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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you OP, however this was sealed in the 80's/90's as Time Russert and friends effectively forced the city ot not maintain the road and choke off the east (read: Black) residents from getting to the west more easily.Ko

And while I am sure there will be a few POC on the trail annually, this is a huge victory for NIMBYs.[/quote]

How exactly did they 'force' the city?  There were scores of public meetings and hearings, with the "Roadie" side very vocal, along with the pro-environmentalists.  Klingle was an issue in several council races, albeit probably a minor one.  In fact, the council first voted to rebuild the road and finally reversed course several years later when the council composition changed and folks realized how much it would cost.  The sheer cost of building a board west of Rock Creek (in fact, the portion of Klingle in question is not an east-west road, but rather connected with Porter St west of the park) convinced council members even like Marion Barry to vote against an expensive road that would benefit a relative few.[/quote]

One word. lawsuits. [/quote]

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