Question for the anti-bike / anti-bus people

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Anonymous wrote:Traffic deaths this year are down 30 percent in D.C. 27 people have died this year in traffic accidents. By comparison, 188 people have been murdered.

In response, DC has passed laws increasing enforcement of motor vehicles and decreasing penalties for murderers. 🤷‍♀️

Our government hates drivers and loves criminals.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Only two percent of commuters use bikes, the Census Bureau says. It's our least popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, there are more cars registered with the city than there are households.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Only two percent of commuters use bikes, the Census Bureau says. It's our least popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, there are more cars registered with the city than there are households.

The two percent figure is for 2021, when half of "commuters" were working from home. The ratio of cyclists to drivers that year was 1:10 IIRC.

Only about a third of DC residents use a personal car every day: https://ggwash.org/view/86455/how-much-does-dc-drive

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Only two percent of commuters use bikes, the Census Bureau says. It's our least popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, there are more cars registered with the city than there are households.

In the DMV it’s 1% in the suburbs and 4% in the city. Twice as many people in the city choose to walk to work rather than ride a bicycle. Almost as many people take a taxi/rideshare to work (2%) as commute by bicycle. It’s all a funny joke.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Only two percent of commuters use bikes, the Census Bureau says. It's our least popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, there are more cars registered with the city than there are households.

The two percent figure is for 2021, when half of "commuters" were working from home. The ratio of cyclists to drivers that year was 1:10 IIRC.

Only about a third of DC residents use a personal car every day: https://ggwash.org/view/86455/how-much-does-dc-drive

That’s based on 2019. The proportion who use a car has increased since COVID.

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Anonymous wrote:People will always drive. Encouraging bike fanatics to share road space during peak traffic times - and I am talking specifically about bike fanatics, this is a nuisance and dangerous IMO. If you live in DC, take metro and/or walk to work. Bike miles on a bike path.

My vision is also to stop unchecked growth. Stop building and building more density that cannot be supported by current transportation and school systems and other government services.

So expand outward into suburbs/exurbs rather than increase density and then we all drive?

What are your thoughts on how that impacts the environment?

Adding high density housing doesn't magically transform anyplace into a car-less paradise. It adds more cars and smog

Ok I'm still trying to understand what happens to the environment in your vision. Or are you not concerned about climate change?

NP. I am. That is why I chose to have 1 child, so that my family and its future family etc. does not impact the envirnoment as much. How about you?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

You don't understand the distinction between DC and the "National Capital Region", do you? So much for ignorance . . .

Also, the 2022 MCWOG statistics you are so enamored with (https://www.mwcog.org/documents/2022/09/20/state-of-the-commute-survey-report--carsharing-state-of-the-commute-telework-travel-surveys/) do not agree with you. See page 14 of the 2022 report.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

You don't understand the distinction between DC and the "National Capital Region", do you? So much for ignorance . . .

Also, the 2022 MCWOG statistics you are so enamored with (https://www.mwcog.org/documents/2022/09/20/state-of-the-commute-survey-report--carsharing-state-of-the-commute-telework-travel-surveys/) do not agree with you. See page 14 of the 2022 report.

Bravo that you have finally figured out how to use Google. Unfortunately you don’t know how to read. The chart on p.14 includes telework. Baby steps. You’ll get there.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

You don't understand the distinction between DC and the "National Capital Region", do you? So much for ignorance . . .

Also, the 2022 MCWOG statistics you are so enamored with (https://www.mwcog.org/documents/2022/09/20/state-of-the-commute-survey-report--carsharing-state-of-the-commute-telework-travel-surveys/) do not agree with you. See page 14 of the 2022 report.

Bravo that you have finally figured out how to use Google. Unfortunately you don’t know how to read. The chart on p.14 includes telework. Baby steps. You’ll get there.

This is funny. The sampling frame for the MWCOG survey differs from the reference population in question. But even that survey contradicts your argument. So you just pulled numbers off the top of your head so that you could win a point on some meaningless debate on DCUM?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

You’re funny because you just have a hard time admitting that you don’t know what you’re talking about but will argue to the death anyway.

