Too crowded. DMV governors and mayors: please dedicate streets to walkers and bikers

[Anonymous]

I loved that they shut down Beach drive but exactly no one practiced social distancing. Not even an attempt. It’s honestly like I’m the only one in the park who heard about social distancing. It’s so weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just drove down River Road through Bethesda and saw that Little River is closed to cars so people can walk, run, bike, scooter, etc. and it was SWARMING with people. I can't believe how stupid and frankly, unfair, these government decisions are. Let's close down all playing fields in entire state (confession: I was in my car hoping to find some field, somewhere, my teenager can practice--she is hoping to get recruited next year and losing months beyond months of practice is horrible) but then invite thousands of people to swarm to one street for "exercise." Absolutely ridiculous!

I played soccer in the ACC. When I was your daughter's age I would have gone into a deep depression if I didn't have somewhere to play. Soccer is such a great escape from everyday life. Poor kids! Tell her not to be too stressed about recruiting - coaches are still going to be interested in her if she's good, and at her age she'll be able to get into game shape quickly. Do you have a backyard or an unfinished basement? Is there a wall somewhere she can kick against?

[Anonymous]

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DC needs to lay down a carpet of speed bumps on residential side streets, and install other devices like right turn only diverters, no left turn restrictions, etc. the objective is to discourage fast cut thru driving on the side streets and keep the thru traffic on the major avenues and arterial where it belongs. DC residents need to be very vocal about this. The Bowser administration is much less supportive of traffic calming than the Fenty and Gray admins were.

Fast driving isn't good there either.

No, it’s not and that’s what speed cameras are for. Not to mention if you encourage the through traffic to stay on the major arterials, where it should be, then the volume will tend to slow the speed anyway.

Ideally, yes, providing that DDOT doesn't decide to engineer the major arterials so as to reduce vehicle delay, i.e., increase vehicle speeds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a great idea!

Let's have runners who are huffing and puffing go to the same place as old people going for a walk!

What's the worst that could happen?

People would be safer just exercising wherever they happen to live.

Which is exactly why there should be a DC-wide program to give street space to people wherever they happen to live.

There is no one on the sidewalks.

The streets are empty.

We have bike lanes no one uses.

We have more parks than any other city in America.

There isn't even anyone on the Mall.

The idea that people don't have space to move is absurd.

This is just the anti-car folks trying to exploit the pandemic.

Where do you live? Because it's certainly not in the DC area. I don't know what things are like in Nizhni Novgorod.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/debate-over-closing-streets-for-exercise/2268444/

I went on a half-hour walk yesterday in Ward 4 and did not pass a single person on the sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a great idea!

Let's have runners who are huffing and puffing go to the same place as old people going for a walk!

What's the worst that could happen?

People would be safer just exercising wherever they happen to live.

Which is exactly why there should be a DC-wide program to give street space to people wherever they happen to live.

There is no one on the sidewalks.

The streets are empty.

We have bike lanes no one uses.

We have more parks than any other city in America.

There isn't even anyone on the Mall.

The idea that people don't have space to move is absurd.

This is just the anti-car folks trying to exploit the pandemic.

Where do you live? Because it's certainly not in the DC area. I don't know what things are like in Nizhni Novgorod.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/debate-over-closing-streets-for-exercise/2268444/

I went on a half-hour walk yesterday in Ward 4 and did not pass a single person on the sidewalk.

Good thing that the mayor wants to keep existing density in most of her home ward and preserve neighborhood character, even while she seeks significant density changes west of the park.

[Anonymous]

Loved the WaPo photo of neighbors’ self-help signs posted on DC streets stating “No Through Traffic - Pedestrian Zone During Coronavirus Emergency.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved that they shut down Beach drive but exactly no one practiced social distancing. Not even an attempt. It’s honestly like I’m the only one in the park who heard about social distancing. It’s so weird.

meanwhile, the police are kicking people out of lincoln park. ok. makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Loved the WaPo photo of neighbors’ self-help signs posted on DC streets stating “No Through Traffic - Pedestrian Zone During Coronavirus Emergency.”

