The Bike Lobby is too powerful in DC...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bike lobbyists are coming after more residential street parking in my neighborhood despite the fact that there are already bike lanes on parallel streets in both directions that are hardly used.

first they came for the service lane
and I did not speak out
because there was parking on Connecticut Avenue
then they came for space on Connecticut Avenue
and I did not speak out
because I do not regularly use Connecticut Avenue
then they came for residential parking in my neighborhood
but there was no one left to speak for residential parking in my neighborhood.

Very typical of cyclists in DC.

No compulsion about using a very famous anti-nazi phrase

Psychopaths

One of the Save Connecticut Avenue people keeps claiming that fighting the bike lane is the "civil rights issue of our time."

This is satire.

[Anonymous]

I can't stand the bike lanes and the commie bike riders who get upset whenever something doesn't go their way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bike lobbyists are coming after more residential street parking in my neighborhood despite the fact that there are already bike lanes on parallel streets in both directions that are hardly used.

first they came for the service lane
and I did not speak out
because there was parking on Connecticut Avenue
then they came for space on Connecticut Avenue
and I did not speak out
because I do not regularly use Connecticut Avenue
then they came for residential parking in my neighborhood
but there was no one left to speak for residential parking in my neighborhood.

Very typical of cyclists in DC.

No compulsion about using a very famous anti-nazi phrase

Psychopaths

Uh, the people using the anti nazi tome are not the cyclists.

[Anonymous]

Sorry y'all have to deal with the fact that you might trample over some human flesh with a thousand some pounds of steel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread and the Conn Ave bike lane thread are finally going to convince me to donate to the dreaded bike lobby. I'll do it in honor of Lee Mayer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread and the Conn Ave bike lane thread are finally going to convince me to donate to the dreaded bike lobby. I'll do it in honor of Lee Mayer.

The Bicycle Lobby t-shirts are way better than his No No Bike Lanes On Conn Ave t-shirts.

https://cottonbureau.com/p/8BER2F/shirt/the-all-powerful-bicycle-lobby#/1933563/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They practically run the council or damn near close to it! We don't need more bike lanes, we need more ENFORCEMENT of existing laws and infrastructure.

At least one of them is head of the EPA alumni group so there’s that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They practically run the council or damn near close to it! We don't need more bike lanes, we need more ENFORCEMENT of existing laws and infrastructure.

Ruined Wesley Heights - New Mexico avenue lost all of its parking- street looks ugly with barriers all the way down the street and I have seen at least 5 cyclists not using the bike lane - they were still driving in the car lane

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of insane how much of our transportation resources have been hijacked by a tiny group of Bernie bros

Males with no kids benefit - anyone with kids is not using the bike lanes in the am and I never had a job that I could show up sweaty wearing biking clothing makes no sense

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They practically run the council or damn near close to it! We don't need more bike lanes, we need more ENFORCEMENT of existing laws and infrastructure.

Ruined Wesley Heights - New Mexico avenue lost all of its parking- street looks ugly with barriers all the way down the street and I have seen at least 5 cyclists not using the bike lane - they were still driving in the car lane

Bicyclists were "driving" in the "car lane"? And Wesley Heights is "ruined"? Do tell.

I'm always impressed by people who believe that bendy plastic reflective posts are unacceptably ugly, but streets lined with parked cars are just fine. Regardless, if you don't like the aesthetics of bendy plastic reflective posts, you should advocate for replacing them with attractive concrete barriers, which work better anyway.

[Anonymous]

This thread and the Conn Ave bike lane thread are finally going to convince me to donate to the dreaded bike lobby.

If you live in the District of Columbia you donated already. The DC government has provided millions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize WABA. DC also subsidizes Greater Greater Washington. Both groups then use taxpayer funds to lobby for their agendas, whether bike lanes, Smart Growth uberdevelopment, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They practically run the council or damn near close to it! We don't need more bike lanes, we need more ENFORCEMENT of existing laws and infrastructure.

Ruined Wesley Heights - New Mexico avenue lost all of its parking- street looks ugly with barriers all the way down the street and I have seen at least 5 cyclists not using the bike lane - they were still driving in the car lane

Bicyclists were "driving" in the "car lane"? And Wesley Heights is "ruined"? Do tell.

I'm always impressed by people who believe that bendy plastic reflective posts are unacceptably ugly, but streets lined with parked cars are just fine. Regardless, if you don't like the aesthetics of bendy plastic reflective posts, you should advocate for replacing them with attractive concrete barriers, which work better anyway.

Come on..those crappy plastic dividers are gross.

It’s wildly impractical and prohibits business at the shops/restaurants there. I never go to Ace Beverage because it’s a pain to park.

Thank god 7 people get to ride their bikes though.

[Anonymous]

Have y'all been to Arlington. I swear that there's a single white man who just loves to draw lines everywhere. I bet he has OCD and a cat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They practically run the council or damn near close to it! We don't need more bike lanes, we need more ENFORCEMENT of existing laws and infrastructure.

Ruined Wesley Heights - New Mexico avenue lost all of its parking- street looks ugly with barriers all the way down the street and I have seen at least 5 cyclists not using the bike lane - they were still driving in the car lane

Bicyclists were "driving" in the "car lane"? And Wesley Heights is "ruined"? Do tell.

I'm always impressed by people who believe that bendy plastic reflective posts are unacceptably ugly, but streets lined with parked cars are just fine. Regardless, if you don't like the aesthetics of bendy plastic reflective posts, you should advocate for replacing them with attractive concrete barriers, which work better anyway.

Come on..those crappy plastic dividers are gross.

It’s wildly impractical and prohibits business at the shops/restaurants there. I never go to Ace Beverage because it’s a pain to park.

Thank god 7 people get to ride their bikes though.

Yes, it would be much better to replace with with permanent concrete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They practically run the council or damn near close to it! We don't need more bike lanes, we need more ENFORCEMENT of existing laws and infrastructure.

Ruined Wesley Heights - New Mexico avenue lost all of its parking- street looks ugly with barriers all the way down the street and I have seen at least 5 cyclists not using the bike lane - they were still driving in the car lane

Bicyclists were "driving" in the "car lane"? And Wesley Heights is "ruined"? Do tell.

I'm always impressed by people who believe that bendy plastic reflective posts are unacceptably ugly, but streets lined with parked cars are just fine. Regardless, if you don't like the aesthetics of bendy plastic reflective posts, you should advocate for replacing them with attractive concrete barriers, which work better anyway.

Come on..those crappy plastic dividers are gross.

It’s wildly impractical and prohibits business at the shops/restaurants there. I never go to Ace Beverage because it’s a pain to park.

Thank god 7 people get to ride their bikes though.

Yes, it would be much better to replace with with permanent concrete.

Great. More Jersey barriers. That's just what our roads and neighborhoods need.