Bike lanes that literally no one uses -- why are we still doing this?

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Anonymous wrote:The bike lanes on Arizona Avenue seem purely punitive on Virginia drivers. My fellow DC neighbors hate them because they’ve pushed traffic into the neighborhoods. The Connecticut Ave residents were smart to fight that proposal.

Virginia drivers are purely punitive on DC residents. They drive fast through DC streets and don't pay taxes here, yet contribute to congestion on the road. And most of the ones driving on Arizona Ave are coming from Maryland, cutting through DC to get home.

The VA <-> MD transit traffic is a pox unto NW DC. This relentless stream of speeding vehicles destroys local roads, endangers local residents, pollutes the local environment, and - through the incessant honking of entitled sh*tbags enraged by any other driver who doesn’t drive recklessly enough - destroys the quality of life of an otherwise pleasant area, while giving absolutely nothing back to the city. The notion - advanced by some on here - that DC local government officials should encourage this plague is absurd.

Homeless and violent drug addict voucher residents have destroyed the quality of life in our NW neighborhood. I’ll take my chances with the drivers who spend money in DC and support CRE.

Folks commuting between MD and VA via NW DC don’t spend money in the city. That’s the point. Not sure why you like superbugs.

They pay a lot of taxes when they park their cars, buy their meals, and sit in office buildings. Lots and lots of taxes that our Council fritters away on bike lanes and violence interrupters.

They pay almost no taxes just sitting in office buildings. The buildings pay taxes, but we don’t collect income tax revenue from non-D.C. residents who work in D.C.

it's funny how you think this is a scam. i guess everything is a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works.

dc entered an agreement a very long time ago with virginia and maryland saying that we dont tax them if they work here, and they dont tax us if we work there. it's samesies on all sides and makes life easier for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:The bike lanes on Arizona Avenue seem purely punitive on Virginia drivers. My fellow DC neighbors hate them because they’ve pushed traffic into the neighborhoods. The Connecticut Ave residents were smart to fight that proposal.

Virginia drivers are purely punitive on DC residents. They drive fast through DC streets and don't pay taxes here, yet contribute to congestion on the road. And most of the ones driving on Arizona Ave are coming from Maryland, cutting through DC to get home.

The VA <-> MD transit traffic is a pox unto NW DC. This relentless stream of speeding vehicles destroys local roads, endangers local residents, pollutes the local environment, and - through the incessant honking of entitled sh*tbags enraged by any other driver who doesn’t drive recklessly enough - destroys the quality of life of an otherwise pleasant area, while giving absolutely nothing back to the city. The notion - advanced by some on here - that DC local government officials should encourage this plague is absurd.

Homeless and violent drug addict voucher residents have destroyed the quality of life in our NW neighborhood. I’ll take my chances with the drivers who spend money in DC and support CRE.

Folks commuting between MD and VA via NW DC don’t spend money in the city. That’s the point. Not sure why you like superbugs.

They pay a lot of taxes when they park their cars, buy their meals, and sit in office buildings. Lots and lots of taxes that our Council fritters away on bike lanes and violence interrupters.

They pay almost no taxes just sitting in office buildings. The buildings pay taxes, but we don’t collect income tax revenue from non-D.C. residents who work in D.C.

it's funny how you think this is a scam. i guess everything is a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works.

dc entered an agreement a very long time ago with virginia and maryland saying that we dont tax them if they work here, and they dont tax us if we work there. it's samesies on all sides and makes life easier for everyone.

DC parking garage tax is 18%! Meal tax is 10%. Bag tax .5 cents. CRE taxes are the lifeblood of cities. The revenue that VA and MD residents contribute is irreplaceable.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we could be like Amsterdam but we have hills and disgusting summers. You'll never have a critical mass of bike commuters because it is hugely impractical for office workers. I wish they would invest more in public transit.

e-bikes are the game changer you are looking for

I'd still be sweaty when I got to the office. No thx

So I guess you also rule out public transit for the same reason, unless you have a metro stop or bus stop a block from your office?

Yeah there is a difference between walking and riding an e-bike

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we could be like Amsterdam but we have hills and disgusting summers. You'll never have a critical mass of bike commuters because it is hugely impractical for office workers. I wish they would invest more in public transit.

