The point is that people want bike lanes on K Street for the same reason you want lanes to drive in on K Street. Why do you think it's important for people to be able to drive on K Street, specifically? That's the same reason it's important for people to be able to bike in protected bike lanes on K Street, specifically. |
So to reiterate: G Street: Protected Bike Lane H Street: Bus/Bike Lane I Street: Bus/Bike Lane L Street: Protected Bike Lane M Street: Protected Bike Lane Where are you trying to get to that none of these options work for you? |
I'm not the PP, but K Street seems like an obvious answer. |
I’m quite sincerely. Just shut it all down and ban cars completely downtown. Let’s test these theories. |
And you can access K Street via the adjacent streets. Not sure why that’s so hard. |
The lane on G is nice but terminates at 17th - a lot of downtown extends beyond that. The "care free lanes" on H and I are anything but and probably more dangerous to ride a bike on than the road proper. |
None of these connect to the CCT, which is the main conduit for bike commuters coming from NW DC and Bethesda. I take it that you've never biked on a "bus / bike lane" or you wouldn't be presenting that as a serious option. |
According to what proponents keep saying, this should lead to a revitalized downtown utopia because all the cyclists will come and spend their money. I look sincerely look forward to the city finally unleashing the power of the cyclist pocket book downtown. I am not sure why they have refused to do such an obvious thing for so long which has been proven by studies. |
I have bikes it plenty of times. It depends on where you work but I usual take K Street and come Penn. But you have plenty of options coming off the CCT, including Virginia Avenue and L Street. I’m not sure what the complaint is. |
Virginia Avenue to G Street is the obvious choice for most people. Very well done and provides protected lane access from that point to most of the city. No one in DC should complain about a lack of options. |
You’ll be happy to know that DDOT has committing to upgrading the L Street bike lanes to improve the connection to the Georgetown waterfront. Stay tuned. |
| People barely use the bike lanes we already have. The number of cyclists is pathetically small, especially given how relentlessly the city promotes it. |
You should probably drive then. |
I just don't think this is true unless you're only willing to ride in protected bike lanes. Again, I would love it if there were protected bike lanes everywhere, and I take the protected lanes whenever I can. But surely we can advocate for additional bike infrastructure without declaring that anything we currently have is no good because it's not yet perfected. |
VA to G is great if you’re going to GWU, but at least a ten minute detour for anyone who wants to get to K. |