D.C.'s height limit: Measure of their impact
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Posted 05 May 2005 - 11:02 AM
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Posted 06 May 2005 - 01:44 PM
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Posted 17 May 2005 - 09:57 AM
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Posted 11 October 2005 - 08:36 PM
Height Limit Photos
Here are a couple of photos of the Cairo -- I loved that buiilding when i lived in Dupont.
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Posted 20 October 2005 - 08:09 AM
I love Washington and the restrictions, but that Cairo looks nearly 20 stories to me. Never change, D.C.
Edited by Unifour, 20 October 2005 - 08:10 AM.
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Posted 23 October 2006 - 09:37 PM
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Posted 23 October 2006 - 09:53 PM
tamias6, on Oct 23 2006, 09:37 PM, said:
I hope that don't happen because that's what is going to make the new residential high-rise towers in Baltimore so popular to DC residents.
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Posted 23 October 2006 - 10:29 PM
tamias6, on Oct 23 2006, 11:37 PM, said:
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Posted 23 October 2006 - 10:33 PM
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Posted 24 October 2006 - 12:47 AM
urbanvb, on Oct 24 2006, 12:29 AM, said:
I totally agree. I think the height restrictions have contributed immensely to Washington's urbanity and I'd hate to see them abolished. As tombarnes said, let the VA and MD suburbs have the 'scrapers.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 09:36 AM
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 10:18 AM
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Posted 27 January 2007 - 03:34 PM
DC has one of the largest downtowns, and a much more spread out urban feel than any other city its size, and I think you can attribute most of that to its height restrictions. This forces more urban neighborhoods to form because you can't cram as many people into one place. There is certainly a threshold of density for great urban neighborhood, and 10 stories more than meets that requirement. Its proof that skyscrapers are just eye candy.
Here's a fun fact: "Nine percent of its residents already walk to work, the most of any U.S. city..."
DC also has one of the best transit systems in the country, and second largest behind New York... all of this is becuase that density was forced to spread out by the height restrictions!
Here is an interesting article about the height restrictions and its effects on DC's growth.
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