I drove through AU Park yesterday afternoon and residents had places cones at multiple four-way intersections to prevent traffic from going through so kids could play all over the streets--all together. What entitlement! And tell me, what is the difference between little kids playing together in the street and opening playing fields for older kids to practice on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loved the WaPo photo of neighbors’ self-help signs posted on DC streets stating “No Through Traffic - Pedestrian Zone During Coronavirus Emergency.”

I drove through AU Park yesterday afternoon and residents had places cones at multiple four-way intersections to prevent traffic from going through so kids could play all over the streets--all together. What entitlement! And tell me, what is the difference between little kids playing together in the street and opening playing fields for older kids to practice on.

Entitlement ?! And what about your clear sense of entitled to cut through the neighborhood? Between kids and some bloke looking for a short cut between main roads, I vote for safe play for the kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved that they shut down Beach drive but exactly no one practiced social distancing. Not even an attempt. It’s honestly like I’m the only one in the park who heard about social distancing. It’s so weird.

Beach Drive in Kensington was just as bad. Hundreds and hundreds of people. Looked like a parade. You could practically see clouds of virus in the air.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved that they shut down Beach drive but exactly no one practiced social distancing. Not even an attempt. It’s honestly like I’m the only one in the park who heard about social distancing. It’s so weird.

Beach Drive in Kensington was just as bad. Hundreds and hundreds of people. Looked like a parade. You could practically see clouds of virus in the air.

wow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a great idea!

Let's have runners who are huffing and puffing go to the same place as old people going for a walk!

What's the worst that could happen?

People would be safer just exercising wherever they happen to live.

Which is exactly why there should be a DC-wide program to give street space to people wherever they happen to live.

There is no one on the sidewalks.

The streets are empty.

We have bike lanes no one uses.

We have more parks than any other city in America.

There isn't even anyone on the Mall.

The idea that people don't have space to move is absurd.

This is just the anti-car folks trying to exploit the pandemic.

Where do you live? Because it's certainly not in the DC area. I don't know what things are like in Nizhni Novgorod.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/debate-over-closing-streets-for-exercise/2268444/

I went on a half-hour walk yesterday in Ward 4 and did not pass a single person on the sidewalk.

Good thing that the mayor wants to keep existing density in most of her home ward and preserve neighborhood character, even while she seeks significant density changes west of the park.

I go on long drives through the city, just to get out of the house, and the sidewalks pretty much everywhere are empty. There's hardly anyone out.

This idea that people don't have room to move is really just a big lie by the anti-car crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a great idea!

Let's have runners who are huffing and puffing go to the same place as old people going for a walk!

What's the worst that could happen?

This.

DC is the land of moronic public policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loved the WaPo photo of neighbors’ self-help signs posted on DC streets stating “No Through Traffic - Pedestrian Zone During Coronavirus Emergency.”

I drove through AU Park yesterday afternoon and residents had places cones at multiple four-way intersections to prevent traffic from going through so kids could play all over the streets--all together. What entitlement! And tell me, what is the difference between little kids playing together in the street and opening playing fields for older kids to practice on.

Entitlement ?! And what about your clear sense of entitled to cut through the neighborhood? Between kids and some bloke looking for a short cut between main roads, I vote for safe play for the kids?

It's a public street, built for cars, residents do not own it. Yes, entitlement. As a drive, I had a legal right to be driving on that street (and by the way, I was driving in the neighborhood because I live there dummy--just hate some of my neighbors).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loved the WaPo photo of neighbors’ self-help signs posted on DC streets stating “No Through Traffic - Pedestrian Zone During Coronavirus Emergency.”

I drove through AU Park yesterday afternoon and residents had places cones at multiple four-way intersections to prevent traffic from going through so kids could play all over the streets--all together. What entitlement! And tell me, what is the difference between little kids playing together in the street and opening playing fields for older kids to practice on.

Entitlement ?! And what about your clear sense of entitled to cut through the neighborhood? Between kids and some bloke looking for a short cut between main roads, I vote for safe play for the kids?

It's a public street, built for cars, residents do not own it. Yes, entitlement. As a drive, I had a legal right to be driving on that street (and by the way, I was driving in the neighborhood because I live there dummy--just hate some of my neighbors).

And the kids also have a right to ride their bikes there safely, no? I hope that you are an essential employee or we’re going out to get food or medicine and not ones of those jerks just driving around now out of boredom.