I'm so over Reno

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fabulous, so our traffic calming tactics are finally working on OP.

Honestly, Wisconsin is better than Reno. I live on Reno and I use Wisconsin Ave. because at every hour traffic moves better there.

The thing is, OP and especially clueless 10:01, Reno is a residential road, and there are students crossing it to get to approximately 25 different schools from nursery to college, and to access more than a dozen parks, playgrounds, and trails. Many have been hit by commuters. There are have been far too many car accidents and car versus bike accidents. You call it unnecessary, but people who live here know that the danger has been unacceptable for some time now and is increasing.

+1. Take the metro OP. Reno is a residential road. Wisconsin and Connecticut are also residential roads that have students, locals, etc crossing them daily so please SLOW DOWN and stop treating DC streets like race tracks.

This NIMBY attitude reminds me of those naysayers who don't want a pool built at Hearst because it might disturb the tranquility of "their" neighborhood park. Reno isn't some private road in a gated community. It's a major arterial that already carries a lot of traffic and needs to be upgraded. Yesterday, in fact. Reno belongs to all of us, not to a few. There's more traffic and we need more road capacity, and if serving the greater public interest means that D.C. needs to widen your "residential road," then I'm sorry. You don't get a greater say because you live there. D.C. Is One City. And you can always move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter. That would be so convenient. And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.

I hate the speed bumps on Newark St. Very unwelcoming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fabulous, so our traffic calming tactics are finally working on OP.

Honestly, Wisconsin is better than Reno. I live on Reno and I use Wisconsin Ave. because at every hour traffic moves better there.

The thing is, OP and especially clueless 10:01, Reno is a residential road, and there are students crossing it to get to approximately 25 different schools from nursery to college, and to access more than a dozen parks, playgrounds, and trails. Many have been hit by commuters. There are have been far too many car accidents and car versus bike accidents. You call it unnecessary, but people who live here know that the danger has been unacceptable for some time now and is increasing.

+1. Take the metro OP. Reno is a residential road. Wisconsin and Connecticut are also residential roads that have students, locals, etc crossing them daily so please SLOW DOWN and stop treating DC streets like race tracks.

This NIMBY attitude reminds me of those naysayers who don't want a pool built at Hearst because it might disturb the tranquility of "their" neighborhood park. Reno isn't some private road in a gated community. It's a major arterial that already carries a lot of traffic and needs to be upgraded. Yesterday, in fact. Reno belongs to all of us, not to a few. There's more traffic and we need more road capacity, and if serving the greater public interest means that D.C. needs to widen your "residential road," then I'm sorry. You don't get a greater say because you live there. D.C. Is One City. And you can always move.

It isn't a NIMBY attitude. It is a fact. People live along the road, and so it is in fact residential. Children and commuters cross the road all day long, every day. It is a city. People walk. It isn't a suburban gated community where every drives cars. People violate the speed limit on the road all day long, every day. People are hit by cars way too often. So, it is not NIMBY to say, realize where you are when you are driving and obey the speed limit and don't pass cars illegally.

[Anonymous]

Oh my goodness, i agree, OP. Reno is terrible. It is so slow, especially now all those kids are back to school. It's only two lanes, you know and given the properties that abut, they will never be able to widen it. And Connecticut Ave is six lanes during rush hour - six! Can you believe it! And those potholes - AWful. And the construction! I cannot wait til Rock Creek is open again so I never have to drive Reno again. I would give up driving it completely if I were you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just want them to fix the gd potholes. Lost a hubcap the other day

The one by Murch is astounding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
This NIMBY attitude reminds me of those naysayers who don't want a pool built at Hearst because it might disturb the tranquility of "their" neighborhood park. Reno isn't some private road in a gated community. It's a major arterial that already carries a lot of traffic and needs to be upgraded. Yesterday, in fact. Reno belongs to all of us, not to a few. There's more traffic and we need more road capacity, and if serving the greater public interest means that D.C. needs to widen your "residential road," then I'm sorry. You don't get a greater say because you live there. D.C. Is One City. And you can always move.

