Traffic has return to pre-pandemic levels, while Metro ridership in 2021 is lower than 2020

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That's ok because everyone is going to bike to work (tee-hee)

GGW says that, plus Metro and those little scooters parked in the middle of the sidewalk. No one drives cars anymore !

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

I'm perplexed too. Somebody has a lot of time on their hands, I guess?

Why do you care if people mock GGW?

Why do you care if people call you a NIMBY?

I'm a different poster, but I think an answer the question would be good. Are you a contributor? Is it a foundational part of your identity? Just seems very weird to have this very aggressive and defensive response to people mocking a local advocacy website. Why do you feel the need to defend a website?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's ok because everyone is going to bike to work (tee-hee)

GGW says that, plus Metro and those little scooters parked in the middle of the sidewalk. No one drives cars anymore !

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

I'm perplexed too. Somebody has a lot of time on their hands, I guess?

Why do you care if people mock GGW?

Why do you care if people call you a NIMBY?

I'm a different poster, but I think an answer the question would be good. Are you a contributor? Is it a foundational part of your identity? Just seems very weird to have this very aggressive and defensive response to people mocking a local advocacy website. Why do you feel the need to defend a website?

I didn't post this original comment, but I don't consider it either very aggressive or defensive. It's seriously weird how some posters on DCUM are obsessed with a local advocacy website, that's all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's ok because everyone is going to bike to work (tee-hee)

GGW says that, plus Metro and those little scooters parked in the middle of the sidewalk. No one drives cars anymore !

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

I'm perplexed too. Somebody has a lot of time on their hands, I guess?

Why do you care if people mock GGW?

Why do you care if people call you a NIMBY?

I'm a different poster, but I think an answer the question would be good. Are you a contributor? Is it a foundational part of your identity? Just seems very weird to have this very aggressive and defensive response to people mocking a local advocacy website. Why do you feel the need to defend a website?

I didn't post this original comment, but I don't consider it either very aggressive or defensive. It's seriously weird how some posters on DCUM are obsessed with a local advocacy website, that's all.

So your need to defend GGW is because you feel the need to counter act the people mocking it because they are obsessed? I'm not following.

[Anonymous]

Who has been defending GGW?

Pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW =/= defending GGW. It's just pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW.

Now there seems to be an obsession with denying an obsession with hating on GGW, or something like that. It's absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who has been defending GGW?

Pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW =/= defending GGW. It's just pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW.

Now there seems to be an obsession with denying an obsession with hating on GGW, or something like that. It's absurd.

+1,000,000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's ok because everyone is going to bike to work (tee-hee)

GGW says that, plus Metro and those little scooters parked in the middle of the sidewalk. No one drives cars anymore !

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

I'm perplexed too. Somebody has a lot of time on their hands, I guess?

Why do you care if people mock GGW?

Why do you care if people call you a NIMBY?

I'm a different poster, but I think an answer the question would be good. Are you a contributor? Is it a foundational part of your identity? Just seems very weird to have this very aggressive and defensive response to people mocking a local advocacy website. Why do you feel the need to defend a website?

I didn't post this original comment, but I don't consider it either very aggressive or defensive. It's seriously weird how some posters on DCUM are obsessed with a local advocacy website, that's all.

Not exactly a "local advocacy website" but rather a group funded by large development interests, similar to Ward 3 Vision and various funded "astroturf" (i.e. faux grass roots) front groups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's ok because everyone is going to bike to work (tee-hee)

GGW says that, plus Metro and those little scooters parked in the middle of the sidewalk. No one drives cars anymore !

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

I'm perplexed too. Somebody has a lot of time on their hands, I guess?

Why do you care if people mock GGW?

Why do you care if people call you a NIMBY?

I'm a different poster, but I think an answer the question would be good. Are you a contributor? Is it a foundational part of your identity? Just seems very weird to have this very aggressive and defensive response to people mocking a local advocacy website. Why do you feel the need to defend a website?

I didn't post this original comment, but I don't consider it either very aggressive or defensive. It's seriously weird how some posters on DCUM are obsessed with a local advocacy website, that's all.

Not exactly a "local advocacy website" but rather a group funded by large development interests, similar to Ward 3 Vision and various funded "astroturf" (i.e. faux grass roots) front groups.

...and the obsession continues...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's ok because everyone is going to bike to work (tee-hee)

GGW says that, plus Metro and those little scooters parked in the middle of the sidewalk. No one drives cars anymore !

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

I'm perplexed too. Somebody has a lot of time on their hands, I guess?

Why do you care if people mock GGW?

