{"id":783,"date":"2024-04-30T05:10:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T05:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/?p=783"},"modified":"2024-04-30T05:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T05:44:08","slug":"smart-growth-frauds-exclusive-projects-uip-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/783","title":{"rendered":"SMART GROWTH FRAUDS: Exclusive Projects: UIP and more . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s a look back to 2018 and the pattern of Smart Growthers pointing fingers and doing nothing about the status quo exclusive developments happening now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p>First, here&#39;s a lowdown on the Wisconsin Ave PUD post approval and post an appeal.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Cheryl Cort sounds off, saying &#8220;Blocked PUD helps keep W3 exclusive.&#8221; &gt;&gt; <b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cherylcort\/status\/992041605476552705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/cherylcort\/status\/992041605476552705<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The only thing keeping W3 exclusive is her cheering on a project that has NOT ONE affordable housing unit for a family in it.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Here&#39;s the case file &gt;&gt;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Content\/Search\/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=16-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Content\/Search\/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=16-26<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is now a pattern for &#8220;Smart Growth&#8221; championing developer projects in Ward 3.\u00a0 For example, the Superfresh site &gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Content\/Search\/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=16-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Content\/Search\/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=16-23<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"><\/div>\n<p>Smart Growth and Cheryl Cort are happy with 10%  affordability, without mentioning bedroom sizes in a part of town  greatly needing more affordability for families (3+bedrooms).\u00a0 She calls this project and affordability levels &#8220;commendable&#8221; while pointing fingers at folks in Ward 3 saying they are NIMBYs and perpetuating segregation.\u00a0\u00a0 What a farce!\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here and scroll down to Corporate Sponsors &gt;&gt;<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartergrowth.net\/about\/annual-report-financial-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.smartergrowth.net\/about\/annual-report-financial-information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, what is their finger pointing really about?\u00a0 What are their motivations for seeing the Comp Plan get watered down and turned discretionary?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fraud continued at the Zoning Commission.\u00a0 Another status quo 600 new units with 5 family sized units and about 50 &#8220;affordable&#8221; studio\/one bedrooms, in SW &gt;&gt;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Content\/Search\/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=02-38I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>https:\/\/app.dcoz.dc.gov\/Content\/Search\/ViewCaseReport.aspx?case_id=02-38I<br \/><\/b><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Despite the community opposition, you don&#39;t see any solidarity from GGW\/Smart Growth down here demanding more INCLUSIVITY in these projects.\u00a0 More affordable units for families.\u00a0 More amenities for families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>HMMM&#8230;. why?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This needs to be checked, investigated, and exposed I do believe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chris Otten<span><font color=\"#888888\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"gmail_signature_prefix\">&#8212; <\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"gmail_signature\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div>DC for Reasonable Development<br \/><span>(202) 854-8327\u202c<\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc4reason.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.dc4reason.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/fb.me\/dc4reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fb.me\/dc4reality<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dc4reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter.com\/dc4reality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postie-attachments\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Exhibit156.pdf\"><img src='http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-content\/plugins\/postie\/icons\/silver\/pdf-32.png' alt='pdf icon' \/> Exhibit156.pdf<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#39;s a look back to 2018 and the pattern of Smart Growthers pointing fingers and doing nothing about the status quo exclusive developments happening now. First, here&#39;s a lowdown on the Wisconsin Ave PUD post approval and post an appeal.\u00a0 Cheryl Cort sounds off, saying &#8220;Blocked PUD helps keep W3 exclusive.&#8221; &gt;&gt; https:\/\/twitter.com\/cherylcort\/status\/992041605476552705 The only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[59,58,60,61],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates","tag-dc","tag-dc4rd","tag-development","tag-displacement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}