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"Or we could just end up with empty storefronts, people going into bankruptcy, lower sales tax collections, property tax collections etc...and in the end, whomever buys the property at a firesale price isn't going to put "insert preferred blogger commercial tenant here" anyway."

well they won't of the demand is for bars, but it if it wasnt they COULD put other retail in. Whether to limit bars as a policy is another question. As Alex says, you could try adding more retail to drive down commercial rents.

I think also it would be better if there were more nightlife spots in the suburbs, and more residential density in the city areas. Right now you have lots of employment drawing 20somethings in the burbs, esp the techway, and little nightlife (other than RBC corridor) it makes more sense to live closer to work - a daily commute, and housing is cheaper anyway - and commute to night life. That means RBC and the DC hotspots are dominated by folks who drink there, but do there other shopping in the suburbs. If there were more drinking in the burbs, and the DC nabes were not the night life spots for the region, they would be more likely to serve neighborhood residents, esp if there were more of them.

by AWalkerInTheCity on May 17, 2012 10:48 am • link • report