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Anonymous wrote:I believe that Northern VA will become the Silicon Valley of the East. Right now, there is so much tech investment in the area. I also think that the rest of the DMV will fine, though they will look different.

Zero chance. Point me to the universities that will feed it. Answer? Zero.

Hopkins, College Park and UVA are all close enough to become major feeders for a Silicon Valley East Coast. All three are major research universities, especially the first one and Hopkins already has a sizable presence in/near DC.

As for the future of the metro area, one only needs to look at Baltimore, Philadelphia and the rust belt cities to know cities absolutely can wither away. What does it mean for DC? Well, the Fed is still here and it's not going anywhere, even if it drastically downsizes. Which I do expect will happen. And it's not just the downsizing, is the elimination of funding for so many NGOs and non profits and research think tanks that will also have implications for the local housing markets.

Not really understanding this comment. Neither Baltimore or Philadelphia has withered away...and then you have cities like Pittsburgh that have undergone a massive renaissance over the last 30 years.

Rennaissance indicates a prior decline. These cities have continued to exist but are understood to have declined massively from their booming industrial years. This was not my post but that is what I gathered.

They are also not nation's capital city. We have only one of those. These cities declined because of the entire industry decline, and there are many of these cities. It also doesn't mean they won't be revived again, especially with the push for more domestic manufacturing. And PP who said these cities haven't withered away is on point. They haven't. They still have their nice neighborhoods urban and suburban and pricey real estate.

If DC is to have the same fate, it means that some of its areas will remain nice and desirable if having enough people with disposable income and others may fall into disrepair. That's the worst case scenario.

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to convince Trump to make DC great again, worthy of envy from visiting wealthy and powerful. A true reflection of Trump brand. It can be a win-win for DC to prosper and him to be proud.

You have any idea how to do this?