How can we make DC streets bicycle and pedestrian-only?

[Anonymous]

You bike advocates would just throw elderly, disabled and delivery people under the bus. Sure, they can bike in a sofa. F you too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You bike advocates would just throw elderly, disabled and delivery people under the bus. Sure, they can bike in a sofa. F you too.

Many elderly and disabled people can't drive. A car-dependent transportation system throws them under the bus - so to speak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, let's make the city fully inaccessible to people with mobility issues. Nice one, OP.

https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/wwd/

If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a third of people living in the United States – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas – this is our every day. We created the Week Without Driving challenge so that policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals can begin to understand the barriers nondrivers experience in accessing our communities.

[Anonymous]

OP I take it you and your loved ones are not yet disabled. That’s a very ableist wish of yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I take it you and your loved ones are not yet disabled. That’s a very ableist wish of yours.

https://americawalks.org/campaigns/national-week-without-driving/

People without a car or unable to drive should be able to get to where they need to go safely and effectively. But every day, Americans who can’t drive – approximately 25 percent of the population – face significant barriers to mobility such as inadequate sidewalks, poor transit, lack of connectivity and dangerous roads. The needs of non-drivers are too-often disregarded in transportation infrastructure and policies. Our goal should be a transportation system designed to support all individuals, regardless of ability, age, or income, that will strengthen our communities and enhance our quality of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, let's make the city fully inaccessible to people with mobility issues. Nice one, OP.

https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/wwd/

If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a third of people living in the United States – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas – this is our every day. We created the Week Without Driving challenge so that policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals can begin to understand the barriers nondrivers experience in accessing our communities.

Totally believe in making cities pedestrian friendly.

And also know that some of us physically disabled people, like me, rely on our cars to get to work because we live far from our offices metro and metro buses are nightmares for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I take it you and your loved ones are not yet disabled. That’s a very ableist wish of yours.

https://americawalks.org/campaigns/national-week-without-driving/

People without a car or unable to drive should be able to get to where they need to go safely and effectively. But every day, Americans who can’t drive – approximately 25 percent of the population – face significant barriers to mobility such as inadequate sidewalks, poor transit, lack of connectivity and dangerous roads. The needs of non-drivers are too-often disregarded in transportation infrastructure and policies. Our goal should be a transportation system designed to support all individuals, regardless of ability, age, or income, that will strengthen our communities and enhance our quality of life.

Sure. Agree.

That also includes ensuring that someone like me who is physically disabled but can drive should be able to use my car to get to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, let's make the city fully inaccessible to people with mobility issues. Nice one, OP.

https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/wwd/

If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a third of people living in the United States – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas – this is our every day. We created the Week Without Driving challenge so that policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals can begin to understand the barriers nondrivers experience in accessing our communities.

Totally believe in making cities pedestrian friendly.

And also know that some of us physically disabled people, like me, rely on our cars to get to work because we live far from our offices metro and metro buses are nightmares for us.

All the more reason to improve transit and stop making transportation difficult or impossible for disabled people who can't drive or afford a car.

Transportation systems can prioritize cars, or they can prioritize people. It's not possible to do both. Any transportation system that prioritizes cars necessarily deprioritizes people. And because of the way we've built stuff over the last 100 years, any attempt to slightly deprioritize cars is interpreted, by some, as "a war on cars."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I take it you and your loved ones are not yet disabled. That’s a very ableist wish of yours.

https://americawalks.org/campaigns/national-week-without-driving/

People without a car or unable to drive should be able to get to where they need to go safely and effectively. But every day, Americans who can’t drive – approximately 25 percent of the population – face significant barriers to mobility such as inadequate sidewalks, poor transit, lack of connectivity and dangerous roads. The needs of non-drivers are too-often disregarded in transportation infrastructure and policies. Our goal should be a transportation system designed to support all individuals, regardless of ability, age, or income, that will strengthen our communities and enhance our quality of life.