In attitude, I would generally agree with you, but given that the street is designated a minor arterial (as opposed to CT and WI are are arterials) and given that there are hundreds of single family homes that line the street, how do you propose "upgrading" the street?

And, why should DC residents give up their quality of life so Maryland Commuters can have an easier time of it for a couple of hours a day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter. That would be so convenient. And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.

No to both. I live on Quebec. Put in more speed humps to deter cutting through. We have two schools on our road. There are tons of kids. Slow down. It's a residential street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
This NIMBY attitude reminds me of those naysayers who don't want a pool built at Hearst because it might disturb the tranquility of "their" neighborhood park. Reno isn't some private road in a gated community. It's a major arterial that already carries a lot of traffic and needs to be upgraded. Yesterday, in fact. Reno belongs to all of us, not to a few. There's more traffic and we need more road capacity, and if serving the greater public interest means that D.C. needs to widen your "residential road," then I'm sorry. You don't get a greater say because you live there. D.C. Is One City. And you can always move.

In attitude, I would generally agree with you, but given that the street is designated a minor arterial (as opposed to CT and WI are are arterials) and given that there are hundreds of single family homes that line the street, how do you propose "upgrading" the street?

And, why should DC residents give up their quality of life so Maryland Commuters can have an easier time of it for a couple of hours a day?

And it isn't just lined with homes, but also embassy land, national park land, and public and private school land.

[Anonymous]

The latest Beach Drive closure has messed everything up in that area. It'll be back to normal in 3 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just want them to fix the gd potholes. Lost a hubcap the other day

The one by Murch is astounding.

Part of our traffic calming. We go out at night and make it bigger.

You're welcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter. That would be so convenient. And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.

No to both. I live on Quebec. Put in more speed humps to deter cutting through. We have two schools on our road. There are tons of kids. Slow down. It's a residential street.

Quebec is a necessary east-west connector from Reno to Wisconsin. The parents at Hearst school use it twice a day and don't appreciate coffee spilling and car damage as we go over the humps. The planned outdoor pool at Hearst will mean that more people will want to drive and park on Quebec. The pool will be for the use of all D.C. residents, not just the select few. This is a public right of way not a private road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter. That would be so convenient. And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.

No to both. I live on Quebec. Put in more speed humps to deter cutting through. We have two schools on our road. There are tons of kids. Slow down. It's a residential street.

Quebec is a necessary east-west connector from Reno to Wisconsin. The parents at Hearst school use it twice a day and don't appreciate coffee spilling and car damage as we go over the humps. The planned outdoor pool at Hearst will mean that more people will want to drive and park on Quebec. The pool will be for the use of all D.C. residents, not just the select few. This is a public right of way not a private road.

I don't live on Quebec, but my response to you would be to either use Porter and turn right on 37th Street to get to Hearst, or drive slowly on the residential street and you, your car and your coffee will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter. That would be so convenient. And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.

No to both. I live on Quebec. Put in more speed humps to deter cutting through. We have two schools on our road. There are tons of kids. Slow down. It's a residential street.

Quebec is a necessary east-west connector from Reno to Wisconsin. The parents at Hearst school use it twice a day and don't appreciate coffee spilling and car damage as we go over the humps. The planned outdoor pool at Hearst will mean that more people will want to drive and park on Quebec. The pool will be for the use of all D.C. residents, not just the select few. This is a public right of way not a private road.

I don't live on Quebec, but my response to you would be to either use Porter and turn right on 37th Street to get to Hearst, or drive slowly on the residential street and you, your car and your coffee will be fine.

Why should Porter be burdened with the traffic?!

[Anonymous]

God suburban people are annoying. I live in Woodley Park and drive on Reno fairly frequently, and I absolutely relish when a nasty person gets stuck behind me while I drive at a safe speed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God suburban people are annoying. I live in Woodley Park and drive on Reno fairly frequently, and I absolutely relish when a nasty person gets stuck behind me while I drive at a safe speed.

What causes you to sssume that only "suburban" drivers want to upgrade Reno? I doubt that the Hearst pool mom who wants better roads in that vicinity lives in Bethesda.