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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read every single reply, but one issue is traffic. I work downtown and most of my colleagues do want to be back in person at least half-time. But we don't *have* to be back in person. And right now the traffic into DC is really lousy because the DC government is more concerned with bike lanes and giving NWDC residents free street parking than in winning back office workers.

As long as I have to sit in a nightmare of 2 lanes on Conn Ave to get home at night, why should I bother? I can just meet colleagues for lunch when we want to have informal opportunities to interact. Some degree of personal flexibility on telework is now the norm for a lot of people, including many more USG offices than was previously the case. So if DC wants to ensure businesses thrive downtown, they'll have to make it worth our while. Revert to pre-Covid commuter traffic (including re-opening Beach Drive and the 4-lane rush hour switch on Conn Ave) and you'll get more of us back in the office and spending money at DC restaurants and shops. [/quote]

DC resident here.  We don't care what you think.  You don't even pay DC taxes -- you don't own a home here and DC can't impose a commuter tax.  You're a drain on our resources, not a net gain, and we don't care if you or your stinking car ever come back.[/quote]

Fine by me. But perhaps the shops and restaurants that are dependent on office workers might like to see us come back? And your neighbors might want to have more viable businesses in the city. But hey, why not make all of NWDC into an upper middle class gated community - that's a really vibrant and exciting future vision for DC.[/quote]

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