McLean residents sue to stop I-495 widening over environmental impacts

[Anonymous]

https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/03/20/mclean-residents-sue-to-stop-i-495-widening-over-environmental-impacts/

NIMBYism strikes again. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were some visitors of this forum.

[Anonymous]

Well that's what you get for buying a house next to an interstate.

[Anonymous]

I’d sue to. Widening would just create more traffic. People shouldn’t drive as much anyway.

[Anonymous]

And people wonder why infrastructure costs so much more to build in the US than any other country in the world

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d sue to. Widening would just create more traffic. People shouldn’t drive as much anyway.

Right. I suppose you recommend I ride my bike to bring my kid to school across the American Legion bridge.

[Anonymous]

Widening doesn’t help. This has been well proven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d sue to. Widening would just create more traffic. People shouldn’t drive as much anyway.

Right. I suppose you recommend I ride my bike to bring my kid to school across the American Legion bridge.

Own your private school choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Widening doesn’t help. This has been well proven.

+1 induced demand

[Anonymous]

I think they have a valid point -- after the environmental review, substantial changes were made to the plans. At the very least, it's worth a new review.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Widening doesn’t help. This has been well proven.

Yup. Widening the roads is a cop out instead of doing the very hard work to find other solutions. Good for them.

[Anonymous]

Yes, definitely kill the project because it’s going to be harder to get to the swim & tennis club.

[Anonymous]

That neighborhood and swim club should never have been built, the access is terrible. People who bought there thinking the highway would never be widened are dumb.

[Anonymous]

Good, more car infrastructure is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d sue to. Widening would just create more traffic. People shouldn’t drive as much anyway.

Right. I suppose you recommend I ride my bike to bring my kid to school across the American Legion bridge.

Are there no schools on your side of the river? That’s so sad.

[Anonymous]

Why would you choose to live right next to 495 if your kid has asthma? These arent poor people without options