Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Yes, so one cyclist wrote a stupid essay and therefore, no cyclists deserve to be safe on the roads. Impeccable logic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Your focus on the bicyclists who are affluent white men pretty much says it all about you.

I’m just following the data:

71% of American cyclists are men.

72% are white.

And all the major bicycling orgs have flagged the need for greater representation and resources (in terms of infrastructure) for cyclists of color.

And those are recreational riders who wear lycra and ride on empty country roads. The people who use bike lanes are the service workers, the moms toting a kid on the cargo bike, the aunt going to the book store and that sort of thing. People with 10,000 dollar bikes and spandex don't ride in bike lanes.

Then why are the bicycle orgs calling for “pedaling for equity” and pointing to new immigrants, etc. biking to work, shopping, etc.?

You know who I see biking down CT Ave? White men.

Why? Because that’s who lives along CT Ave NW…and they work in Big Law, on K Street, and elsewhere downtown.

Don’t pretend like this effort is serving low-income people of color. They don’t live along CT Ave NW in any measurable number.

And can you tell us how those demographics are different from those of the people who drive down Connecticut and post on DCUM, exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/the-demographics-of-walking-and-biking-to-work/

More data specific to DC proving biking and walking to work are essentially a white privilege thing and tied directly to gentrification and inequality.

Still proud of your decision to move ahead with this plan, DC?

Yes, God forbid we allow the gentrification of (checks notes) upper Connecticut Avenue NW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see more parents walking alongside kids on scooters than I see cyclists.

And I see more electric bikes keeping up with traffic than regular bikes. Wonder where those electric bikes will go?

They'll go in the bike lanes, and pass the non-electric bikes, just like they do in ... all the other protected bike lanes around the city. Seems like it should be just fine.

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Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Your focus on the bicyclists who are affluent white men pretty much says it all about you.

I’m just following the data:

71% of American cyclists are men.

72% are white.

And all the major bicycling orgs have flagged the need for greater representation and resources (in terms of infrastructure) for cyclists of color.

And those are recreational riders who wear lycra and ride on empty country roads. The people who use bike lanes are the service workers, the moms toting a kid on the cargo bike, the aunt going to the book store and that sort of thing. People with 10,000 dollar bikes and spandex don't ride in bike lanes.

Then why are the bicycle orgs calling for “pedaling for equity” and pointing to new immigrants, etc. biking to work, shopping, etc.?

You know who I see biking down CT Ave? White men.

Why? Because that’s who lives along CT Ave NW…and they work in Big Law, on K Street, and elsewhere downtown.

Don’t pretend like this effort is serving low-income people of color. They don’t live along CT Ave NW in any measurable number.

I guess you miss all the folks who work in bars and restaurants who park their bikes in the back alleys and rear of stores because you just don't see them. But they are there. Ask me how I know.

Do they bike down CT Ave during rush hour? My guess is they don’t. They likely scoot along back roads and/or take their bikes on buses or the metro…because they aren’t foolish enough to pedal down a busy road like CT Ave…like some privileged residents of NW.

Yes, you are suggesting the bike more difficult routes out of their way to get to their places of employment. And often times they are not biking during rush hour, but rather late at night when places close down, again, ask me how I know.

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Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Your focus on the bicyclists who are affluent white men pretty much says it all about you.

I’m just following the data:

71% of American cyclists are men.

72% are white.

And all the major bicycling orgs have flagged the need for greater representation and resources (in terms of infrastructure) for cyclists of color.

And those are recreational riders who wear lycra and ride on empty country roads. The people who use bike lanes are the service workers, the moms toting a kid on the cargo bike, the aunt going to the book store and that sort of thing. People with 10,000 dollar bikes and spandex don't ride in bike lanes.

Then why are the bicycle orgs calling for “pedaling for equity” and pointing to new immigrants, etc. biking to work, shopping, etc.?

You know who I see biking down CT Ave? White men.

Why? Because that’s who lives along CT Ave NW…and they work in Big Law, on K Street, and elsewhere downtown.

Don’t pretend like this effort is serving low-income people of color. They don’t live along CT Ave NW in any measurable number.

I guess you miss all the folks who work in bars and restaurants who park their bikes in the back alleys and rear of stores because you just don't see them. But they are there. Ask me how I know.

Do they bike down CT Ave during rush hour? My guess is they don’t. They likely scoot along back roads and/or take their bikes on buses or the metro…because they aren’t foolish enough to pedal down a busy road like CT Ave…like some privileged residents of NW.

Yes, bike lanes will really help with that.

Because the bartenders and dishwashers live in upper NW along CT Ave?

Who knew?!?!

I’ll see how many cyclists I count during my morning commute this week. Shall we compare notes, or are you a WFH fed?

Uh, a lot of them work along CT Ave and then bike home, so yes, bike lanes would make their trips, particularly late at night, much safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see more parents walking alongside kids on scooters than I see cyclists.

And I see more electric bikes keeping up with traffic than regular bikes. Wonder where those electric bikes will go?

Those scooter kids will likely be cyclists in the future and probably would be now if the parents thought it would be safe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Your focus on the bicyclists who are affluent white men pretty much says it all about you.

I’m just following the data:

71% of American cyclists are men.

72% are white.

And all the major bicycling orgs have flagged the need for greater representation and resources (in terms of infrastructure) for cyclists of color.

And those are recreational riders who wear lycra and ride on empty country roads. The people who use bike lanes are the service workers, the moms toting a kid on the cargo bike, the aunt going to the book store and that sort of thing. People with 10,000 dollar bikes and spandex don't ride in bike lanes.

