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Re:Washington, DC, avoided the worst price rises that have p... by doctorpangloss on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:21PM (#36975779)
> It's not very walkable and not very metro accessible except along the silver line corridor.

I bike everywhere and advocate for less car centric infrastructure. But in an intellectually honest way, The Automobile has been very effective at slowing the rise of housing costs, for decades, almost everywhere.

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Re:Washington, DC, avoided the worst price rises that have p... by ryukafalz on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @06:04PM (#36978345)
Has it? It's also increased the cost of housing fairly directly in the form of mandatory parking, which is very expensive especially in urban areas. (And indirectly in the form of the opportunity cost of that space not being used for more housing.)
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