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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was stupid on the part of DC. They should be making it harder to get into the city from the suburbs by car. Not easier. Increases the chances of people moving into the city and decreases the number of dangerous drivers. [/quote]

Great idea!  DC has not been the center of the DMV business community for decades.  Your idea will have the opposite effect.  It will encourage remote workers even more.  If I am unable to drive into and park in DC for a lunch meeting or for dinner, I will not  do so.  There are plenty of entertainment options in the burbs.  [/quote]

It will also encourage businesses to further set up their offices outside of DC, which is exactly what the city doesn’t want. That’s the problem with the “let’s make driving harder” argument.[/quote]

Narrator: Offices are a contracting enterprise right now because so many are WFH. That has nothing to do with driving/commuting. That is just as true in Tysons and Columbia as it is in downtown DC.[/quote]

Even remote workers need to head to the office sometimes, whether for in person meetings, lunches, dinners, etc.  If DC makes that trip harder, DC will lose out.  I note that DC's population remains well below the 1950s and 1960s.
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The population in the 1950's and 60's were based on multigenerational households - 6-10 related people living in a house that today has 2-5 people. The DC population continues to grow, over 700,000 currently.

Yes, remote workers need to go into the office, sometimes. Maybe once a week, once a month? Not very often. The bike lane proposal for Connecticut Avenue, Concept C, was actually better for traffic flow than the current DDOT proposal for reasons already articulated. People who need to drive into the city via Connecticut Avenue should be opting for Concept C over what DDOT has proposed if they want easier access to downtown.[/quote]
lol. How convoluted.

People with kids didn’t yet leave for the suburbs because a lot of the suburbs weren’t built yet. [/quote]

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