Sure. Agree.

That also includes ensuring that someone like me who is physically disabled but can drive should be able to use my car to get to work.

Your drive to work would be a lot easier if all the people who aren't physically disabled weren't also driving.

I'm the driver in a one-driver household because my partner can't drive and we, unfortunately, live in a place where my partner basically can't get anywhere without driving. My partner is disabled by his illness, sure - but also by society's disregard for non-drivers. It's not the bike/pedestrian/transit advocates who are anti-disabled people. It's the car advocates.

[Anonymous]

This is a great idea. Police cars, ambulances or fire trucks make DC less safe and need to be eliminated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, let's make the city fully inaccessible to people with mobility issues. Nice one, OP.

https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/wwd/

If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a third of people living in the United States – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas – this is our every day. We created the Week Without Driving challenge so that policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals can begin to understand the barriers nondrivers experience in accessing our communities.

Totally believe in making cities pedestrian friendly.

And also know that some of us physically disabled people, like me, rely on our cars to get to work because we live far from our offices metro and metro buses are nightmares for us.

All the more reason to improve transit and stop making transportation difficult or impossible for disabled people who can't drive or afford a car.

Transportation systems can prioritize cars, or they can prioritize people. It's not possible to do both. Any transportation system that prioritizes cars necessarily deprioritizes people. And because of the way we've built stuff over the last 100 years, any attempt to slightly deprioritize cars is interpreted, by some, as "a war on cars."

Unless a public transportation vehicle is coming to my house and dropping me off right at my office it’s not doing me any good.

What I hear you saying is you are fine with excluding people like me. Come live in my body for a week and see how your viewpoint changes.

And yes I believe in improving public transportation especially for those who have difficulty or can’t walk or ride a bike or drive. But banning cars hurts disabled drivers.

[Anonymous]

They’re already designing this, basically, but it’s much easier to do in new development like the Wharf. Because you still need to accommodate cars, deliveries etc.

DC could probably pull this off if they thought about multiblock redevelopment to separate the infrastructure for deliveries, trash, parking etc. But you can’t just take those things away.

[Anonymous]

I still think in DC the real hurdles are climate and topography.

That’s why electric bikes are making an as big or bigger difference than infrastructure stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’re already designing this, basically, but it’s much easier to do in new development like the Wharf. Because you still need to accommodate cars, deliveries etc.

DC could probably pull this off if they thought about multiblock redevelopment to separate the infrastructure for deliveries, trash, parking etc. But you can’t just take those things away.

Great idea. DC should condemn peoples homes in order to tear them down to stage deliveries and services so the rest of the neighborhood are car free.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes, let's make the city fully inaccessible to people with mobility issues. Nice one, OP.

https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/programs/disabilitymobility/wwd/

If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a third of people living in the United States – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas – this is our every day. We created the Week Without Driving challenge so that policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals can begin to understand the barriers nondrivers experience in accessing our communities.

Totally believe in making cities pedestrian friendly.

And also know that some of us physically disabled people, like me, rely on our cars to get to work because we live far from our offices metro and metro buses are nightmares for us.

All the more reason to improve transit and stop making transportation difficult or impossible for disabled people who can't drive or afford a car.

Transportation systems can prioritize cars, or they can prioritize people. It's not possible to do both. Any transportation system that prioritizes cars necessarily deprioritizes people. And because of the way we've built stuff over the last 100 years, any attempt to slightly deprioritize cars is interpreted, by some, as "a war on cars."

Unless a public transportation vehicle is coming to my house and dropping me off right at my office it’s not doing me any good.

What I hear you saying is you are fine with excluding people like me. Come live in my body for a week and see how your viewpoint changes.

And yes I believe in improving public transportation especially for those who have difficulty or can’t walk or ride a bike or drive. But banning cars hurts disabled drivers.

How about banning cars EXCEPT for disabled drivers?