DCist: City Unveils St. Elizabeths Plans

Hillman

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:52:59 -0500

I've always thought we should just have a reverse penis tax on anyone that can't prove city residence - the shorter the wee wee, the bigger the tax. Same with ladies and breasts. But that's complicated I guess by old age droopage issues..... should that be a separate tax category?

ajop

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:38:54 -0500

stmove: It would be fun to have a lot of federal contracts and watch the money flow downhill like water.. a golden lease for 30 years always renewed... my grandma did speak in tongues so maybe that is where the evangelical comes from. img: true about the tax problem, but the land transer will definitely help. taxing MD and VA commuters would be rough going, better to find a way around it...

IMGoph

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:32:07 -0500

ajop: correct which structural imbalance? the one related to the city's funding? because that's still broken. that was/is a one-time trade. it still doesn't fix the fact that we can't tax commuters like other cities can.

stmove

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:50:52 -0500

ajop, just out of curiosity do you work for a developer who has a lot of federal contracts? Or exclusive federal contracts? You sound so evangelical. It's ok, you can tell us. So are you getting paid for these comments? If not you should be!

ajop

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:19:17 -0500

Poplar Point is a good example, but only happened to correct the structural imbalance.. Navy Yard is a good example of how high security federal agencies can work for a community. Viability has to be considered... its like saying the Navy yard should be turned over to DC -- the fantastic buildings and waterfront location.. next to the biggest neighborhood transformation in the country... but it will never happen. DC depends on the feds and has to sacrifice.. but can also reap dividends.

IMGoph

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:35:31 -0500

low expectations are condescending to me, ajop. just because it's always been federal land doesn't mean it has to continue being so. poplar point is a perfect example. just because the area hasn't been invested in to it's potential doesn't mean it has a lower ceiling than other areas. it just means that it isn't appreciated to the level it should be.

ajop

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:09:47 -0500

IMGoph: That is condescending. The Ward 8 business community, established political set and residents welcome the $3 billion of development, the 10 years of construction jobs -- of which many will go specifically to Ward 8 residents -- and mandated apprenticeship programs. I appreciate your pie-in-the-sky wishes, but like the Navy Yard, this is a parcel of land that was always federal and the biggest mistake by the feds was letting it sit empty, blighting the community for so long. The DC plan is anchored by a federal agency as well.

IMGoph

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:48:39 -0500

sticks: no. i think it's creeping federal sprawl eating up a beautiful part of our city, and its history. if something with the views of st. e's was in northwest, they'd never consider this. because it would be full of million dollar homes already...

monkeyrotica

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:50:22 -0500

That "Shitland" thing is pretty tasteless. They should replace it with "Here There Bee Monsters."

sticks

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:40:28 -0500

Anyone else think its hilariously appropriate for the DHS to move in to St. E's?

Fluxgirl

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:12:02 -0500

Freudian Cartography Slip?

monkeyrotica

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:06:21 -0500

It's funny because it's true. I'll never call it "Suitland" again.

IMGoph

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:47:05 -0500

omg, hillman, sure looks like it, doesn't it? i'm sure that's just a lower-case 'u', but i never thought about how transposing that one letter could do that...

Hillman

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:37:06 -0500

The blowup photo on the DCMUD site has the land adjacent listed as "Shitland". True, I'm sure they meant "Suitland" but funny anyway.

e37452

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:35:42 -0500

By "Congresswoman" you must mean "Delegate"

IMGoph

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:27:00 -0500

what they're showing over at dcmud for the east half of campus looks pretty neat. too bad it can't be replicated on the western side.