I don’t have “an argument”. I have presented survey data from MWCOG that shows that people commuting to work riding alone in cars increased from a pre-pandemic 39% to a current 49%. This was in response to you claiming that a “minority” of DC residents use cars to commute. This is no longer true. You seem to have a serious cognitive problem with this fact, like nervous breakdown level problem, which is hilarious. I’m enjoying it. So keep it up.

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

You don't understand the distinction between DC and the "National Capital Region", do you? So much for ignorance . . .

Also, the 2022 MCWOG statistics you are so enamored with (https://www.mwcog.org/documents/2022/09/20/state-of-the-commute-survey-report--carsharing-state-of-the-commute-telework-travel-surveys/) do not agree with you. See page 14 of the 2022 report.

Bravo that you have finally figured out how to use Google. Unfortunately you don’t know how to read. The chart on p.14 includes telework. Baby steps. You’ll get there.

This is funny. The sampling frame for the MWCOG survey differs from the reference population in question. But even that survey contradicts your argument. So you just pulled numbers off the top of your head so that you could win a point on some meaningless debate on DCUM?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

You’re funny because you just have a hard time admitting that you don’t know what you’re talking about but will argue to the death anyway.

I

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

You don't understand the distinction between DC and the "National Capital Region", do you? So much for ignorance . . .

Also, the 2022 MCWOG statistics you are so enamored with (https://www.mwcog.org/documents/2022/09/20/state-of-the-commute-survey-report--carsharing-state-of-the-commute-telework-travel-surveys/) do not agree with you. See page 14 of the 2022 report.

Bravo that you have finally figured out how to use Google. Unfortunately you don’t know how to read. The chart on p.14 includes telework. Baby steps. You’ll get there.

This is funny. The sampling frame for the MWCOG survey differs from the reference population in question. But even that survey contradicts your argument. So you just pulled numbers off the top of your head so that you could win a point on some meaningless debate on DCUM?

I don’t have “an argument”. I have presented survey data from MWCOG that shows that people commuting to work riding alone in cars increased from a pre-pandemic 39% to a current 49%. This was in response to you claiming that a “minority” of DC residents use cars to commute. This is no longer true. You seem to have a serious cognitive problem with this fact, like nervous breakdown level problem, which is hilarious. I’m enjoying it. So keep it up.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous.

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes.

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters?

You’re funny because you just have a hard time admitting that you don’t know what you’re talking about but will argue to the death anyway.

I

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do.

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro.

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.

It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG.

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.

MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys.

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.

I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL.

Of course, you're not going to provide a link! It's a rather hard thing to do when you make things up.

If you don’t know who the MWCOG and what their role is in regional transportation policy then you have nothing of value to say about this subject. Furthermore, it’s just comical that you cannot even figure out how to use Google to find out for yourself.

It’s like you’re fully committed to ignorance. Which I kind of respect in a way.

You don't understand the distinction between DC and the "National Capital Region", do you? So much for ignorance . . .

Also, the 2022 MCWOG statistics you are so enamored with (https://www.mwcog.org/documents/2022/09/20/state-of-the-commute-survey-report--carsharing-state-of-the-commute-telework-travel-surveys/) do not agree with you. See page 14 of the 2022 report.

Bravo that you have finally figured out how to use Google. Unfortunately you don’t know how to read. The chart on p.14 includes telework. Baby steps. You’ll get there.

This is funny. The sampling frame for the MWCOG survey differs from the reference population in question. But even that survey contradicts your argument. So you just pulled numbers off the top of your head so that you could win a point on some meaningless debate on DCUM?

I don’t have “an argument”. I have presented survey data from MWCOG that shows that people commuting to work riding alone in cars increased from a pre-pandemic 39% to a current 49%. This was in response to you claiming that a “minority” of DC residents use cars to commute. This is no longer true. You seem to have a serious cognitive problem with this fact, like nervous breakdown level problem, which is hilarious. I’m enjoying it. So keep it up.

DP. Well that much is abundantly clear. I've seen better command of logic and rhetoric at middle school forensics competitions, and yet you feel that you're in a position to condescend. Yikes...