Hate this aspect of Amsterdam. Pedestrians are routinely put at risk as they have to cross the "bike highways" to get out of the street before the light changes, or are being dropped off somewhere by their uber. Definitely not relaxing to go walking down the street.

And somehow the Dutch have survived. Everyone rides a bike in Holland. Drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists are all the same people at different times of the day. Everyone understands the norms and rules. It's only self-absorbed tourists that don't understand what's what.

That being said, DC will never be Amsterdam. And it's delusional to think otherwise. The bicycle mafia in DC - all twelve of them - are a huge hindrance to the efficient movement of people in DC. Their preciousness and their influence over the DC Council has been an enormous burden on the quality of life in DC. Invest in public transportation. It's not complicated. Why do a handful of rando cyclists have so much sway over a metropolitan area of 6.5 million people?

+1 agree

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we could be like Amsterdam but we have hills and disgusting summers. You'll never have a critical mass of bike commuters because it is hugely impractical for office workers. I wish they would invest more in public transit.

e-bikes are the game changer you are looking for

I'd still be sweaty when I got to the office. No thx

Have you ever ridden an e-bike? It’s no more strenuous than getting in and out of your car.

I have and this is patently false

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we could be like Amsterdam but we have hills and disgusting summers. You'll never have a critical mass of bike commuters because it is hugely impractical for office workers. I wish they would invest more in public transit.

e-bikes are the game changer you are looking for

You mean motorcycles? The things that travel 35 or 40 miles an hour on bike paths and scare the crap out of me?

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Anonymous wrote:DC needs revenue. The city should require all bikes that go on roads to register and have a machine readable license plate, so when they speed downhill/blow through stop signs and red lights the city can issue tickets like they do for cars. want to use the road? then obey the law

The goal of most drivers is to make sure everyone is as unfree and miserable as they are. No one can escape. Crabs in a bucket mentality.

There's been multiple cyclists going around groping women. They count on the fact that, without license plates, they can't be readily identified. Sounds like you're totally cool with people committing sexual assault so long as they're on a bike when they do it.

Cyclists need license plates, and also insurance.

If ever you want a reminder of just how batty the velophobe set has become, this is a good place to start.

There's something very Trump-y about cyclists in DC. They dont think they have to follow *any* of the rules that everyone else respects and everything is always someone else's fault. Like Trump, they act like a bunch of spoiled, entitled brats.

Cyclists don’t think we need insurance or license plates on bikes because, according to the rules that everyone respects, we don’t. I do have insurance, license plates, and identification for when I’m driving. I don’t need those things on my bike or when I walk or take Metro. I don’t think it’s spoiled or entitled not to comply with your imaginary alternative regulatory scheme that requires insurance and more bureaucracy for bicycles that are very unlikely to cause any damage to anyone except the cyclist.

I actually started thinking through the implications of requiring cyclists to carry insurance and affix license plates to their bikes and, after a couple of seconds, realized that it was such an incredibly silly idea that only someone trying to parody the anti-bike folks would put it forth.

I mean, many cars that are driven dangerously in DC have obscured, fake, or no plates and potentially no insurance, but the problem is a lack of insurance and plates on bikes? Nice trolling . . .

it would be better for everyone if cyclists weren't allowed to be anonymous and unidentifiable on the road.

Why would that be better? How often do authorities need to be able to identify cyclists?

I see cyclists put children in spectacularly dangerous situations on a fairly regular basis. I saw one with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike. It would be great if they could be readily identified to the police.

That person should be arrested for child endangerment.

It's curious how, if you put a 10 year old in the front seat of a car, people would think you're wildly irresponsible and almost no parent would even think to do it, even though that kid is strapped down with a seat belt, there's at least one airbag protecting them and there's two tons of steel around them. But no one bats at eye if you do this:

https://bunchbike.com/products/the-original-4-upgraded-electric-cargo-bike-for-families?srsltid=AfmBOopgF9JVUlhcWqgtCDCqzR1K5nGzwExl3YLCVcHVTkWkoYIYQ6iW

If you only drive 15 mph I wouldn't think it's unsafe. Are you unclear on the differences between driving and biking??

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Anonymous wrote:DC needs revenue. The city should require all bikes that go on roads to register and have a machine readable license plate, so when they speed downhill/blow through stop signs and red lights the city can issue tickets like they do for cars. want to use the road? then obey the law

The goal of most drivers is to make sure everyone is as unfree and miserable as they are. No one can escape. Crabs in a bucket mentality.

