‘Slow Streets’ is stupid

[Anonymous]

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At least they're fellow DC residents, as opposed to out-of-state commuters who only burden us with their polluting cars but pay no taxes. That's why DC needs a hefty congestion charge on all bridges leading into downtown.

The last time I drove into DC from Maryland (2009), I don't remember crossing any bridges.

Cool. What other state abuts DC?

So you want a commuter tax only on Virginia drivers, not on Maryland drivers? Why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Put me in the camp of cars and people can coexist. I have zero issues with driving slower through slow streets. Heck make all side roads that are not designed crossovers slow streets. Engineer them to be such. And if I am on a faster street and see a lady walking a dog in it, I'll still slow down. Do you want me to flip her off... For walking a dog or chasing a baseball into the street.

The issue is not that you have to drive more slowly on slow streets. It’s that you’re not supposed to drive on them at all unless your destination is within a couple of blocks.

And this is a major issue because...?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put me in the camp of cars and people can coexist. I have zero issues with driving slower through slow streets. Heck make all side roads that are not designed crossovers slow streets. Engineer them to be such. And if I am on a faster street and see a lady walking a dog in it, I'll still slow down. Do you want me to flip her off... For walking a dog or chasing a baseball into the street.

The issue is not that you have to drive more slowly on slow streets. It’s that you’re not supposed to drive on them at all unless your destination is within a couple of blocks.

Who does this impact? Are there people who just drive around town on residential streets and want to do that at the fastest possible speed? Don't the slow streets predominately impact the people who live there. And if your destination is there, are you the target of the slower speed limits. Are there "hobby" drivers who just cruise?

[Anonymous]

I love cars. They make life so much richer. My life would be a lot more boring if I could only get to places that are within reach on a bicycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love cars. They make life so much richer. My life would be a lot more boring if I could only get to places that are within reach on a bicycle.

That's nice. How is it relevant to this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love cars. They make life so much richer. My life would be a lot more boring if I could only get to places that are within reach on a bicycle.

That's nice. How is it relevant to this thread?

This thread is mostly anti-car nut jobs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love cars. They make life so much richer. My life would be a lot more boring if I could only get to places that are within reach on a bicycle.

That's nice. How is it relevant to this thread?

This thread is mostly anti-car nut jobs

No, it's not. Believing that it's nice to have streets that people don't drive like maniacs on, is not an anti-car nut job belief. It's a sensible belief. Drive all you want, just drive slowly and carefully and don't demand that roads be designed exclusively for your use. By the way, depending on the traffic (meaning, the presence of other people who are in their cars just like you), it can often be faster and more reliable in the city to go by bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

At least they're fellow DC residents, as opposed to out-of-state commuters who only burden us with their polluting cars but pay no taxes. That's why DC needs a hefty congestion charge on all bridges leading into downtown.

The last time I drove into DC from Maryland (2009), I don't remember crossing any bridges.

Cool. What other state abuts DC?

So you want a commuter tax only on Virginia drivers, not on Maryland drivers? Why?

Not everyone but a lot of folks from MD also cross bridges, especially those headed downtown. Like S. Capitol, 695 and 50 for example.

[Anonymous]

DC should tread lightly on commuter tax bs. Being completely surrounded by MD and VA, I wonder if all of the trucks heading into the city to restock etc. driving on MD and VA roads should be considered for a "tax". DC residents don't pay MD and VA for clogging the roads with supplies for the city.

Be careful what you wish for and especially now with telework from home becoming more and more common.

DC should be thankful it was chosen for the site of the Federal Government, otherwise it really offers nothing to anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC should tread lightly on commuter tax bs. Being completely surrounded by MD and VA, I wonder if all of the trucks heading into the city to restock etc. driving on MD and VA roads should be considered for a "tax". DC residents don't pay MD and VA for clogging the roads with supplies for the city.

Be careful what you wish for and especially now with telework from home becoming more and more common.

DC should be thankful it was chosen for the site of the Federal Government, otherwise it really offers nothing to anyone.

Thanks for the threat, but it's unnecessary, since Congress has already prohibited us from implementing a commuter tax (which I'm sure could, otherwise, be designed in a way that only applies to white-collar professionals sitting in office, rather than to people driving into the District to provide goods).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC should tread lightly on commuter tax bs. Being completely surrounded by MD and VA, I wonder if all of the trucks heading into the city to restock etc. driving on MD and VA roads should be considered for a "tax". DC residents don't pay MD and VA for clogging the roads with supplies for the city.

Be careful what you wish for and especially now with telework from home becoming more and more common.

DC should be thankful it was chosen for the site of the Federal Government, otherwise it really offers nothing to anyone.

DC could tax things in DC (absent the Congressional prohibition) while MD and VA could not tax things headed to DC. Sorry.

And New York offers nothing to anyone if you took away the port, the location in the middle of the Eastern seaboard etc. it’s just silly to note a key factor as not being a factor if you took it away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC should tread lightly on commuter tax bs. Being completely surrounded by MD and VA, I wonder if all of the trucks heading into the city to restock etc. driving on MD and VA roads should be considered for a "tax". DC residents don't pay MD and VA for clogging the roads with supplies for the city.

Be careful what you wish for and especially now with telework from home becoming more and more common.

DC should be thankful it was chosen for the site of the Federal Government, otherwise it really offers nothing to anyone.

Uh, the only reason DC even exists is to serve as the country’s capital.

[Anonymous]

A DC commuter tax would make the city less attractive to employers and inevitably drive some jobs to the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A DC commuter tax would make the city less attractive to employers and inevitably drive some jobs to the suburbs.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Put me in the camp of cars and people can coexist. I have zero issues with driving slower through slow streets. Heck make all side roads that are not designed crossovers slow streets. Engineer them to be such. And if I am on a faster street and see a lady walking a dog in it, I'll still slow down. Do you want me to flip her off... For walking a dog or chasing a baseball into the street.

The issue is not that you have to drive more slowly on slow streets. It’s that you’re not supposed to drive on them at all unless your destination is within a couple of blocks.

And this is a major issue because...?

Because they are public streets. And all this does is divert traffic onto other equally residential streets.