Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

[Anonymous]

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"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

"reality" is doing a whole lot of work in your sentence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's bonkers that someone has written many hundreds of words advocating for moving the entire Connecticut Avenue business district, based on the belief that this is somehow a better policy than bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue.

Go to Union Market, the Wharf, City Center, or even some suburban places like Mosaic District. Walk around them, note what you see and what you don't see. How many people do you see out and about? Then go to Connecticut Avenue and do the same. Can you honestly say Connecticut Ave. is just as good? Should it be as good as those other places?

Do you think bike lanes can close the gap? If not, what else do you think needs to be done?

Ward 3 dwellers are not bikers and not gonna become bikers. And there are already lanes in Rock Creek Park, Reno Road, Tilden Street, and very limited demand. We already have the metro and buses to reduce traffic. Adding bike lanes won't have any meaningful impact as evidenced by the bike lanes already in existence downtown. Union Market, the Wharf and City Center were redeveloped from ashes. The Connecticut Avenue corridor is not comparable.

Ward 3 dwellers are not bikers because the bike infrastructure in Ward 3 is laughably bad.

[Anonymous]

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"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.[/quote]

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.[/quote]
The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed. [/quote]

"reality" is doing a whole lot of work in your sentence.[/quote]
Where are the bike lanes? Did they get stolen or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

"reality" is doing a whole lot of work in your sentence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's bonkers that someone has written many hundreds of words advocating for moving the entire Connecticut Avenue business district, based on the belief that this is somehow a better policy than bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue.

Go to Union Market, the Wharf, City Center, or even some suburban places like Mosaic District. Walk around them, note what you see and what you don't see. How many people do you see out and about? Then go to Connecticut Avenue and do the same. Can you honestly say Connecticut Ave. is just as good? Should it be as good as those other places?

Do you think bike lanes can close the gap? If not, what else do you think needs to be done?

Ward 3 dwellers are not bikers and not gonna become bikers. And there are already lanes in Rock Creek Park, Reno Road, Tilden Street, and very limited demand. We already have the metro and buses to reduce traffic. Adding bike lanes won't have any meaningful impact as evidenced by the bike lanes already in existence downtown. Union Market, the Wharf and City Center were redeveloped from ashes. The Connecticut Avenue corridor is not comparable.

There are no bike lanes in Rock Creek Park.
The lanes on Tilden are very well used. The ones on Reno go for like two blocks and are dangerously narrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

So why is DDOT still working on designs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's bonkers that someone has written many hundreds of words advocating for moving the entire Connecticut Avenue business district, based on the belief that this is somehow a better policy than bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue.

Go to Union Market, the Wharf, City Center, or even some suburban places like Mosaic District. Walk around them, note what you see and what you don't see. How many people do you see out and about? Then go to Connecticut Avenue and do the same. Can you honestly say Connecticut Ave. is just as good? Should it be as good as those other places?

Do you think bike lanes can close the gap? If not, what else do you think needs to be done?

Ward 3 dwellers are not bikers and not gonna become bikers. And there are already lanes in Rock Creek Park, Reno Road, Tilden Street, and very limited demand. We already have the metro and buses to reduce traffic. Adding bike lanes won't have any meaningful impact as evidenced by the bike lanes already in existence downtown. Union Market, the Wharf and City Center were redeveloped from ashes. The Connecticut Avenue corridor is not comparable.

So does this mean I have to move out of Ward 3, or that I have to stop riding a bike?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

Yeah because most people in D.C. (a) are aware that ANCs exist, (b) know that these commissioners did this and (c) care?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

Yeah because most people in D.C. (a) are aware that ANCs exist, (b) know that these commissioners did this and (c) care?

That moment solidified business opposition to a proposal that always had a tenuous benefit due how low the projected utilization would be and caught the attention of key decision makers. I hate to break it to you, but there is not a single person who important decision making responsibility in this city that wants to be seen as deciding in favor of the middle finger brigade and against important figures in the business community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

Yeah because most people in D.C. (a) are aware that ANCs exist, (b) know that these commissioners did this and (c) care?

That moment solidified business opposition to a proposal that always had a tenuous benefit due how low the projected utilization would be and caught the attention of key decision makers. I hate to break it to you, but there is not a single person who important decision making responsibility in this city that wants to be seen as deciding in favor of the middle finger brigade and against important figures in the business community.

Except for the Mayor, Councilmember and DDOT officials who have public safety and not the fragile sensibilities of a bunch of blue hairs, at stake.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

Yeah because most people in D.C. (a) are aware that ANCs exist, (b) know that these commissioners did this and (c) care?

That moment solidified business opposition to a proposal that always had a tenuous benefit due how low the projected utilization would be and caught the attention of key decision makers. I hate to break it to you, but there is not a single person who important decision making responsibility in this city that wants to be seen as deciding in favor of the middle finger brigade and against important figures in the business community.

Except for the Mayor, Councilmember and DDOT officials who have public safety and not the fragile sensibilities of a bunch of blue hairs, at stake.

Public safety requires a tax base. The business owners have spoken. And the mayor has listened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

Yeah because most people in D.C. (a) are aware that ANCs exist, (b) know that these commissioners did this and (c) care?

That moment solidified business opposition to a proposal that always had a tenuous benefit due how low the projected utilization would be and caught the attention of key decision makers. I hate to break it to you, but there is not a single person who important decision making responsibility in this city that wants to be seen as deciding in favor of the middle finger brigade and against important figures in the business community.

Except for the Mayor, Councilmember and DDOT officials who have public safety and not the fragile sensibilities of a bunch of blue hairs, at stake.

Public safety requires a tax base. The business owners have spoken. And the mayor has listened.

Then why is DDOT still working on designs? It is rather ironic, the businesses would lose more money from customers by opposing these public safety measures. Their customers are telling them daily how they are getting to their stores and what the improvements will mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

"Vision Zero" is such a perfect summation of Mayor Bowser and her administration.

This is just another push by the bike lobby to try to resuscitate something that no one but a small group of bike lobby bros wants. You can't have this and the mayor calling for the Federal Govt. to return to work. The two are diametrically opposed.

The reality is that the CT Ave bike lanes were always an uphill battle, but they died the moment a group of ANC commissioners took a photo of themselves giving the middle finger to a business that was opposed.

Yeah because most people in D.C. (a) are aware that ANCs exist, (b) know that these commissioners did this and (c) care?

That moment solidified business opposition to a proposal that always had a tenuous benefit due how low the projected utilization would be and caught the attention of key decision makers. I hate to break it to you, but there is not a single person who important decision making responsibility in this city that wants to be seen as deciding in favor of the middle finger brigade and against important figures in the business community.

Except for the Mayor, Councilmember and DDOT officials who have public safety and not the fragile sensibilities of a bunch of blue hairs, at stake.

Public safety requires a tax base. The business owners have spoken. And the mayor has listened.

Then why is DDOT still working on designs? It is rather ironic, the businesses would lose more money from customers by opposing these public safety measures. Their customers are telling them daily how they are getting to their stores and what the improvements will mean.

Guessing the business owners drive there to their businesses and (incorrectly) assume everyone else does too.