#JustinsTrafficJam

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Anonymous wrote:Do you guys know what hipsters actually are? They don't live in Del Ray.

Someone who used the phrase “you guys” is too old to understand a hipster.

#OKBoomer

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know a single person who can stand him,

Stay inside your bubble.

Justin is very popular in DelRay which spawned him. He is getting all of his ideas from the DelRay hipsters. He came to our neighborhood civic association and was using DelRay lingo that most of our older neighbors could not understand. He is very sensitive about growing up in PG County and went to VCU and has no advanced degrees.

1. I guess used language about complete streets and multimodalism that some of you could not understand. But that many better informed people can. Not just Del Ray hipsters, but plenty of others.

2. Your personal attacks are nasty and are not helping your cause. Is that why you set your facebook group to private and kicked out people who are not "reliable".

DP.

When Wilson came to our civic association, he tried to talk about streets and would not talk about MacArthur and its ongoing problems. We have given up and are moving to Arlington. I really don’t understand why Alexandria can’t hire a first rate school superintendent and improve the schools.
Safe streets, scooters, bike lanes, and affordable housing are laudable goals that I support. But Arlington offers that sling with schools with good principals and teachers. Attention is really in the wrong places if Alexandria wants to retain and attract middle class families

The Mayor and Council do not hire the supt of schools - the elected school board does.

Yup, but the school board consults with and accepts instructions from the mayor and the councillors every time, the council completely controls the school budget, the school board doesn't borrow funds and the council borrows for the school board, so the real decisions are always made by council or nowadays by the mayor who tells council what to do.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

For people to be able to get places, there needs to be a transportation network. That's true for people who get places on bikes, too. Taking out an unconnected bike lane because people don't ride on it is like building an unconnected bridge over the river and then taking it out because people don't drive on it.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

For people to be able to get places, there needs to be a transportation network. That's true for people who get places on bikes, too. Taking out an unconnected bike lane because people don't ride on it is like building an unconnected bridge over the river and then taking it out because people don't drive on it.

But an unused bridge doesn't impede everyone else's movements. The bike lanes do impede everyone's improvements.

This needs to be put to a city vote or Justin and the other three will be voted out.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

For people to be able to get places, there needs to be a transportation network. That's true for people who get places on bikes, too. Taking out an unconnected bike lane because people don't ride on it is like building an unconnected bridge over the river and then taking it out because people don't drive on it.

These bike lanes are not connected and will not be connected in the future. That was one if the things residents took issues with - the bike lanes were not installed in places with a full network in mind. There are no bikes lanes to the west or north of Seminary. Those on the west end that go south only last a 1/4 mile. That is why many argued bike lanes would be more appropriate on West Braddock (half as many cars and connects to bikes lanes on King and Van Dorn, and would have connected to Howard if the city had not repaved the road without bike lanes). West Braddock would also connect schools and business, whereas Seminary does not connect to anything.

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Anonymous wrote:I applaud Amy Jackson for speaking up and at least bringing this issue up. I feel like any backlash by other council members is ill placed and at least she listened to citizens and tried to do something vs. the rest just pretending that everyone is biking...
https://www.alxnow.com/2019/12/11/tensions-flare-on-city-council-as-one-member-fights-to-reverse-seminary-road-decision/

She was disrespectful to other council members and the public in springing something at 11PM with no advance warning. Even CM Chapman, who supported keeping Seminary four lanes, had to reprimand her for that. She is not being collegial or working jointly with her colleagues. In keeping with the bitterness, conspiracy talk, and lies of her online supporters on FB. Which cannot be pleasing to CM Chapman. Nor really, to anyone in the City who wants the Council to function - including lots of people and institutions with no interest in Seminary either way.

Couldn't disagree more. She was very polite given the circumstances and broke no official protocol or process. The only person behaving rudely was the mayor with his exaggerated and dramatic sighs, moans, and antics.

For the record, the first person to use "conspiracy theory" in this was Aguirre. And for that I thank him. It gives us more ammunition to use to highlight how out of touch he and the mayor are.

Your bike lanes are going bye-bye.

Get ready.

She used a technical piece of the City code to justify her introducing it. It was technically not out of order, but as CM Chapman (who OPPOSED the road diet) had to explain to her, it was rude and uncollegial.

If her behavior was justified, then you have a problem with CM Chapman. Are you going to try to remove him from Council too?

As for conspiracy theory, anyone who has read your FB group knows exactly what he means. He is 100% correct and its about time you are called out for it.