There's been multiple cyclists going around groping women. They count on the fact that, without license plates, they can't be readily identified. Sounds like you're totally cool with people committing sexual assault so long as they're on a bike when they do it.

Cyclists need license plates, and also insurance.

If ever you want a reminder of just how batty the velophobe set has become, this is a good place to start.

There's something very Trump-y about cyclists in DC. They dont think they have to follow *any* of the rules that everyone else respects and everything is always someone else's fault. Like Trump, they act like a bunch of spoiled, entitled brats.

Cyclists don’t think we need insurance or license plates on bikes because, according to the rules that everyone respects, we don’t. I do have insurance, license plates, and identification for when I’m driving. I don’t need those things on my bike or when I walk or take Metro. I don’t think it’s spoiled or entitled not to comply with your imaginary alternative regulatory scheme that requires insurance and more bureaucracy for bicycles that are very unlikely to cause any damage to anyone except the cyclist.

I actually started thinking through the implications of requiring cyclists to carry insurance and affix license plates to their bikes and, after a couple of seconds, realized that it was such an incredibly silly idea that only someone trying to parody the anti-bike folks would put it forth.

I mean, many cars that are driven dangerously in DC have obscured, fake, or no plates and potentially no insurance, but the problem is a lack of insurance and plates on bikes? Nice trolling . . .

it would be better for everyone if cyclists weren't allowed to be anonymous and unidentifiable on the road.

Why would that be better? How often do authorities need to be able to identify cyclists?

I see cyclists put children in spectacularly dangerous situations on a fairly regular basis. I saw one with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike. It would be great if they could be readily identified to the police.

That person should be arrested for child endangerment.

It's curious how, if you put a 10 year old in the front seat of a car, people would think you're wildly irresponsible and almost no parent would even think to do it, even though that kid is strapped down with a seat belt, there's at least one airbag protecting them and there's two tons of steel around them. But no one bats at eye if you do this:

https://bunchbike.com/products/the-original-4-upgraded-electric-cargo-bike-for-families?srsltid=AfmBOopgF9JVUlhcWqgtCDCqzR1K5nGzwExl3YLCVcHVTkWkoYIYQ6iW

If you only drive 15 mph I wouldn't think it's unsafe. Are you unclear on the differences between driving and biking??

And what happens when this bicyclist going 15 mph is hit by a car going 30 mph? All those kids are dead.

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Anonymous wrote:The bike lanes on Arizona Avenue seem purely punitive on Virginia drivers. My fellow DC neighbors hate them because they’ve pushed traffic into the neighborhoods. The Connecticut Ave residents were smart to fight that proposal.

Virginia drivers are purely punitive on DC residents. They drive fast through DC streets and don't pay taxes here, yet contribute to congestion on the road. And most of the ones driving on Arizona Ave are coming from Maryland, cutting through DC to get home.

The VA <-> MD transit traffic is a pox unto NW DC. This relentless stream of speeding vehicles destroys local roads, endangers local residents, pollutes the local environment, and - through the incessant honking of entitled sh*tbags enraged by any other driver who doesn’t drive recklessly enough - destroys the quality of life of an otherwise pleasant area, while giving absolutely nothing back to the city. The notion - advanced by some on here - that DC local government officials should encourage this plague is absurd.

Homeless and violent drug addict voucher residents have destroyed the quality of life in our NW neighborhood. I’ll take my chances with the drivers who spend money in DC and support CRE.

Folks commuting between MD and VA via NW DC don’t spend money in the city. That’s the point. Not sure why you like superbugs.

They pay a lot of taxes when they park their cars, buy their meals, and sit in office buildings. Lots and lots of taxes that our Council fritters away on bike lanes and violence interrupters.

They pay almost no taxes just sitting in office buildings. The buildings pay taxes, but we don’t collect income tax revenue from non-D.C. residents who work in D.C.

it's funny how you think this is a scam. i guess everything is a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works.

dc entered an agreement a very long time ago with virginia and maryland saying that we dont tax them if they work here, and they dont tax us if we work there. it's samesies on all sides and makes life easier for everyone.

DC parking garage tax is 18%! Meal tax is 10%. Bag tax .5 cents. CRE taxes are the lifeblood of cities. The revenue that VA and MD residents contribute is irreplaceable.

