Widening 355 in MoCo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many people use busses to shop at the big box stores on 355.. I would have to walk to a ride on stop (which does not run with any frequency), ride a ride on to 355.wait for a second bus, rude to store and reverse to go home. Or just take my car.

You realize that in other parts of the world, people actually walk and bike to do their shopping, right? It is only in the US where fat, lazy Americans toodle around in carbon spewing boxes to get their errands done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This road needs to be widened with another lane in each direction. It needs to be limited access so we can have interchanges. It will do wonders for the traffic in the area.

Please show a single example where widening a road alleviate car traffic over time. Just one.

I-270

Traffic is better on I-270 now? Better than when? According to whom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many people use busses to shop at the big box stores on 355.. I would have to walk to a ride on stop (which does not run with any frequency), ride a ride on to 355.wait for a second bus, rude to store and reverse to go home. Or just take my car.

You realize that in other parts of the world, people actually walk and bike to do their shopping, right? It is only in the US where fat, lazy Americans toodle around in carbon spewing boxes to get their errands done.

This is true but we plowed under our dense cities in the 1950's in order to rebuild them as a suburban/exurban hellscapes. The solution is to destroy all SFH's in the suburbs and force people to move into high rises.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many people use busses to shop at the big box stores on 355.. I would have to walk to a ride on stop (which does not run with any frequency), ride a ride on to 355.wait for a second bus, rude to store and reverse to go home. Or just take my car.

You realize that in other parts of the world, people actually walk and bike to do their shopping, right? It is only in the US where fat, lazy Americans toodle around in carbon spewing boxes to get their errands done.

While trying to sound smart and savvy, you reveal a lot of your ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many people use busses to shop at the big box stores on 355.. I would have to walk to a ride on stop (which does not run with any frequency), ride a ride on to 355.wait for a second bus, rude to store and reverse to go home. Or just take my car.

You realize that in other parts of the world, people actually walk and bike to do their shopping, right? It is only in the US where fat, lazy Americans toodle around in carbon spewing boxes to get their errands done.

This is true but we plowed under our dense cities in the 1950's in order to rebuild them as a suburban/exurban hellscapes. The solution is to destroy all SFH's in the suburbs and force people to move into high rises.

Democrats' utopia/dream for everyone:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many people use busses to shop at the big box stores on 355.. I would have to walk to a ride on stop (which does not run with any frequency), ride a ride on to 355.wait for a second bus, rude to store and reverse to go home. Or just take my car.

You realize that in other parts of the world, people actually walk and bike to do their shopping, right? It is only in the US where fat, lazy Americans toodle around in carbon spewing boxes to get their errands done.

This is true but we plowed under our dense cities in the 1950's in order to rebuild them as a suburban/exurban hellscapes. The solution is to destroy all SFH's in the suburbs and force people to move into high rises.

Democrats' utopia/dream for everyone:

I will ask again, please cite a single instance where widening a road has had the effect of reducing congestion on said road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many people use busses to shop at the big box stores on 355.. I would have to walk to a ride on stop (which does not run with any frequency), ride a ride on to 355.wait for a second bus, rude to store and reverse to go home. Or just take my car.

You realize that in other parts of the world, people actually walk and bike to do their shopping, right? It is only in the US where fat, lazy Americans toodle around in carbon spewing boxes to get their errands done.

While trying to sound smart and savvy, you reveal a lot of your ignorance.

Please show where my post is ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter how wide 355 gets if they keep putting in hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of new homes everywhere, which puts thousands of new cars on the road. It's just not sustainable.

Did I write this? The insanity of putting up homes (mostly townhomes) on every single square of available land has gotten completely out of control. I don't even know whose fault it is. I'd blame Elrich but it was a problem before he took over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter how wide 355 gets if they keep putting in hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of new homes everywhere, which puts thousands of new cars on the road. It's just not sustainable.

Did I write this? The insanity of putting up homes (mostly townhomes) on every single square of available land has gotten completely out of control. I don't even know whose fault it is. I'd blame Elrich but it was a problem before he took over.

It's multifaceted. Yes blame the county council & executive for the areas controlled by the county. They are approving the development of both multi-family housing and box stores/restaurants. But as you noted it often takes years (sometimes decades) for approved plans to actually come to fruition, so the blame goes back to whomever was running the show when the plans were approved.

In some areas governed by towns/cities the blame is more local (Rockville, Takoma Park, Gaithersburg). But it has to be within city limits. Rockville is much smaller than most people realize. It doesn't start until Twinbrook Parkway on 355. Everything south of Twinbrook is county controlled.

[Anonymous]

Design space for cars, you get traffic.
Design space for people, you get....people.

Maybe it is time for the planners and politicians in Montgomery County to try something different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Design space for cars, you get traffic.
Design space for people, you get....people.

Maybe it is time for the planners and politicians in Montgomery County to try something different.

Explain the failure of Rockville Town Center then. Theyv'e designed it for people and it's been failing for years. It's even across the street from a Metro station.

[Anonymous]

3:55 would be so much better if it was a fully limited access highway and leading from its beltway exit all the way up to Urbana.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3:55 would be so much better if it was a fully limited access highway and leading from its beltway exit all the way up to Urbana.

There were plans years ago for a Rockville Freeway but they got struck down:
http://robertdyer.blogspot.com/2011/03/rockville-freeway-what-is-it-another.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Design space for cars, you get traffic.
Design space for people, you get....people.

Maybe it is time for the planners and politicians in Montgomery County to try something different.

Explain the failure of Rockville Town Center then. Theyv'e designed it for people and it's been failing for years. It's even across the street from a Metro station.

They listened to people who said they wanted small local shops,,,that no one actaully shops at regualrly. Th elibrary is the only thing that gets me there regualry. CVS was useful but it just left. Its a shame as it really is a pleasant place. I think they need to just focus on restaurants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Design space for cars, you get traffic.
Design space for people, you get....people.

Maybe it is time for the planners and politicians in Montgomery County to try something different.

Explain the failure of Rockville Town Center then. Theyv'e designed it for people and it's been failing for years. It's even across the street from a Metro station.

Rockville Town Center is great, but a bit small.