No, he didn't have to explain anything to another adult and who cares if she was rude or it came at the end of the meeting? At least she actually stood up and said something in response to constituents concern, rude or not, which is way more than anyone else and she at least got some action - "Jackson ultimately withdrew the motion, but staff was requested to study the issue and come back with a report." which again is more than anyone else sitting there did.

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These bike lanes are not connected and will not be connected in the future. That was one if the things residents took issues with - the bike lanes were not installed in places with a full network in mind. There are no bikes lanes to the west or north of Seminary. Those on the west end that go south only last a 1/4 mile. That is why many argued bike lanes would be more appropriate on West Braddock (half as many cars and connects to bikes lanes on King and Van Dorn, and would have connected to Howard if the city had not repaved the road without bike lanes). West Braddock would also connect schools and business, whereas Seminary does not connect to anything.

If Seminary doesn't connect to anything, why all of the complaints about delays? It's not like people are just driving back and forth on Seminary for the fun of it.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

For people to be able to get places, there needs to be a transportation network. That's true for people who get places on bikes, too. Taking out an unconnected bike lane because people don't ride on it is like building an unconnected bridge over the river and then taking it out because people don't drive on it.

But an unused bridge doesn't impede everyone else's movements. The bike lanes do impede everyone's improvements.

This needs to be put to a city vote or Justin and the other three will be voted out.

How do the bike lanes impede everyone's movements? I just read right here on this thread that Seminary doesn't connect to anything.

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

For people to be able to get places, there needs to be a transportation network. That's true for people who get places on bikes, too. Taking out an unconnected bike lane because people don't ride on it is like building an unconnected bridge over the river and then taking it out because people don't drive on it.

But an unused bridge doesn't impede everyone else's movements. The bike lanes do impede everyone's improvements.

This needs to be put to a city vote or Justin and the other three will be voted out.

How do the bike lanes impede everyone's movements? I just read right here on this thread that Seminary doesn't connect to anything.

If VDOT has their way, Seminary Road will soon connect at least south bound as a 395 S exit. Can you imagine cross VA county as well as Maryland volume?

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Anonymous wrote:So they announced the new scooter rules over the weekend. The new rule is, no scooters at all on sidewalks ever. Seems sensible, but it’s actually a ploy: with no scooters allowed on sidewalks, the city is committing itself to not only maintain the Seminary bike lane but to plant more bike lanes city wide. Justin’s hipsters win and Alexandria loses again.

That sounds like a win for Alexandria to me.

Your “to me” makes the point that bike lanes are being foisted on many Alexandrians by a very few “me”

Nah. People get to have opinions. I do, you do, everybody does.

Safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles is not your enemy. It's a good thing for Alexandrians who ride a bike, for Alexandrians who don't ride a bike, and for Alexandrians who would like to ride a bike if there were safe transportation infrastructure for people on bicycles.

NP. How many Akexandrians ride bicycles on Seminary Road?

For people to be able to get places, there needs to be a transportation network. That's true for people who get places on bikes, too. Taking out an unconnected bike lane because people don't ride on it is like building an unconnected bridge over the river and then taking it out because people don't drive on it.

But an unused bridge doesn't impede everyone else's movements. The bike lanes do impede everyone's improvements.

This needs to be put to a city vote or Justin and the other three will be voted out.

How do the bike lanes impede everyone's movements? I just read right here on this thread that Seminary doesn't connect to anything.

If VDOT has their way, Seminary Road will soon connect at least south bound as a 395 S exit. Can you imagine cross VA county as well as Maryland volume?

Sorry meant DOT 395 HOV south bound lanes adding to 395 southbound Seminary lanes.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know a single person who can stand him,

Stay inside your bubble.

Justin is very popular in DelRay which spawned him. He is getting all of his ideas from the DelRay hipsters. He came to our neighborhood civic association and was using DelRay lingo that most of our older neighbors could not understand. He is very sensitive about growing up in PG County and went to VCU and has no advanced degrees.

1. I guess used language about complete streets and multimodalism that some of you could not understand. But that many better informed people can. Not just Del Ray hipsters, but plenty of others.

2. Your personal attacks are nasty and are not helping your cause. Is that why you set your facebook group to private and kicked out people who are not "reliable".

The group was only set to private after a city council member who was reading without joining called his fellow citizens conspiracy theorists. Only two people that I am aware of were removed. One was a huge supporter of Justin who lost her shit and threatened to dox members of the group, which is crazy. The other was a troll who couldn’t stop calling other posters some pretty unsavory names.

When it was public I read it - it DID have conspiracy theories. Which CM Jackson was repeating.

And Option 3 supporters have been doxxed - including right here in this thread (ask Jeff if you don't believe me)