Comments on: Chevy Chase Neighborhood Coalition Worried About Proposed Development at 5333 Connecticut Ave, NW

By: SW1

SW1 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:50:25 +0000

Young man, I’d be happy if I could be as sure about one thing in my life as you are sure of everything – Disraeli

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:22:01 +0000

NIMBYs

By: Brian Kraft

Brian Kraft — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:02:15 +0000

I love when “light” is cited as a concern. “Air” is never far behind. And I see “pedestrian safety” is a concern. I guess they don’t want that either. I miss Ward 3!

By: anony

anony — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:50 +0000

joker is the authority on the walking habits of potential future residents of this development? that’s quite the specific skill set to possess.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:54:26 +0000

i’m amused at those arguing with joker. he already knows more than everyone here combined.
you may as well argue with a wall.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:50:46 +0000

Sorry, joker, a 10-15 minute walk is perfectly doable for anybody without a physical impairment. There are thousands of people in this city who walk distances that far or longer on a daily basis because *GASP!* they LIKE to! And that doesn’t even mention bikes (oops, I mean “anti-car weapons”). Just because the residents opposed to this development can’t see beyond driving down the block to get groceries doesn’t mean lots of people have no problem with a car-free or car-lite lifestyle. The truth is they aren’t designing this building for the neighbors to move in; they are designing it for people who want an apartment in a good, transit-accessible neighborhood and are willing to pay prices to have that. Why should we deny this because somebody else wouldn’t live that lifestyle?

By: anon

anon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:39:42 +0000

I thought the whole point was that they were widening the curb cut to minimize actual alley traffic? Parking entrance would be at the alley entrance, but not necessarily through traffic.

Read the GGW article on this for some real laughers from the ANC crowd. I would tend to pay attention to their arguments if many weren’t so fantastically reactionary and ridiculous. See the recent arguments over accessory dwellings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:39:11 +0000

I know exactly what sort of people live in this neighborhood. And they don’t deserve this development. They deserve TEN of them!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:38:42 +0000

It depends what we want as a city. If we only want wealthy professionals, then your solution makes sense. If we want a city where a mixture of people can live and add to its vitality – from firefighters who save our buildings to janitors who clean them – then we need to manipulate the market in such a way that doesn’t impede development but also allows for a variety of income ranges. That’s the DC I’d prefer to call home.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:12:41 +0000

Why would an influx of supply cause prices to fall? It’s only the most basic economic concept.