Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

Leave pedestrians out of your crap. Nothing you all do benefits pedestrians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

Leave pedestrians out of your crap. Nothing you all do benefits pedestrians.

I wish the pedestrians who have been injured or killed by speeding drivers on CT Ave may disagree were here to explain the concept of traffic calming to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Four lanes are never coming back. That was a daily exercise in stupidity.

Hopefully the horrendous safety hazards associated with the stupid concept of reversible lanes won't either. But before waving around the worr "stupidity", you may want to learn how to count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

Leave pedestrians out of your crap. Nothing you all do benefits pedestrians.

I wish the pedestrians who have been injured or killed by speeding drivers on CT Ave may disagree were here to explain the concept of traffic calming to you.

Increasing comgestion does not benefit pedestrians

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Four lanes are never coming back. That was a daily exercise in stupidity.

Hopefully the horrendous safety hazards associated with the stupid concept of reversible lanes won't either. But before waving around the worr "stupidity", you may want to learn how to count.

I am the PP and was referring to reversible lanes, which is what I assumed the person I was responding to was advocating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

Leave pedestrians out of your crap. Nothing you all do benefits pedestrians.

I wish the pedestrians who have been injured or killed by speeding drivers on CT Ave may disagree were here to explain the concept of traffic calming to you.

Increasing comgestion does not benefit pedestrians

Actually, it does. Read the studies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

So when I come up the hill from Rock Creek Park, I would still have to use the same sidewalks or dangerous streets to get to the businesses I want to support. And you will still be bitter that I am on a bike blocking "your lane" to get there.

If it’s all about getting to businesses on CT Avenue, why not make the plan about more bus service instead? Make Connecticut b/w Chevy Chase Circle and the Mall a Circulator route. Put enough buses in it that they come 10 mins apart. You would move far more people up and down the Avenue in a bus than you would by bike on any given day. It’s a safe form of transport for everyone, including single adults, families, older adults and people with disabilities. By providing a reliable mass transit option, you’re accomplishing your stated objectives (fewer cars, safe transport) without blowing up the whole street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

So when I come up the hill from Rock Creek Park, I would still have to use the same sidewalks or dangerous streets to get to the businesses I want to support. And you will still be bitter that I am on a bike blocking "your lane" to get there.

If it’s all about getting to businesses on CT Avenue, why not make the plan about more bus service instead? Make Connecticut b/w Chevy Chase Circle and the Mall a Circulator route. Put enough buses in it that they come 10 mins apart. You would move far more people up and down the Avenue in a bus than you would by bike on any given day. It’s a safe form of transport for everyone, including single adults, families, older adults and people with disabilities. By providing a reliable mass transit option, you’re accomplishing your stated objectives (fewer cars, safe transport) without blowing up the whole street.

I agree. Bus lane makes sense (which bikes can use BTW). Dedicated protected bike lane does not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

So when I come up the hill from Rock Creek Park, I would still have to use the same sidewalks or dangerous streets to get to the businesses I want to support. And you will still be bitter that I am on a bike blocking "your lane" to get there.

If it’s all about getting to businesses on CT Avenue, why not make the plan about more bus service instead? Make Connecticut b/w Chevy Chase Circle and the Mall a Circulator route. Put enough buses in it that they come 10 mins apart. You would move far more people up and down the Avenue in a bus than you would by bike on any given day. It’s a safe form of transport for everyone, including single adults, families, older adults and people with disabilities. By providing a reliable mass transit option, you’re accomplishing your stated objectives (fewer cars, safe transport) without blowing up the whole street.

I’m not sure about CT Ave but DC currently has a whole bunch of bus priority projects underway. So it’s all happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

So when I come up the hill from Rock Creek Park, I would still have to use the same sidewalks or dangerous streets to get to the businesses I want to support. And you will still be bitter that I am on a bike blocking "your lane" to get there.

If it’s all about getting to businesses on CT Avenue, why not make the plan about more bus service instead? Make Connecticut b/w Chevy Chase Circle and the Mall a Circulator route. Put enough buses in it that they come 10 mins apart. You would move far more people up and down the Avenue in a bus than you would by bike on any given day. It’s a safe form of transport for everyone, including single adults, families, older adults and people with disabilities. By providing a reliable mass transit option, you’re accomplishing your stated objectives (fewer cars, safe transport) without blowing up the whole street.

Why not both? Why is there such an antipathy towards people who would like to bike? It is cheap and efficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

Leave pedestrians out of your crap. Nothing you all do benefits pedestrians.

I wish the pedestrians who have been injured or killed by speeding drivers on CT Ave may disagree were here to explain the concept of traffic calming to you.

Increasing comgestion does not benefit pedestrians

Actually, it does. Read the studies.

Not when it spills over into the surrounding area, which it will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

So when I come up the hill from Rock Creek Park, I would still have to use the same sidewalks or dangerous streets to get to the businesses I want to support. And you will still be bitter that I am on a bike blocking "your lane" to get there.

If it’s all about getting to businesses on CT Avenue, why not make the plan about more bus service instead? Make Connecticut b/w Chevy Chase Circle and the Mall a Circulator route. Put enough buses in it that they come 10 mins apart. You would move far more people up and down the Avenue in a bus than you would by bike on any given day. It’s a safe form of transport for everyone, including single adults, families, older adults and people with disabilities. By providing a reliable mass transit option, you’re accomplishing your stated objectives (fewer cars, safe transport) without blowing up the whole street.

Why not both? Why is there such an antipathy towards people who would like to bike? It is cheap and efficient.

Because the people freaking out about bike lanes are not honestly interested in improvement. They are motivated by an at-times paranoid resistance to change and ODD-like reaction to changes imposed in their living environment that they cannot control. They will bring up any possible alternative to the current proposal to object to it.

[Anonymous]

Combining threads, how about bike lanes on Chain Bridge and University Terrance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Use of the bike lanes will be minimal. I hate that they already got rid of the four lane down and up in the morning and afternoon. Traffic is already terrible and taking away another lane on each side will make it worse.

Bikers have rock creek park path. Use it.

Drivers have Wisconsin Avenue. Use it
Drivers have Reno Rd. Use it
Drivers have mass Ave. use it

Put your bike route on Wisconsin, Reno or Mass avenue. They are less traveled that Connecticut. Bring back four lanes!

Yes!!!! Bike routes on every major road! Anywhere a person can go in a car should be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists!

Leave pedestrians out of your crap. Nothing you all do benefits pedestrians.

I wish the pedestrians who have been injured or killed by speeding drivers on CT Ave may disagree were here to explain the concept of traffic calming to you.

Increasing comgestion does not benefit pedestrians

Actually, it does. Read the studies.

The studies paid for by the big bike manufacturers?