Charles Allen pushing for no parking for Union Station overhaul

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

It's not "all these" bike lanes, it's not "everywhere," and if you can't see people when they're riding bicycles, then you shouldn't be driving.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-vows-to-create-20-more-miles-of-protected-bike-lanes-by-2022/2019/11/23/d8b7e614-0ae2-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

It's not "all these" bike lanes, it's not "everywhere," and if you can't see people when they're riding bicycles, then you shouldn't be driving.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-vows-to-create-20-more-miles-of-protected-bike-lanes-by-2022/2019/11/23/d8b7e614-0ae2-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html

There are stretches of bike lanes that I've never seen a single bicyclist use, ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

lady I have news for you - the city is not here to cater to you and your car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

It's not "all these" bike lanes, it's not "everywhere," and if you can't see people when they're riding bicycles, then you shouldn't be driving.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-vows-to-create-20-more-miles-of-protected-bike-lanes-by-2022/2019/11/23/d8b7e614-0ae2-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html

There are stretches of bike lanes that I've never seen a single bicyclist use, ever.

Everyone gets to have a hobby, and I guess hating on bike lanes is yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

Not everyone wants to or can uber - yep
Not everyone wants to live in DC - yep
Some people enjoy living in the burbs - yep
Thus choices should include city parking - nope

If you choose to drive yourself, that's fine, but the city doesn't have to provide parking for you.

Here's a useful site for you to check in advance, the next time you're thinking about taking Metro on a weekend: https://www.wmata.com/service/track-work.cfm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

Not everyone wants to or can uber - yep
Not everyone wants to live in DC - yep
Some people enjoy living in the burbs - yep
Thus choices should include city parking - nope

If you choose to drive yourself, that's fine, but the city doesn't have to provide parking for you.

Here's a useful site for you to check in advance, the next time you're thinking about taking Metro on a weekend: https://www.wmata.com/service/track-work.cfm

Actually I have an idea. If suburban PP wants DC to build parking for her, then I would gladly agree to it ... in exchange for a commuter tax for all MD and VA residents who work in DC. Fair?

[Anonymous]

DC doesn’t own or control the parking garage at Union Station, so this point about the city providing parking is moot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

Not everyone wants to or can uber - yep
Not everyone wants to live in DC - yep
Some people enjoy living in the burbs - yep
Thus choices should include city parking - nope

If you choose to drive yourself, that's fine, but the city doesn't have to provide parking for you.

Here's a useful site for you to check in advance, the next time you're thinking about taking Metro on a weekend: https://www.wmata.com/service/track-work.cfm

Actually I have an idea. If suburban PP wants DC to build parking for her, then I would gladly agree to it ... in exchange for a commuter tax for all MD and VA residents who work in DC. Fair?

Lol. You’re “idea” is hardly new, and all it would do is drive jobs out of DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

lady I have news for you - the city is not here to cater to you and your car.

Precisely. But then I try to avoid DC as much as possible due to the extreme hassle it has become to get there. On the upside, neighboring jurisdictions get my fun money instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

Not everyone wants to or can uber - yep
Not everyone wants to live in DC - yep
Some people enjoy living in the burbs - yep
Thus choices should include city parking - nope

If you choose to drive yourself, that's fine, but the city doesn't have to provide parking for you.

Here's a useful site for you to check in advance, the next time you're thinking about taking Metro on a weekend: https://www.wmata.com/service/track-work.cfm

Actually I have an idea. If suburban PP wants DC to build parking for her, then I would gladly agree to it ... in exchange for a commuter tax for all MD and VA residents who work in DC. Fair?

Lol. You’re “idea” is hardly new, and all it would do is drive jobs out of DC.

obviously I know that. what's truly lol-worthy is suburban PP who DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN DC claiming an entitlement to park in my DC neighborhod, while insulting bikelanes that I and my neighbors use every day. PP is a guest in DC. she has no basis to make any demands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

lady I have news for you - the city is not here to cater to you and your car.

Precisely. But then I try to avoid DC as much as possible due to the extreme hassle it has become to get there. On the upside, neighboring jurisdictions get my fun money instead.

great. have fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

lady I have news for you - the city is not here to cater to you and your car.

Precisely. But then I try to avoid DC as much as possible due to the extreme hassle it has become to get there. On the upside, neighboring jurisdictions get my fun money instead.

A win for you, a win for DC. Win-win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

lady I have news for you - the city is not here to cater to you and your car.

Precisely. But then I try to avoid DC as much as possible due to the extreme hassle it has become to get there. On the upside, neighboring jurisdictions get my fun money instead.

If there's too much traffic trying to get here, then that means there are too many people trying to come into the city with the expectation of parking. If we can't enact a commuter tax, then the only solutions are to increase the availability of public transit and reduce the amount of parking. Increasing the amount of parking will only make the traffic worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them.

It's not "all these" bike lanes, it's not "everywhere," and if you can't see people when they're riding bicycles, then you shouldn't be driving.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/dc-vows-to-create-20-more-miles-of-protected-bike-lanes-by-2022/2019/11/23/d8b7e614-0ae2-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html

There are stretches of bike lanes that I've never seen a single bicyclist use, ever.

Everyone gets to have a hobby, and I guess hating on bike lanes is yours.

Bicyclists can dish it out, but....