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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

Lots of affordable housing in PG County too. You can buy a house a couple blocks from the D.C. border for $350,000. Of course, they turn their nose up at that.

And how are the schools, crime, walkability? You know, things that might factor into the equation.

You sound very young. I hate to break it to you, but you're going to have to compromise. You're not going to get everything you want. That's life, especially in a city with a f*ckton of people.

Also, since you sound so young, any new housing they create in Ward 3 will be bought or rented by parents who have more money than you do and who will do anything to get their kids into Ward 3 schools. They will easily outbid you for anything that comes on the market.

Ma’am this is a Wendy’s.

My post was satirical, but in the immortal words of the dude “I take it you’re not a golfer”.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

Lots of affordable housing in PG County too. You can buy a house a couple blocks from the D.C. border for $350,000. Of course, they turn their nose up at that.

And how are the schools, crime, walkability? You know, things that might factor into the equation.

You sound very young. I hate to break it to you, but you're going to have to compromise. You're not going to get everything you want. That's life, especially in a city with a f*ckton of people.

Also, since you sound so young, any new housing they create in Ward 3 will be bought or rented by parents who have more money than you do and who will do anything to get their kids into Ward 3 schools. They will easily outbid you for anything that comes on the market.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of people on this thread with champagne tastes who are on beer budgets.

This thread is unnerving in the sense that there are a bunch of posters with lofty ideals who think “housing should be a right”. I’m really concerned the younger generation has eaten up a bunch of socialist values masquerading as “equity” proposals.

If you can’t afford a $4m house in a ritzy area, I’m sorry. It’s not in the cards. You don’t need to cram a fking project in a historic neighborhood. Just make a bad neighborhood that’s cheaper, better. But then that’s gentrification and that bad.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of people on this thread with champagne tastes who are on beer budgets.

This thread is unnerving in the sense that there are a bunch of posters with lofty ideals who think “housing should be a right”. I’m really concerned the younger generation has eaten up a bunch of socialist values masquerading as “equity” proposals.

If you can’t afford a $4m house in a ritzy area, I’m sorry. It’s not in the cards. You don’t need to cram a fking project in a historic neighborhood. Just make a bad neighborhood that’s cheaper, better. But then that’s gentrification and that bad.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

Lots of affordable housing in PG County too. You can buy a house a couple blocks from the D.C. border for $350,000. Of course, they turn their nose up at that.

And how are the schools, crime, walkability? You know, things that might factor into the equation.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

Lots of affordable housing in PG County too. You can buy a house a couple blocks from the D.C. border for $350,000. Of course, they turn their nose up at that.

And how are the schools, crime, walkability? You know, things that might factor into the equation.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

Lots of affordable housing in PG County too. You can buy a house a couple blocks from the D.C. border for $350,000. Of course, they turn their nose up at that.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people on this thread with champagne tastes who are on beer budgets.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

Lots of affordable housing in PG County too. You can buy a house a couple blocks from the D.C. border for $350,000. Of course, they turn their nose up at that.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

You can buy a house in Anacostia for $450,000. All the entitled white guys whining about zoning laws want to live though in Ward 3, not Anacostia, and I think we all know why.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.

Anonymous wrote:Just because you build more houses doesn't mean prices necessarily fall. They could also go up as a result of more housing. Look at Navy Yard. Hardly anyone lived there 10 years ago. Now it's one of the most densely populated parts of the city. Because there's so many people there, lots of coffee shops and restaurants and other businesses want to be there too. Because they're there, many more people want to live there too. So prices go up because demand is going up and demand is going up because supply went up. Economics doesn't always work like the simple models you learned in seventh grade.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with this entire debate in DC and MD is that everyone focuses on building more housing in what apparently are considered desirable areas. Maybe, the best approach is to create more desirable areas, rather that squeezing more folks in limited space. Wards 7 and 8 residents regularly (and rightfully) complain about lack of development there. So, lets do more development there, improving their quality of life and making their neighborhoods more desirable.

Have you been to Anacostia, Congress Heights, Deanwood or Hillcrest recently? Because your suggestion demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what is going on on the ground in those Ward 7 and Wad 8 neighborhoods.