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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I completely agree. And to show how little I drive despite being in the suburbs, I average a new tank of gas every two months. [b]I just think it’s asinine that a handful of very physically able 
, mostly male, mostly well off bikers are shutting down major traffic Avenues.[/b]

Disabled people can’t bike most of the time, or elderly people, or people with bad knees, or women who worry about safety.

Catering to bikers to this degree and sexist and ableist and I’m so annoyed the nps, who was planning on opening it more, let the bike lobby get to them
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Of course, this isn't what is happening. There are many people from wheelchair bound, to little kids, white people, people of color, men, women etc who ride their bikes in the Park, in bike lanes and on our streets. It is dangerous, because people operating their cars have little to no regard to cyclists and pedestrians. As a result, transportation engineers have to reshape our build environment because car operators cannot be trusted in their vehicles.[/quote]

Yup. I live in DC (near RCP and Conn Ave), and I could not be more supportive of all bike- and pedestrian-first changes. I don’t bike at all, but I do walk a lot and have kids who walk a lot, and I will support anything that slows cars down/reduces car traffic. The amount of pedestrian death/injury in this city is obscene, and this thread makes clear why that is—like with guns, we are fine with the death and destruction cars cause. Our rate of car-related death is something like 3x that of Canada and 5x that of the UK. Why are we OK with that?

I’m thrilled that they’ve kept Beach Drive closed and would be happy if they further reduced car traffic through the park. I can’t wait for Connecticut Avenue to have real, protected bike lanes and less parking. If that means it’s less convenient for me to drive, great! I’ll walk more, take public transportation more, and maybe even start biking (which is what studies have shown happens when cities create better/safer biking infrastructure—more people start riding bikes). [/quote]

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