Why do you care if people call you a NIMBY?

I'm a different poster, but I think an answer the question would be good. Are you a contributor? Is it a foundational part of your identity? Just seems very weird to have this very aggressive and defensive response to people mocking a local advocacy website. Why do you feel the need to defend a website?

I didn't post this original comment, but I don't consider it either very aggressive or defensive. It's seriously weird how some posters on DCUM are obsessed with a local advocacy website, that's all.

Not exactly a "local advocacy website" but rather a group funded by large development interests, similar to Ward 3 Vision and various funded "astroturf" (i.e. faux grass roots) front groups.

...and the obsession continues...

Isn't GGW the website where 30-something "Urbanists" blog from their mother's basement about how no one drives cars anymore and everyone will take public transit? Right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who has been defending GGW?

Pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW =/= defending GGW. It's just pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW.

Now there seems to be an obsession with denying an obsession with hating on GGW, or something like that. It's absurd.

Let's be real here. In this very thread, people that mocked GGW were immediately met with multiple messages with a clear message that to mock GGW will result in a barrage of insults.

No one has yet to explain why. Why is it necessary to come to the defense of a website by insulting people who mocked it? Is someone going to answer this question? I am going to keep asking it until someone does.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who has been defending GGW?

Pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW =/= defending GGW. It's just pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW.

Now there seems to be an obsession with denying an obsession with hating on GGW, or something like that. It's absurd.

Let's be real here. In this very thread, people that mocked GGW were immediately met with multiple messages with a clear message that to mock GGW will result in a barrage of insults.

No one has yet to explain why. Why is it necessary to come to the defense of a website by insulting people who mocked it? Is someone going to answer this question? I am going to keep asking it until someone does.

What insults, specifically, are you referring to? Could you point to some specific posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And folks no doubt feel more comfortable driving in their own cars than taking public transportation. Pretty simple, actually.

+1

Also, since lots of people are still teleworking, traffic is better, so people who otherwise took Metro are driving because the trip is faster and more pleasant. And at least some fed buildings that used to limit who could park in the garage are allowing anyone to park now, which also makes driving more attractive. I think as people start returning to the office in greater numbers, metro ridership will go up, especially as things like free parking and lower traffic start to go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who has been defending GGW?

Pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW =/= defending GGW. It's just pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW.

Now there seems to be an obsession with denying an obsession with hating on GGW, or something like that. It's absurd.

Let's be real here. In this very thread, people that mocked GGW were immediately met with multiple messages with a clear message that to mock GGW will result in a barrage of insults.

No one has yet to explain why. Why is it necessary to come to the defense of a website by insulting people who mocked it? Is someone going to answer this question? I am going to keep asking it until someone does.

What insults, specifically, are you referring to? Could you point to some specific posts?

How about this one? As an example it is both insulting ("pathetic") and defensive ("circleherk"). Will you answer the question now?

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who has been defending GGW?

Pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW =/= defending GGW. It's just pointing out that some people are obsessed with hating on GGW.

Now there seems to be an obsession with denying an obsession with hating on GGW, or something like that. It's absurd.

Let's be real here. In this very thread, people that mocked GGW were immediately met with multiple messages with a clear message that to mock GGW will result in a barrage of insults.

No one has yet to explain why. Why is it necessary to come to the defense of a website by insulting people who mocked it? Is someone going to answer this question? I am going to keep asking it until someone does.

What insults, specifically, are you referring to? Could you point to some specific posts?

How about this one? As an example it is both insulting ("pathetic") and defensive ("circleherk"). Will you answer the question now?

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

An example of GGW blogging from their mother's basement based on lived experience.

[Anonymous]

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How about this one? As an example it is both insulting ("pathetic") and defensive ("circleherk"). Will you answer the question now?

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

It wasn't me who said it, and I'm not going to google definitions, but as far as I know, a "circle[h]erk" is a multi-participant event, not a personal insult.

And again, posting about others' obsession with GGW is not defending GGW, anymore than posting about Joe McCarthy's obsession with communists would be defending communism or communists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How about this one? As an example it is both insulting ("pathetic") and defensive ("circleherk"). Will you answer the question now?

The anti-GGW circlejerk on this board is equally perplexing and pathetic.

It wasn't me who said it, and I'm not going to google definitions, but as far as I know, a "circle[h]erk" is a multi-participant event, not a personal insult.

And again, posting about others' obsession with GGW is not defending GGW, anymore than posting about Joe McCarthy's obsession with communists would be defending communism or communists.

So why do you need to post in response to "others' obsession"? Is there a compelling reason?