Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

[Anonymous]

DSA crowd big mad this am.

That the project was dead has been clearly apparent for MONTHS now.

If so concerned about "deaths" why the denying and minimizing crime?

[Anonymous]

Isn't a conviction about MD drivers bringing $$$ into DC, soon to be woefully short on revenue, a worthy and valid conviction? As CRE taxes plummet, where is the $$$ for all the pet projects to come from? Voucher residents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't a conviction about MD drivers bringing $$$ into DC, soon to be woefully short on revenue, a worthy and valid conviction? As CRE taxes plummet, where is the $$$ for all the pet projects to come from? Voucher residents?

Good point. Maybe to attract more MD commuters we should raise speed limits by 10-20 mph. What could it cost us? The lives of 5-6 kids? At least it'll solve budget problems!

[Anonymous]

Is that Beau Finley who ran for DC Council with the roving microphone?

[Anonymous]

Commissioner Sidiqqui was one of the ANC group that literally gave the middle finger to a local business that had problems with the bike lanes. ("We won, we're doing bike lanes."). Will he pose for a middle finger in front of Bowser's office now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of hyperventilating here, but traffic deaths are quite rare. We have about 40 per year. Don't forget the denominator! That's out of billions of trips.

The police say about 25 percent of those deaths are caused by speeding.

Another 25 percent are the fault of someone who wasn't driving, ie the pedestrian, cyclist, etc.

Another quarter are because the driver was drunk or stoned.

The rest are because of medical emergencies or otherwise unknown causses.

The easiest thing we could do is have the police get back into the traffic enforcement businesses (instead of relying on cameras) and have them hunt down impaired drivers.

Cracking down on impaired driving would be the fastest way to make streets safer but it doesn’t lend itself to building more bike lanes so the bike nazis don’t care about those deaths

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of hyperventilating here, but traffic deaths are quite rare. We have about 40 per year. Don't forget the denominator! That's out of billions of trips.

The police say about 25 percent of those deaths are caused by speeding.

Another 25 percent are the fault of someone who wasn't driving, ie the pedestrian, cyclist, etc.

Another quarter are because the driver was drunk or stoned.

The rest are because of medical emergencies or otherwise unknown causses.

The easiest thing we could do is have the police get back into the traffic enforcement businesses (instead of relying on cameras) and have them hunt down impaired drivers.

Cracking down on impaired driving would be the fastest way to make streets safer but it doesn’t lend itself to building more bike lanes so the bike nazis don’t care about those deaths

A lot of drivers on DC streets are smoking "legalized" pot as they drive, which presumably is something that the DSA Bike Bro community has no prob with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DSA crowd big mad this am.

That the project was dead has been clearly apparent for MONTHS now.

If so concerned about "deaths" why the denying and minimizing crime?

Exactly. The "convictions" that DC should be focused on right now are the criminal justice kind. Followed by incarceration of violent offenders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DSA crowd big mad this am.

That the project was dead has been clearly apparent for MONTHS now.

If so concerned about "deaths" why the denying and minimizing crime?

Kind of rich that the ANCs that voted to support lowering the penalties for car jacking claim they now care about public safety. Come on Cleveland Park, do better.

https://anc3c.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ANC3C-Resolution-2021-012-in-Support-of-Proposals-by-DC-Police-Reform-Commission-Report-1.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DSA crowd big mad this am.

That the project was dead has been clearly apparent for MONTHS now.

If so concerned about "deaths" why the denying and minimizing crime?

Kind of rich that the ANCs that voted to support lowering the penalties for car jacking claim they now care about public safety. Come on Cleveland Park, do better.

https://anc3c.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ANC3C-Resolution-2021-012-in-Support-of-Proposals-by-DC-Police-Reform-Commission-Report-1.pdf

No doubt Commish Siddiqui and his allies will claim to have their middle finger on the pulse of the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of hyperventilating here, but traffic deaths are quite rare. We have about 40 per year. Don't forget the denominator! That's out of billions of trips.

The police say about 25 percent of those deaths are caused by speeding.