The mayor, to her credit, understands this and killed the ridiculous bike lane project on Connecticut Ave.

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Anonymous wrote:DC needs revenue. The city should require all bikes that go on roads to register and have a machine readable license plate, so when they speed downhill/blow through stop signs and red lights the city can issue tickets like they do for cars. want to use the road? then obey the law

The goal of most drivers is to make sure everyone is as unfree and miserable as they are. No one can escape. Crabs in a bucket mentality.

There's been multiple cyclists going around groping women. They count on the fact that, without license plates, they can't be readily identified. Sounds like you're totally cool with people committing sexual assault so long as they're on a bike when they do it.

Cyclists need license plates, and also insurance.

If ever you want a reminder of just how batty the velophobe set has become, this is a good place to start.

There's something very Trump-y about cyclists in DC. They dont think they have to follow *any* of the rules that everyone else respects and everything is always someone else's fault. Like Trump, they act like a bunch of spoiled, entitled brats.

Cyclists don’t think we need insurance or license plates on bikes because, according to the rules that everyone respects, we don’t. I do have insurance, license plates, and identification for when I’m driving. I don’t need those things on my bike or when I walk or take Metro. I don’t think it’s spoiled or entitled not to comply with your imaginary alternative regulatory scheme that requires insurance and more bureaucracy for bicycles that are very unlikely to cause any damage to anyone except the cyclist.

I actually started thinking through the implications of requiring cyclists to carry insurance and affix license plates to their bikes and, after a couple of seconds, realized that it was such an incredibly silly idea that only someone trying to parody the anti-bike folks would put it forth.

I mean, many cars that are driven dangerously in DC have obscured, fake, or no plates and potentially no insurance, but the problem is a lack of insurance and plates on bikes? Nice trolling . . .

it would be better for everyone if cyclists weren't allowed to be anonymous and unidentifiable on the road.

Why would that be better? How often do authorities need to be able to identify cyclists?

I see cyclists put children in spectacularly dangerous situations on a fairly regular basis. I saw one with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike. It would be great if they could be readily identified to the police.

That person should be arrested for child endangerment.

It's curious how, if you put a 10 year old in the front seat of a car, people would think you're wildly irresponsible and almost no parent would even think to do it, even though that kid is strapped down with a seat belt, there's at least one airbag protecting them and there's two tons of steel around them. But no one bats at eye if you do this:

https://bunchbike.com/products/the-original-4-upgraded-electric-cargo-bike-for-families?srsltid=AfmBOopgF9JVUlhcWqgtCDCqzR1K5nGzwExl3YLCVcHVTkWkoYIYQ6iW

If you only drive 15 mph I wouldn't think it's unsafe. Are you unclear on the differences between driving and biking??

And what happens when this bicyclist going 15 mph is hit by a car going 30 mph? All those kids are dead.

Lots of conversations end up on this sort of question. More and more people are coming to the conclusion that cars are inherently the problem.

That’s why you see speed limits drop, stop signs and speed bumps proliferate and dedicated infrastructure being built.

People are just tired of the trade offs that come with the current status quo, and this is just the beginning of the pushback.

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Anonymous wrote:DC needs revenue. The city should require all bikes that go on roads to register and have a machine readable license plate, so when they speed downhill/blow through stop signs and red lights the city can issue tickets like they do for cars. want to use the road? then obey the law

The goal of most drivers is to make sure everyone is as unfree and miserable as they are. No one can escape. Crabs in a bucket mentality.

There's been multiple cyclists going around groping women. They count on the fact that, without license plates, they can't be readily identified. Sounds like you're totally cool with people committing sexual assault so long as they're on a bike when they do it.

Cyclists need license plates, and also insurance.

If ever you want a reminder of just how batty the velophobe set has become, this is a good place to start.

There's something very Trump-y about cyclists in DC. They dont think they have to follow *any* of the rules that everyone else respects and everything is always someone else's fault. Like Trump, they act like a bunch of spoiled, entitled brats.

Cyclists don’t think we need insurance or license plates on bikes because, according to the rules that everyone respects, we don’t. I do have insurance, license plates, and identification for when I’m driving. I don’t need those things on my bike or when I walk or take Metro. I don’t think it’s spoiled or entitled not to comply with your imaginary alternative regulatory scheme that requires insurance and more bureaucracy for bicycles that are very unlikely to cause any damage to anyone except the cyclist.

