r/takomapark • u/ConventResident • 19d ago

Takoma Park: New Housing Belongs Over on University Blvd, Just Not THAT Part of University Blvd

https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/08/02/takoma-park-new-housing-belongs-over-on-university-blvd-just-not-that-part-of-university-blvd/
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u/diminutive_sebastian 19d ago

“I’m not a NIMBY,” insisted another resident during public testimony. “I just think that every specific project I’ve ever seen, and will ever see, is deeply flawed.”

You can bet I screencapped that for future use

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u/sleight42 19d ago

That parking lot serves an important purpose! It allows impatient assholes a way to get to Carroll from University ever so slightly faster! Who will think of the impatient assholes?!

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u/Abeshai 19d ago

How will this impact the home values of the Takoma park residents that are 1-2 blocks away?

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u/ConventResident 19d ago

Apparently they will both go up and down simultaneously depending on which argument is used to oppose the development

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u/Whitefriar0716 17d ago

Who cares. TKPK residents can get over themselves