mean "any housing type that isn't a detached single-family house with a big yard."

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Not UV light on banisters. HVAc systems that don't circulate contaminated air, or can clean it. When I think of apartment living--I could hear music from apartments 3 over, 2 up due to the ducts, or smell smoke from someone who was not a neighbor. They are going to have to look at ALL of the that for new construction. It's cute you think this will be over in a year or two, and we don't have to think about the "next time" though. Personally, anyone pushing density absolutely should be bringing this up.

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Anonymous wrote:So, back to the topic at hand, now that we are seeing the virus spread across the country, and to rural areas in force, perhaps density isn't the issue.

It looks like HVAC sure is. Will every new multiple unit building henceforth in DC be required to have HEPA filtration with super powerful UV, as well as anti-bacterial, antiviral technology in doors, elevators, banisters etc? Love to see the densifier Mayor take a look at this is in all her "planning".

Why would any of this be necessary for long-term planning when this pandemic is likely to be over within a year or two? Also, no one is all that concerned about surface spreading anymore, so the UV light on banisters is particularly unnecessary.

But why NOT have all that? Seems like a good a idea even without a pandemic. Honestly, if we had as much cleaning/sanitizer pre-COVID as we do now, I wouldn't have been opposed to it.

Because it’s clear that at least some of the people in this thread are suggesting no new multi unit dwellings should ever be built without having all this stuff required, which is just going to either make them wildly expensive or make them not get built. It’s like requiring underground parking: it isn’t necessary, just costly and time-consuming.

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Anonymous wrote:Increasing density is the new redlining. So racist.

+1000

When they talk about replacing single family homes with condos, they’re almost always talking about single family homes owned by black people. And it’s almost always white people who are buying the condos.

This is why the share of white residents in DC is skyrocketing.

DC has the worst displacement of minority and low-income people in the country thanks to “increasing density.”