Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

I'm curious if you read the part of the editorial where the editors invoked various studies to explain how all of the objections trotted out to oppose the bike lanes are, for want of a better term, total horseshit. The comments section contains a lot of useful information too.

There is zero chance that diverting thousands of cars onto the side streets will not cause more accidents and unfortunate injuries and likely a death or two.

Sounds like cars are dangerous. All the more reason to de-prioritize cars as the main transportation mode.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

I'm curious if you read the part of the editorial where the editors invoked various studies to explain how all of the objections trotted out to oppose the bike lanes are, for want of a better term, total horseshit. The comments section contains a lot of useful information too.

There is zero chance that diverting thousands of cars onto the side streets will not cause more accidents and unfortunate injuries and likely a death or two.

Sounds like cars are dangerous. All the more reason to de-prioritize cars as the main transportation mode.

Lets see. In the suburbs, residential areas push for speed bumps and closed streets to prevent commuter traffic from using residential areas to get from A to B. In DC, residential areas push for more traffic in their neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

Funny, I saw hundreds of people out biking yesterday on and around CT Ave.

Yesterday, Sunday, I drove straight down the Avenue from the Avalon to below Dupont Circle at 12 noon, and returned at about 3 pm. I saw 2 bikes on the downtown trip, only one of which was on the Avenue. On the return trip, I saw 3 bikes on the sidewalk at Calvert, appearing to have come out of the RC Park. Yesterday had good weather.

Today, Tuesday, I headed down the Avenue from Avalon to K St at 1030 am and returned at noon. I saw 2 bikes heading downtown, one on the sidewalk, and one on the Avenue. On the return trip, I saw 2 bikes also, one on the Avenue and one on the sidewalk. Today's weather was good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

Funny, I saw hundreds of people out biking yesterday on and around CT Ave.

Yesterday, Sunday, I drove straight down the Avenue from the Avalon to below Dupont Circle at 12 noon, and returned at about 3 pm. I saw 2 bikes on the downtown trip, only one of which was on the Avenue. On the return trip, I saw 3 bikes on the sidewalk at Calvert, appearing to have come out of the RC Park. Yesterday had good weather.

Today, Tuesday, I headed down the Avenue from Avalon to K St at 1030 am and returned at noon. I saw 2 bikes heading downtown, one on the sidewalk, and one on the Avenue. On the return trip, I saw 2 bikes also, one on the Avenue and one on the sidewalk. Today's weather was good.

I hope you were walking or taking the bus, not driving. Your eyesight is not adequate for driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

I'm curious if you read the part of the editorial where the editors invoked various studies to explain how all of the objections trotted out to oppose the bike lanes are, for want of a better term, total horseshit. The comments section contains a lot of useful information too.

There is zero chance that diverting thousands of cars onto the side streets will not cause more accidents and unfortunate injuries and likely a death or two.

I could say that it’s completely certain that the installation of the bike lanes will result in the spontaneous advent of trillions of levitating leprechauns. And that would have just about as much factual basis as your respective claim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

I'm curious if you read the part of the editorial where the editors invoked various studies to explain how all of the objections trotted out to oppose the bike lanes are, for want of a better term, total horseshit. The comments section contains a lot of useful information too.

There is zero chance that diverting thousands of cars onto the side streets will not cause more accidents and unfortunate injuries and likely a death or two.

I could say that it’s completely certain that the installation of the bike lanes will result in the spontaneous advent of trillions of levitating leprechauns. And that would have just about as much factual basis as your respective claim.

So what are we going to do about the leprechauns? They are mischievous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

I'm curious if you read the part of the editorial where the editors invoked various studies to explain how all of the objections trotted out to oppose the bike lanes are, for want of a better term, total horseshit. The comments section contains a lot of useful information too.

There is zero chance that diverting thousands of cars onto the side streets will not cause more accidents and unfortunate injuries and likely a death or two.

I could say that it’s completely certain that the installation of the bike lanes will result in the spontaneous advent of trillions of levitating leprechauns. And that would have just about as much factual basis as your respective claim.

So what are we going to do about the leprechauns? They are mischievous.

DP. Fortunately they're levitating, so we don't have to worry about ground-based transportation facilities for them.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

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nice! I biked to MS as well. It’s great.

[Anonymous]

When do they start construction?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do they start construction?

Most likely early 2024.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When do they start construction?

Most likely early 2024.

Most likely or definitely? I thought this was a done deal and that it was already funded in the budget?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

Funny, I saw hundreds of people out biking yesterday on and around CT Ave.

Yesterday, Sunday, I drove straight down the Avenue from the Avalon to below Dupont Circle at 12 noon, and returned at about 3 pm. I saw 2 bikes on the downtown trip, only one of which was on the Avenue. On the return trip, I saw 3 bikes on the sidewalk at Calvert, appearing to have come out of the RC Park. Yesterday had good weather.

Today, Tuesday, I headed down the Avenue from Avalon to K St at 1030 am and returned at noon. I saw 2 bikes heading downtown, one on the sidewalk, and one on the Avenue. On the return trip, I saw 2 bikes also, one on the Avenue and one on the sidewalk. Today's weather was good.

This is fun. Today, Thursday, I headed downtown along the Avenue from the Avalon to M St at 11 am and returned at 2 pm. Heading south, I saw 2 bikes, one on the Avenue and one on the sidewalk. I did see motorcycle on the sidewalk, though I presume that is illegal. Heading north, i saw a wopping 9 bikes, just north and south of the Bridge. 6 on sidewalk, one with a kid in back. 3 bikes on Conn. Again, good weather today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The editorial was absurd. It acknowledges that thousands of cars will be diverted to side streets. It implies that bikes will be used mostly during rush hour. It implies that current bike usage may not justify bike lanes. On Thursday, I drove downtown from CC Circle to K Street at roughly 9 am. I saw one bike, on the side walk, western side. I returned at roughly 1015 am. I saw one bike on the Avenue itself, eastern side near Uptown Theater. Thursday was a beautiful winter day. Yes, of course, I am aware that many were on vacation or out of town. Meanwhile, hundreds of cars were on the Avenue.

I'm curious if you read the part of the editorial where the editors invoked various studies to explain how all of the objections trotted out to oppose the bike lanes are, for want of a better term, total horseshit. The comments section contains a lot of useful information too.

There is zero chance that diverting thousands of cars onto the side streets will not cause more accidents and unfortunate injuries and likely a death or two.

I could say that it’s completely certain that the installation of the bike lanes will result in the spontaneous advent of trillions of levitating leprechauns. And that would have just about as much factual basis as your respective claim.

Presumably, you believe that more guns lead to more deaths, whether by accident or not. Presumably, you believe that those who oppose stronger gun laws are, in part, to blame for the deaths caused by guns. Then, presumably, you believe that increasing traffic in residential neighborhoods will increase accidents in those neighborhoods. Then, presumably, you believe that those who favor increasing traffic in residential areas will be, in part, to blame for the inevitable accidents and injuries. It is called holding people accountable for their policy preferences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When do they start construction?

Most likely early 2024.

Most likely or definitely? I thought this was a done deal and that it was already funded in the budget?

After all this drama, how is it possible that no one knows when construction is even going to start or more importantly when they are going to be finished?