Options for opposing Connecticut Avenue changes?

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

Right? Don't people see that drivers are much happier? Like I don't see anyone angry while driving. Or complaining about traffic. If you want to go somewhere on the beltway you just get on there and go. No worries!

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Hey it's the drivers-can't-see-all-the-cyclists-everywhere guy! Are you here all day, every single day? I mean, obviously you are. Seems sad doesn't it? Do you have no friends? No hobbies? (Such as riding your bike?) Nothing you like to do except obsessively post on this thread?

DP - this coming from the person around here all the time with the same lame talking points? Hello pots and kettles.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Hey it's the drivers-can't-see-all-the-cyclists-everywhere guy! Are you here all day, every single day? I mean, obviously you are. Seems sad doesn't it? Do you have no friends? No hobbies? (Such as riding your bike?) Nothing you like to do except obsessively post on this thread?

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=invisible+cyclist

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Its basically this: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.htm

"Example 1: The 'Same Car' Syndrome
You've probably experienced the Baader-Meinhof effect without even realizing it. Have you ever bought a new car or even just learned about a new car model, and then started seeing it everywhere? This is a classic example of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. Your brain is subconsciously looking for the car, and as a result, you start noticing it more."

If drivers took even a single ride on a bike in DC, they would suddenly start seeing cyclists everywhere. Making such a thing a requirement for a licenses is an interesting thought experiment.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

Census data shows cycling is becoming less popular nationwide. It's slightly more popular in DC than it was 10 years ago, but the increase is very small given the amount of money the city has poured into it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-27/biking-to-work-isn-t-gaining-any-ground-in-the-us

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

Census data shows cycling is becoming less popular nationwide. It's slightly more popular in DC than it was 10 years ago, but the increase is very small given the amount of money the city has poured into it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-27/biking-to-work-isn-t-gaining-any-ground-in-the-us

You do realize the article you linked only talks about commuting right? Other people are talking about total trips.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

Census data shows cycling is becoming less popular nationwide. It's slightly more popular in DC than it was 10 years ago, but the increase is very small given the amount of money the city has poured into it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-27/biking-to-work-isn-t-gaining-any-ground-in-the-us

You do realize the article you linked only talks about commuting right? Other people are talking about total trips.

And you do realize that when they do presidential polls, they don’t ask every single voter in America whom they prefer? It’s called sampling.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

Census data shows cycling is becoming less popular nationwide. It's slightly more popular in DC than it was 10 years ago, but the increase is very small given the amount of money the city has poured into it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-27/biking-to-work-isn-t-gaining-any-ground-in-the-us

You do realize the article you linked only talks about commuting right? Other people are talking about total trips.

And you do realize that when they do presidential polls, they don’t ask every single voter in America whom they prefer? It’s called sampling.

No, Census data about primary transportation mode for the trip to work is not a representative sample of all transportation modes for all trips.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't really believe that anyone thinks the current situation on Conn Ave is better than pre-pandemic. My commute home from Dupont to just inside the Beltway is now a nightmare. From Woodley through Van Ness is total gridlock from about 5pm to nearly 7pm. Waze was redirecting tons of cars through the neighborhood, which were also gridlocked. Is this what DC residents want? You can't force people back to the office and then cut off Beach, shrink CT Ave to two lanes at rush hour, and assume that it's going to work. Something's gotta give.

Have you considered taking Metro?

Not an option with the school run.

Of course it’s an option - you just deliberately do not choose it because it is less convenient to you. Connecticut Ave does not exist to minimize your commute time above all other interests. It also has to be safe for pedestrians and host other forms of more environmentally sound and economical transit. If it adds 15 minutes to your commute, that is fully acceptable.

You've really jumped the shark and, beyond that, you are completely out-of-touch.

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

Census data shows cycling is becoming less popular nationwide. It's slightly more popular in DC than it was 10 years ago, but the increase is very small given the amount of money the city has poured into it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-27/biking-to-work-isn-t-gaining-any-ground-in-the-us

That the numbers are very low across the board suggests the total addressable market for cycling is quite low. Which is to say: cycling appeals to a small segment of white Bernie bros and not many other people

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Anonymous wrote:The reason the bike mafia tweets pics of running errands on a bike is that it is so uncommon. Like look “you CAN shop for groceries on a bike.” But if bikes were actually common there would be no need for the picture, we’d see it every day. But we rarely see it.

… because the safe biking infrastructure isn’t there.

So you can actually do it now. But you can’t actually do it now. Got it.

You can do it now. But more people would do it, if it were safer, more comfortable, more convenient. That's just not a complicated idea.

People don’t want to bike because biking fcking sucks. I’m sorry.

"I don't like bicycling."

-you

Which is fine, you don't have to like bicycling. Fortunately, bike lanes will not force you to bicycle.

Look around. We’ve had bike lanes for 15 years and yet they’re empty of any people nearly 100 percent of the time. This has been a failed experiment.

I do look around. I see bicyclists. It's very disturbing that you are unable to see bicyclists. I hope you're not driving.

Bicycling is becoming *less* popular. Even after adjusting for the rise of work-from-home, surveys show fewer people are cycling despite the absurd amount of money the government continues to pour into biking infrastructure.

The DDOT testimony for tomorrow claims that 22% of all trips made in DC are by bike.

You are wrong. Terribly wrong. Horribly wrong.

So you're telling that the government agency that spends billions of dollars on bike stuff that no one asked for and virtually no one uses is producing numbers attempting to show that it's decisions were not stupid? Wow, I can't believe it.

You could just look at more independent analyses like the one put together by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. They show cycling (and buses and subway) is losing a ton of market share to drivers.

Census data shows cycling is becoming less popular nationwide. It's slightly more popular in DC than it was 10 years ago, but the increase is very small given the amount of money the city has poured into it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-27/biking-to-work-isn-t-gaining-any-ground-in-the-us

That the numbers are very low across the board suggests the total addressable market for cycling is quite low. Which is to say: cycling appeals to a small segment of white Bernie bros and not many other people

It is true that obsessive hatred of bicycles (and the people who use them) appeals to only a small segment of haters and not many other people. I'll give you that.

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Hi, MAMIL!

[Anonymous]

Can't wait to ride my bike on the Connecticut Avenue Promenade.