Another 25 percent are the fault of someone who wasn't driving, ie the pedestrian, cyclist, etc.

Another quarter are because the driver was drunk or stoned.

The rest are because of medical emergencies or otherwise unknown causses.

The easiest thing we could do is have the police get back into the traffic enforcement businesses (instead of relying on cameras) and have them hunt down impaired drivers.

Cracking down on impaired driving would be the fastest way to make streets safer but it doesn’t lend itself to building more bike lanes so the bike nazis don’t care about those deaths

I fully agree on cracking down on drivers as a potentially effective deterrent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry WABA and bike bros, you’ve finally been Bowsered!

Here's an idea for W3 WABAs: Focus your bike plans around the schools rather than the commercial districts. If you can turn just a few 6,000 pound SUVs dropping off Larlo into a bike trip, then you'll do more for W3 traffic and safety than any changes on CT.

Maybe you have missed it, but the Ward 3 Bike Advocates, WABA and the different Parent-School groups have been working on this for years.

No one is going to ride their two kids on bikes in inclement weather apart from a few true believers. This is not a practical idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DSA crowd big mad this am.

That the project was dead has been clearly apparent for MONTHS now.

If so concerned about "deaths" why the denying and minimizing crime?

Kind of rich that the ANCs that voted to support lowering the penalties for car jacking claim they now care about public safety. Come on Cleveland Park, do better.

https://anc3c.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ANC3C-Resolution-2021-012-in-Support-of-Proposals-by-DC-Police-Reform-Commission-Report-1.pdf

Interesting. The ANC resolution was signed by Beau Finley, the unsuccessful council candidate holding the mike in the video.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of hyperventilating here, but traffic deaths are quite rare. We have about 40 per year. Don't forget the denominator! That's out of billions of trips.

The police say about 25 percent of those deaths are caused by speeding.

Another 25 percent are the fault of someone who wasn't driving, ie the pedestrian, cyclist, etc.

Another quarter are because the driver was drunk or stoned.

The rest are because of medical emergencies or otherwise unknown causses.

The easiest thing we could do is have the police get back into the traffic enforcement businesses (instead of relying on cameras) and have them hunt down impaired drivers.

Cracking down on impaired driving would be the fastest way to make streets safer but it doesn’t lend itself to building more bike lanes so the bike nazis don’t care about those deaths

I fully agree on cracking down on drivers as a potentially effective deterrent.

The streets would also be safer if cyclists made a modest effort to make themselves visible at night. I dont think they realize how hard it can be for drivers to see them once the sun goes down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's a lot of hyperventilating here, but traffic deaths are quite rare. We have about 40 per year. Don't forget the denominator! That's out of billions of trips.

The police say about 25 percent of those deaths are caused by speeding.

Another 25 percent are the fault of someone who wasn't driving, ie the pedestrian, cyclist, etc.

Another quarter are because the driver was drunk or stoned.

The rest are because of medical emergencies or otherwise unknown causses.

The easiest thing we could do is have the police get back into the traffic enforcement businesses (instead of relying on cameras) and have them hunt down impaired drivers.

Cracking down on impaired driving would be the fastest way to make streets safer but it doesn’t lend itself to building more bike lanes so the bike nazis don’t care about those deaths

I fully agree on cracking down on drivers as a potentially effective deterrent.

The streets would also be safer if cyclists made a modest effort to make themselves visible at night. I dont think they realize how hard it can be for drivers to see them once the sun goes down.

Pedestrians and bikes have not gotten any darker over the last 20 years, if anything, they've become more visible.

The issue is that drivers can barely see anything smaller than a car when driving at night. One reason is that drivers have gotten older. Another is they are now sitting high up in an SUV, which creates blind spots that they wouldn't have in a shorter vehicle. Vehicle lights have also gotten brighter (4,000 Lumen vs the old 700 Lumen), which makes it harder to see anything darker than a road flare.

Drivers won't drive smaller vehicles, slow down as they get older, or even stop driving after dark, but they expect pedestrians and cyclists to light themselves up like a mobile rave.