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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just not interested in your digital Amish lifestyle.  Transportation is supposed to reduce the time distance and create connections between disparate geographic areas not increase time distance and separation.[/quote]

You should look up some estimates for driving vs biking times around this city. My bike commute is actually faster than a driving commute would be[/quote]

There's more to this region than just DC[/quote]

There is, but this discussion is about bike lanes in DC.[/quote]

And Connecticut is one of the main routes connecting DC to the broader region [/quote]

In a sea of other roads, metro and other options.[/quote]

There are few other arterials in Upper Northwest like Connecticut Avenue and none of them can easily carry a surge of diverted traffic.  The "sea" of other roads you mention includes a large number of local DC streets where kids live, play and yes, bike.[/quote]

They don't care.  They don't care about safety.  They don't care about kids.  They don't care about the environment.  They don't care about mass transit.  And they don't care about transportation.

They are just a bunch of Veruca Salt's.[/quote]

Nah. The guilt tripping and fearmongering wore off three threads ago[/quote]

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