I actually started thinking through the implications of requiring cyclists to carry insurance and affix license plates to their bikes and, after a couple of seconds, realized that it was such an incredibly silly idea that only someone trying to parody the anti-bike folks would put it forth.

I mean, many cars that are driven dangerously in DC have obscured, fake, or no plates and potentially no insurance, but the problem is a lack of insurance and plates on bikes? Nice trolling . . .

it would be better for everyone if cyclists weren't allowed to be anonymous and unidentifiable on the road.

Why would that be better? How often do authorities need to be able to identify cyclists?

I see cyclists put children in spectacularly dangerous situations on a fairly regular basis. I saw one with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike. It would be great if they could be readily identified to the police.

That person should be arrested for child endangerment.

It's curious how, if you put a 10 year old in the front seat of a car, people would think you're wildly irresponsible and almost no parent would even think to do it, even though that kid is strapped down with a seat belt, there's at least one airbag protecting them and there's two tons of steel around them. But no one bats at eye if you do this:

https://bunchbike.com/products/the-original-4-upgraded-electric-cargo-bike-for-families?srsltid=AfmBOopgF9JVUlhcWqgtCDCqzR1K5nGzwExl3YLCVcHVTkWkoYIYQ6iW

If you only drive 15 mph I wouldn't think it's unsafe. Are you unclear on the differences between driving and biking??

And what happens when this bicyclist going 15 mph is hit by a car going 30 mph? All those kids are dead.

Sounds like a good argument for protected bike lanes until drivers can get themselves under control.

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Anonymous wrote:DC needs revenue. The city should require all bikes that go on roads to register and have a machine readable license plate, so when they speed downhill/blow through stop signs and red lights the city can issue tickets like they do for cars. want to use the road? then obey the law

The goal of most drivers is to make sure everyone is as unfree and miserable as they are. No one can escape. Crabs in a bucket mentality.

There's been multiple cyclists going around groping women. They count on the fact that, without license plates, they can't be readily identified. Sounds like you're totally cool with people committing sexual assault so long as they're on a bike when they do it.

Cyclists need license plates, and also insurance.

If ever you want a reminder of just how batty the velophobe set has become, this is a good place to start.

There's something very Trump-y about cyclists in DC. They dont think they have to follow *any* of the rules that everyone else respects and everything is always someone else's fault. Like Trump, they act like a bunch of spoiled, entitled brats.

Cyclists don’t think we need insurance or license plates on bikes because, according to the rules that everyone respects, we don’t. I do have insurance, license plates, and identification for when I’m driving. I don’t need those things on my bike or when I walk or take Metro. I don’t think it’s spoiled or entitled not to comply with your imaginary alternative regulatory scheme that requires insurance and more bureaucracy for bicycles that are very unlikely to cause any damage to anyone except the cyclist.

I actually started thinking through the implications of requiring cyclists to carry insurance and affix license plates to their bikes and, after a couple of seconds, realized that it was such an incredibly silly idea that only someone trying to parody the anti-bike folks would put it forth.

I mean, many cars that are driven dangerously in DC have obscured, fake, or no plates and potentially no insurance, but the problem is a lack of insurance and plates on bikes? Nice trolling . . .

it would be better for everyone if cyclists weren't allowed to be anonymous and unidentifiable on the road.

Why would that be better? How often do authorities need to be able to identify cyclists?

I see cyclists put children in spectacularly dangerous situations on a fairly regular basis. I saw one with an infant in the basket on the front of her bike. It would be great if they could be readily identified to the police.

That person should be arrested for child endangerment.

It's curious how, if you put a 10 year old in the front seat of a car, people would think you're wildly irresponsible and almost no parent would even think to do it, even though that kid is strapped down with a seat belt, there's at least one airbag protecting them and there's two tons of steel around them. But no one bats at eye if you do this:

https://bunchbike.com/products/the-original-4-upgraded-electric-cargo-bike-for-families?srsltid=AfmBOopgF9JVUlhcWqgtCDCqzR1K5nGzwExl3YLCVcHVTkWkoYIYQ6iW

If you only drive 15 mph I wouldn't think it's unsafe. Are you unclear on the differences between driving and biking??

