Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

Maybe it's a weird concept for you suburban commuters, but in most cities you don't actually need a car to go to the store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

Maybe it's a weird concept for you suburban commuters, but in most cities you don't actually need a car to go to the store.

I live in DC and, gasp, work in Fairfax. It’s an easy 35 minute reverse commute by car. Transit would take 2 hours each way. Did you know people like us exist? I need a car more than you need a child’s toy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

Get a backpack and some panniers. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

peapod
walk
bike

plenty of options to get to a store within a short distance to get food or have it delivered

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

I've carried a 15-lb. bag of dog food on a 2-mile bike ride back to my house. Obviously that's not for everyone, but we also don't need to pretend that it's absolutely impossible to do errands except by car. (I disagree with the PP who wants to ban all cars, but I think they were also being slightly facetious in response to the poster who said having bike lanes would be more dangerous than not having bike lanes.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

Maybe it's a weird concept for you suburban commuters, but in most cities you don't actually need a car to go to the store.

I live in DC and, gasp, work in Fairfax. It’s an easy 35 minute reverse commute by car. Transit would take 2 hours each way. Did you know people like us exist? I need a car more than you need a child’s toy.

What if you could drive to work in a car, but shop without having to use a car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

I've carried a 15-lb. bag of dog food on a 2-mile bike ride back to my house. Obviously that's not for everyone, but we also don't need to pretend that it's absolutely impossible to do errands except by car. (I disagree with the PP who wants to ban all cars, but I think they were also being slightly facetious in response to the poster who said having bike lanes would be more dangerous than not having bike lanes.)

People fit all of their groceries into a shopping cart, after all, and shopping carts are much smaller than SUVs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in DC and, gasp, work in Fairfax. It’s an easy 35 minute reverse commute by car. Transit would take 2 hours each way. Did you know people like us exist? I need a car more than you need a child’s toy.

You are a distinct minority that doesn't deserve to be catered to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

peapod
walk
bike

plenty of options to get to a store within a short distance to get food or have it delivered

Peapod does not deliver by bike, so you're just trading one car for another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

peapod
walk
bike

plenty of options to get to a store within a short distance to get food or have it delivered

Peapod does not deliver by bike, so you're just trading one car for another.

That's like saying mail or package delivery by the USPS is just trading one car for another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

peapod
walk
bike

plenty of options to get to a store within a short distance to get food or have it delivered

Peapod does not deliver by bike, so you're just trading one car for another.

That's like saying mail or package delivery by the USPS is just trading one car for another.

What’s the difference?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in DC and, gasp, work in Fairfax. It’s an easy 35 minute reverse commute by car. Transit would take 2 hours each way. Did you know people like us exist? I need a car more than you need a child’s toy.

You are a distinct minority that doesn't deserve to be catered to.

You are confusing cyclists with car drivers. Go take a look at the new bike lanes on Old Georgetown Rd vs the actual road and you’ll see who the distinct minority is (that has already been somewhat catered to but of course nothing is ever enough for the cyclists who care about no one but themselves)x

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in DC and, gasp, work in Fairfax. It’s an easy 35 minute reverse commute by car. Transit would take 2 hours each way. Did you know people like us exist? I need a car more than you need a child’s toy.

You are a distinct minority that doesn't deserve to be catered to.

You are confusing cyclists with car drivers. Go take a look at the new bike lanes on Old Georgetown Rd vs the actual road and you’ll see who the distinct minority is (that has already been somewhat catered to but of course nothing is ever enough for the cyclists who care about no one but themselves)x

The new bike lanes on Old Georgetown Rd are great. Better for drivers and passengers, better for busriders, better for people on the sidewalk, and yes, better for bicyclists, scooter users, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

peapod
walk
bike

plenty of options to get to a store within a short distance to get food or have it delivered

Peapod does not deliver by bike, so you're just trading one car for another.

That's like saying mail or package delivery by the USPS is just trading one car for another.

What’s the difference?

The difference is one mail truck vs 2000 cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So let's close down all the roads to all cars and just have buses and bikes. Problem solved.

Except for that pesky need for supplies like food or anything any shops might sell.

Maybe it's a weird concept for you suburban commuters, but in most cities you don't actually need a car to go to the store.

I live in DC and, gasp, work in Fairfax. It’s an easy 35 minute reverse commute by car. Transit would take 2 hours each way. Did you know people like us exist? I need a car more than you need a child’s toy.

The reason it is faster to drive than to take public transport is because of policy decisions made years ago that have taxpayers subsiding the roads you use instead of trains and buses. It isn't some innate certainty that someone committing that distance would have a faster car trip; the only way that is possible is if enough public space is set aside for cars, which is public space that can't be used for other purposes like bus lanes, parkland, etc.