http://dc.thecityfix.com/dc-density-bigger-broader-or-faster/ Sustainable Mobility in the District Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:56:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://dc.thecityfix.com/dc-density-bigger-broader-or-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-96 THE CITY FIX: Exploring Sustainable Solutions to the Problems of Urban Mobility » Blog Archive » What’s New at TheCityFix DC Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:13:35 +0000 http://dc.thecityfix.com/?p=1376#comment-96 [...] DC Density: Bigger, Broader, or Faster?: Should D.C. lift its height restriction? A summary of the debate and my position: that we should lift the ban outside of downtown to build up density the fastest. [...] [...] DC Density: Bigger, Broader, or Faster?: Should D.C. lift its height restriction? A summary of the debate and my position: that we should lift the ban outside of downtown to build up density the fastest. [...]

]]> http://dc.thecityfix.com/dc-density-bigger-broader-or-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Evan Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:09:41 +0000 http://dc.thecityfix.com/?p=1376#comment-97 The D.C. height restriction absolutely needs a thoughtful and rapid repeal. It enforces homogeneity and blandness, radiating outward from that urban wasteland called the National Mall -- an outsize cemetery of presidential and cultural mausoleums. Density would inject some energy, especially if combined with better transit, transit-oriented development, and intelligent zoning. The D.C. height restriction absolutely needs a thoughtful and rapid repeal. It enforces homogeneity and blandness, radiating outward from that urban wasteland called the National Mall — an outsize cemetery of presidential and cultural mausoleums. Density would inject some energy, especially if combined with better transit, transit-oriented development, and intelligent zoning.

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