And what happens when this bicyclist going 15 mph is hit by a car going 30 mph? All those kids are dead.

Same issue when walking. Do you suggest that pushing a baby in a stroller is irresponsible??

Do you see how twisted you people have gotten? This isn't normal. It's ok to not be in a car.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we could be like Amsterdam but we have hills and disgusting summers. You'll never have a critical mass of bike commuters because it is hugely impractical for office workers. I wish they would invest more in public transit.

e-bikes are the game changer you are looking for

I'd still be sweaty when I got to the office. No thx

Have you ever ridden an e-bike? It’s no more strenuous than getting in and out of your car.

With a helmet on in August? Not going to happen for most professionals.

A lot of professionals I know have no issues donning a helmet in August or any other time of the year. Those professionals who feel the need to showcase all their success by haute couture and six figure rides are a different matter, of course.

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Anonymous wrote:The bike lanes on Arizona Avenue seem purely punitive on Virginia drivers. My fellow DC neighbors hate them because they’ve pushed traffic into the neighborhoods. The Connecticut Ave residents were smart to fight that proposal.

Virginia drivers are purely punitive on DC residents. They drive fast through DC streets and don't pay taxes here, yet contribute to congestion on the road. And most of the ones driving on Arizona Ave are coming from Maryland, cutting through DC to get home.

The VA <-> MD transit traffic is a pox unto NW DC. This relentless stream of speeding vehicles destroys local roads, endangers local residents, pollutes the local environment, and - through the incessant honking of entitled sh*tbags enraged by any other driver who doesn’t drive recklessly enough - destroys the quality of life of an otherwise pleasant area, while giving absolutely nothing back to the city. The notion - advanced by some on here - that DC local government officials should encourage this plague is absurd.

Homeless and violent drug addict voucher residents have destroyed the quality of life in our NW neighborhood. I’ll take my chances with the drivers who spend money in DC and support CRE.

Folks commuting between MD and VA via NW DC don’t spend money in the city. That’s the point. Not sure why you like superbugs.

They pay a lot of taxes when they park their cars, buy their meals, and sit in office buildings. Lots and lots of taxes that our Council fritters away on bike lanes and violence interrupters.

They pay almost no taxes just sitting in office buildings. The buildings pay taxes, but we don’t collect income tax revenue from non-D.C. residents who work in D.C.

it's funny how you think this is a scam. i guess everything is a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works.

dc entered an agreement a very long time ago with virginia and maryland saying that we dont tax them if they work here, and they dont tax us if we work there. it's samesies on all sides and makes life easier for everyone.

I didn't say I thought it was a scam. I just said they don't pay any taxes if they don't live in D.C.

I bet D.C. would, at this point, very happily tax Virginia and Maryland residents (and allow D.C. residents to be taxed in those states), but the Home Rule charter doesn't allow it anyway, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we could be like Amsterdam but we have hills and disgusting summers. You'll never have a critical mass of bike commuters because it is hugely impractical for office workers. I wish they would invest more in public transit.

Hate this aspect of Amsterdam. Pedestrians are routinely put at risk as they have to cross the "bike highways" to get out of the street before the light changes, or are being dropped off somewhere by their uber. Definitely not relaxing to go walking down the street.

And somehow the Dutch have survived. Everyone rides a bike in Holland. Drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists are all the same people at different times of the day. Everyone understands the norms and rules. It's only self-absorbed tourists that don't understand what's what.

That being said, DC will never be Amsterdam. And it's delusional to think otherwise. The bicycle mafia in DC - all twelve of them - are a huge hindrance to the efficient movement of people in DC. Their preciousness and their influence over the DC Council has been an enormous burden on the quality of life in DC. Invest in public transportation. It's not complicated. Why do a handful of rando cyclists have so much sway over a metropolitan area of 6.5 million people?

DC will never be Amsterdam as long as the city has a self-centered, visionless mayor who derives her positions from the direction of the breeze, as long as the director of transportation knows nothing about transportation policy other than what she is told over the phone by random real estate developers, as long as the constituencies served by a handful of DC council members include large portions of counties across Maryland and Virginia, and as long as upgrades of DC’s transportation infrastructure to safeguard the lives of DC residents are viciously opposed by a cabal of freaks who have been singing plaintive dirges for the past 53 years in memory of the death of the Three Sisters Bridge project.