‘Slow Streets’ is stupid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

+1. Love all the privilege here. Your neighbors one street over likely "love" the fact that all of the traffic that was previously distributed across several blocks are now concentrated on their block, now that yours is "safe" and off-limits to other taxpaying drivers.

Just a stupid, ill-planned idea. In my mom's Brookland neighborhood, all three of the streets that provide drop-off access to the Metro station are designated as "safe streets." Great planning there! Granted, one could drive around the neighborhood to figure out how to approach the drop-off point to stay under the two-block limit, but I wonder how this makes sense.

I think of all of the older drivers who were accustomed to driving their "route" to and from points A and B and who now have to learn new ways of getting to their destinations.

I, for one, would rather stay within the speed limit rather than attempt to negotiate around these "safe street" havens.

You're either lying or profoundly confused. Monroe and Bunker Hill are not slow streets, and while Newton is, it starts being a slow street three blocks east of the station. You've got your undies all in a bundle for no reason. I hope your rant was cathartic, at least.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

"comfortably navigated" by whom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

"comfortably navigated" by whom?

^^^note also that "navigated" and "used" are two different things.

[Anonymous]

What is the issue with SLOW STREETS? They are not closing streets off. You can still drive on them. I could understand and issue is streets were simply blocked off. These have simply had the speed limit changed. Not sure how this impacts drivers. They arrive at Safeway 30 seconds later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the issue with SLOW STREETS? They are not closing streets off. You can still drive on them. I could understand and issue is streets were simply blocked off. These have simply had the speed limit changed. Not sure how this impacts drivers. They arrive at Safeway 30 seconds later.

The point is you are not supposed to drive on them if you’re just passing through. Read the signs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

"comfortably navigated" by whom?

Pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids, etc. These are not busy streets to start with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

"comfortably navigated" by whom?

Pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids, etc. These are not busy streets to start with.

So, pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids can comfortable be in (not cross) the streets, even when they're not slow streets? You'd have been comfortable teaching your four-year-old how to ride a bike in those streets last year? Or letting your five-year-old go by themselves to visit their friend on the other side of the street at the other end of the block? Or letting your six-year-old play kickball in those streets?

[Anonymous]

Slow streets are elitist. You are privatizing your street but expect public services while negatively impacting your neighboring streets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slow streets are elitist. You are privatizing your street but expect public services while negatively impacting your neighboring streets.

You're an idiot, and repeating this doesn't make it true.

[Anonymous]

Just drive so that you don't kill anybody. Problem solved. I end up crawling around most neighborhood streets, but with kids darting in and out, shy risk going faster. I am just not doing anything worth risking a kid chasing a puppy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just drive so that you don't kill anybody. Problem solved. I end up crawling around most neighborhood streets, but with kids darting in and out, shy risk going faster. I am just not doing anything worth risking a kid chasing a puppy.

Yep. When you're driving, it's your responsibility to see the child and stop. If you can't see the child and stop, then you need to slow down. And if that's too slow for you, too bad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

"comfortably navigated" by whom?

Pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids, etc. These are not busy streets to start with.

So, pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids can comfortable be in (not cross) the streets, even when they're not slow streets? You'd have been comfortable teaching your four-year-old how to ride a bike in those streets last year? Or letting your five-year-old go by themselves to visit their friend on the other side of the street at the other end of the block? Or letting your six-year-old play kickball in those streets?

Children should not be playing kickball in any streets. That’s not their purpose. I taught my kids to ride their bikes on the sidewalk and at the park a few blocks away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t a street that’s closed to through traffic basically a publicly funded shared driveway?

No, it's a street that people can comfortably use while not in a car.

In AU Park where I see them, all the slow streets could be comfortably navigated while not in a car before the barriers went up.

"comfortably navigated" by whom?

Pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids, etc. These are not busy streets to start with.

So, pedestrians, bicyclists, scootering kids can comfortable be in (not cross) the streets, even when they're not slow streets? You'd have been comfortable teaching your four-year-old how to ride a bike in those streets last year? Or letting your five-year-old go by themselves to visit their friend on the other side of the street at the other end of the block? Or letting your six-year-old play kickball in those streets?

Children should not be playing kickball in any streets. That’s not their purpose. I taught my kids to ride their bikes on the sidewalk and at the park a few blocks away.

The park a few blocks from my house is on a slow street, because Marylanders like to fly through on their way to their private schools.