Then why are the bicycle orgs calling for “pedaling for equity” and pointing to new immigrants, etc. biking to work, shopping, etc.?

You know who I see biking down CT Ave? White men.

Why? Because that’s who lives along CT Ave NW…and they work in Big Law, on K Street, and elsewhere downtown.

Don’t pretend like this effort is serving low-income people of color. They don’t live along CT Ave NW in any measurable number.

I guess you miss all the folks who work in bars and restaurants who park their bikes in the back alleys and rear of stores because you just don't see them. But they are there. Ask me how I know.

Do they bike down CT Ave during rush hour? My guess is they don’t. They likely scoot along back roads and/or take their bikes on buses or the metro…because they aren’t foolish enough to pedal down a busy road like CT Ave…like some privileged residents of NW.

I bet you just love when people bring bikes on the Metro, too. Or actually, I bet you don't care, because you're driving, so what happens on the Metro is of no concern to you.

[Anonymous]

The best thing about this debate is that it's affluent old white men yelling at people claiming they are affluent white men in spandex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/the-demographics-of-walking-and-biking-to-work/

More data specific to DC proving biking and walking to work are essentially a white privilege thing and tied directly to gentrification and inequality.

Still proud of your decision to move ahead with this plan, DC?

On average, walking and bike commuting skews to lower income.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/the-demographics-of-walking-and-biking-to-work/

More data specific to DC proving biking and walking to work are essentially a white privilege thing and tied directly to gentrification and inequality.

Still proud of your decision to move ahead with this plan, DC?

On average, walking and bike commuting skews to lower income.

Data specific to DC says otherwise.

[Anonymous]

It’s raining, so I guess nobody is biking to work today.

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Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Your focus on the bicyclists who are affluent white men pretty much says it all about you.

I’m just following the data:

71% of American cyclists are men.

72% are white.

And all the major bicycling orgs have flagged the need for greater representation and resources (in terms of infrastructure) for cyclists of color.

And those are recreational riders who wear lycra and ride on empty country roads. The people who use bike lanes are the service workers, the moms toting a kid on the cargo bike, the aunt going to the book store and that sort of thing. People with 10,000 dollar bikes and spandex don't ride in bike lanes.

Then why are the bicycle orgs calling for “pedaling for equity” and pointing to new immigrants, etc. biking to work, shopping, etc.?

You know who I see biking down CT Ave? White men.

Why? Because that’s who lives along CT Ave NW…and they work in Big Law, on K Street, and elsewhere downtown.

Don’t pretend like this effort is serving low-income people of color. They don’t live along CT Ave NW in any measurable number.

I guess you miss all the folks who work in bars and restaurants who park their bikes in the back alleys and rear of stores because you just don't see them. But they are there. Ask me how I know.

Do they bike down CT Ave during rush hour? My guess is they don’t. They likely scoot along back roads and/or take their bikes on buses or the metro…because they aren’t foolish enough to pedal down a busy road like CT Ave…like some privileged residents of NW.

I bet you just love when people bring bikes on the Metro, too. Or actually, I bet you don't care, because you're driving, so what happens on the Metro is of no concern to you.

Zero objection to bikes on metro, Beach Dr, and basically any street except a new configuration of CT Ave.

I’ve patiently driven slowly behind cyclists on CT Ave for years until I could safely pass them. They are easy to see.

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Anonymous wrote:https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege

This essay by an affluent white man attempting to compare what it must feel like to be a person of color by drawing from his own experience as a bicyclist who encounters aggression from drivers pretty much says it all (in terms of the bizarre audacity of (let’s face it) privileged white guys who like to bike).

In a word: wowza.

Your focus on the bicyclists who are affluent white men pretty much says it all about you.

I’m just following the data:

71% of American cyclists are men.

72% are white.

And all the major bicycling orgs have flagged the need for greater representation and resources (in terms of infrastructure) for cyclists of color.

And those are recreational riders who wear lycra and ride on empty country roads. The people who use bike lanes are the service workers, the moms toting a kid on the cargo bike, the aunt going to the book store and that sort of thing. People with 10,000 dollar bikes and spandex don't ride in bike lanes.

Then why are the bicycle orgs calling for “pedaling for equity” and pointing to new immigrants, etc. biking to work, shopping, etc.?

You know who I see biking down CT Ave? White men.

Why? Because that’s who lives along CT Ave NW…and they work in Big Law, on K Street, and elsewhere downtown.

Don’t pretend like this effort is serving low-income people of color. They don’t live along CT Ave NW in any measurable number.

I guess you miss all the folks who work in bars and restaurants who park their bikes in the back alleys and rear of stores because you just don't see them. But they are there. Ask me how I know.

Do they bike down CT Ave during rush hour? My guess is they don’t. They likely scoot along back roads and/or take their bikes on buses or the metro…because they aren’t foolish enough to pedal down a busy road like CT Ave…like some privileged residents of NW.

I bet you just love when people bring bikes on the Metro, too. Or actually, I bet you don't care, because you're driving, so what happens on the Metro is of no concern to you.

Zero objection to bikes on metro, Beach Dr, and basically any street except a new configuration of CT Ave.

I’ve patiently driven slowly behind cyclists on CT Ave for years until I could safely pass them. They are easy to see.

Wouldn't it be easier and safer if you didn't have to tail a cyclist on CT Ave? Certainly the cyclists don't like being tailed.