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Do Tall Buildings Attact Foreigners?
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 12:31pmI was discussing Washington, D.C.'s height limits with some acquaintances on Twitter; one of them suggested that allowing taller buildings might turn Washington into a "global city", which in turn would cause foreigners to surge into Washington and drive up real estate prices (as has arguably been t... read more »
What The Height Limits Debate Is Really About
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 8:20amIt seems to me that the debate among new urbanist/smart growth types about height limits for office buildings* is really about one question: if businesses can't find enough office space in a low-rise business district, will they:
1. move a few blocks away, thus improving a neighborhood adjacen... read more »