Can we cancel Open Streets?

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Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

They're not closing streets, silly. They're opening streets! That's why it's called Open Streets.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

They're not closing streets, silly. They're opening streets! That's why it's called Open Streets.

Looks like the dozen or so people who attended the last one in Ward 3 had a great time. The city must of spent like $100k per attendee in overtime. for this event.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/11/dcs-final-open-st...on-wisconsin-avenue/

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Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

They're not closing streets, silly. They're opening streets! That's why it's called Open Streets.

Looks like the dozen or so people who attended the last one in Ward 3 had a great time. The city must of spent like $100k per attendee in overtime. for this event.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/11/dcs-final-open-st...on-wisconsin-avenue/

Being real picky with the event shots there. Here's one that actually shows the number of folks who attended Wisconsin Ave. It was in the thousands.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

They're not closing streets, silly. They're opening streets! That's why it's called Open Streets.

Looks like the dozen or so people who attended the last one in Ward 3 had a great time. The city must of spent like $100k per attendee in overtime. for this event.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/11/dcs-final-open-st...on-wisconsin-avenue/

Being real picky with the event shots there. Here's one that actually shows the number of folks who attended Wisconsin Ave. It was in the thousands.

To be frank, this city is full of unethical lobbyists and activists who are adept at distorting the truth to advance their agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

They're not closing streets, silly. They're opening streets! That's why it's called Open Streets.

Looks like the dozen or so people who attended the last one in Ward 3 had a great time. The city must of spent like $100k per attendee in overtime. for this event.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/11/dcs-final-open-st...on-wisconsin-avenue/

Being real picky with the event shots there. Here's one that actually shows the number of folks who attended Wisconsin Ave. It was in the thousands.

To be frank, this city is full of unethical lobbyists and activists who are adept at distorting the truth to advance their agenda.

WTOP got the story wrong?

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Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

They're not closing streets, silly. They're opening streets! That's why it's called Open Streets.

Looks like the dozen or so people who attended the last one in Ward 3 had a great time. The city must of spent like $100k per attendee in overtime. for this event.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/11/dcs-final-open-st...on-wisconsin-avenue/

Being real picky with the event shots there. Here's one that actually shows the number of folks who attended Wisconsin Ave. It was in the thousands.

To be frank, this city is full of unethical lobbyists and activists who are adept at distorting the truth to advance their agenda.

WTOP got the story wrong?

Where in the story did WTOP claim that it was poorly attended?

[Anonymous]

These crowds of people blocking the streets shows that nobody likes it is a real weird take.

My kids loved biking Georgia Ave (before it got too crowded) and we visited businesses (book store, restaurant) that we otherwise wouldn't have.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone I know *hates* it. It’s not worth making life difficult for tens or hundreds of thousands of people because five Bernie bros want to ride their bike down the middle of the street.

mess?

Everyone hates it? Sp that's why thousands of people turned out for each event?

God you people on here watched a man called otto and had a giant hard on for Tom hanks character actions.

Thousands? Let’s at least be honest here. It’s the same 500-750 people at each event. Primarily a mix of ANC commissioners and other political hacks, adult bike fetishists, and aging hippies who get to escape their apartments for a few hours to be around their “community” and troll for free handouts from businesses that were cajoled into participating but quickly realize it’s a total waste of time. Not to mention that this is a complete waste of police resources.

A significant chunk of the people attending the one in our ward are cops standing around looking at their phones

And the few participants who turn out are all white people.

White people love Open Streets. They were initially going to call it “White Fest” but fortunately thought better of it

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Anonymous wrote:Calling something that causes major traffic gridlock “open streets” seems a tad Orwellian…

That's because they don't cause major traffic gridlock.

Are you kidding? It is a traffic nightmare. Even little side streets are clogged.

You're right, cars don't function well in cities and other space-constrained places. It's basic physics. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to get around in cities without cars.

Maybe it’s easy to get around other cities without cars, but DC is a car-centric town in a car-centric metropolitan area. Almost a quarter million cars registered in the District alone, and for many, it’s the only realistic or reliable mode of transportation.

It's also easy to get around DC without a car. Lots and lots of people do it.

Yes, lots and lots of wealthy mostly white people are able to get around DC without a car easily.

This is true - I have never seen a black person walking in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids missed a swim lesson because Open Streets made it impossible to get to.

I think you mean they missed a swim lesson because you didn't leave on time.

Pp here. Yea, silly me for not realizing open streets would turn a 15 minute drive to the pool into a two hour odyssey. The traffic was something to behold. But at least some 25 year old *sshole from ward 3 got to rid his scooter down the middle of the street instead of in a protected bike lane.

It would almost certainly have been faster to park, get out of the car, and walk.

Yeah, tell me you don’t have kids without telling me you don’t have kids

I have kids. Your kids can't walk?

How many children young enough to need swim lessons can walk several miles to a swim lesson? Clearly you don’t actually have kids.

You can’t walk with a baby or toddler?

As a parent, I enjoy these small moments that remind you that people without kids have no flucking clue what it’s like to have kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There should be more Open Streets events each year. They're always packed and always a great time.

I sincerely hope that the angry sockpuppeting dude who keeps posting about how much he hates bikes, scooters, and pedestrians can find some joy in his life. What a miserable existence, otherwise.

I know some of these types in real life. All angry and/or mentally ill, to varying degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no shortage of public space for “community events” in this town. Nearly a quarter of the city’s land is considered green space. Washington’s park system has been ranked the best in the nation for years running. There is no other reason to close any street except as a weird flex from the bike fetish cult. It’s all quite bizarre. It’s like years of rage built up over questionable life and career choices and bubbles up in weird ways.

Yes, as we all know: block parties are bizarre expressions of built up rage.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone I know *hates* it. It’s not worth making life difficult for tens or hundreds of thousands of people because five Bernie bros want to ride their bike down the middle of the street.

mess?

Everyone hates it? Sp that's why thousands of people turned out for each event?

God you people on here watched a man called otto and had a giant hard on for Tom hanks character actions.

Thousands? Let’s at least be honest here. It’s the same 500-750 people at each event. Primarily a mix of ANC commissioners and other political hacks, adult bike fetishists, and aging hippies who get to escape their apartments for a few hours to be around their “community” and troll for free handouts from businesses that were cajoled into participating but quickly realize it’s a total waste of time. Not to mention that this is a complete waste of police resources.

A significant chunk of the people attending the one in our ward are cops standing around looking at their phones

And the few participants who turn out are all white people.

White people love Open Streets. They were initially going to call it “White Fest” but fortunately thought better of it

True fact: black people hate block parties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These crowds of people blocking the streets shows that nobody likes it is a real weird take.

My kids loved biking Georgia Ave (before it got too crowded) and we visited businesses (book store, restaurant) that we otherwise wouldn't have.

If you want to go to a new book store or restaurant, you could just go do it — like, today. There’s no need to close major roads on a Saturday, when half the city is trying to move around, in order for you to leave your neighborhood.