Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The Seattleization of Washington D.C.

By Adam Vogt
February 15, 2010

"The nation's capital has been converted to the Seattle culture of recycling and caring. Guess which city now has a bag tax?"

"Anyone who has ever made the eastward migration from the Pacific Northwest to Washington, DC knows what a psychological challenge it is. Giving up mountains for monuments, coffee for congressmen (and women), microbrews for Michelob, are not even trade-offs. It is not just the quality of life changes that are difficult; nor the transition from stoic, aloof Northwest personality types to the self-promotional East Coast careerists. Rather, it’s leaving behind the culture of recycling and caring for the environment for the gritty, litter-strewn, rundown urban east."

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