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you are thinking of the Department of Commerce...the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the massively-funded lobbying entity that represents many of the biggest corporations in the nation...The Chamber of Commerce is a goverment building. When I say Big Biz I mean BIG Private biz. I just doesnt look good to have a skyscaper with the name of its founder on it ovelooking the national Capital.
Can DC really take more people in DC, Its cramped as it is. Metro sucks, it can barely get you in not mutiply that with more people which would create more congestion. Not mention the high water table. A good rain closes off streets, and skyscrappers need a good deep heavy anchor. DC (government) aint got the money to do it.
and DCs population within city limits peaked at almost a million people...granted that was decades ago but it was before measures were put in to actually reduce congestion (the metro)...
again, im not saying "canyonize" DC with 50 story buildings, im saying build taller in certain areas...the ones i listed in my previous post are already undergoing massive development/redevelopment projects and could more than likely handle it