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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people misunderstand the proposal.  It's not all of Beach, just Beach north of Joyce Road.  Bikes can't all of a sudden take Beach from Maryland to P street if the closure is made permanent.  And it's not going to affect your commute.

Basically: everybody calm down.[/quote]
Yup. Just the portion that affects Maryland residents of the national park. Not the portion that affects DC resident users of the national park. No biggie. Unless you are a Maryland resident who wants to use the national park.[/quote]

That's pretty much backwards.  Maryland residents now get more use out of the park.  They can bike, skate, walk, run, take their pets for walks.  DC residents have to make their way to the tip of the District for these benefits.  There's no negative impact on Maryland residents, just a slight inconvenience for Maryland [i]commuters[/i].  [/quote]
According to the NPS, the closure affected 8,000 users, the vast majority of whom are Maryland residents.[/quote]

It actually said 5,500-8,000 users, and nothing about residency.  It also said that recreational use increased so much they had to revert to a seasonal schedule so as not to damage the parks - is it your position that "the vast majority" of users negatively impacted were Maryland residents but none of those who benefitted from recreational use?  How can that be?[/quote]
The access point for those 8,000 park users is East West Highway in Maryland. It is also notable that the report does not bother to mention the number of bicycles using the road during the closure. If it was a lot, I am sure that everyone would know. Anyway, this summer closure is not going to survive past 2023.
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28k people on one day.  https://ggwash.org/view/79613/spotted-on-car-free-beach-drive-thousands-of-bicyclists-and-pedestrians-629-dogs-one-cat-and-one-bird[/quote]
That’s not what it says. This is the second pretty serious reading comprehension problem you have shown. I’m not sure that the issue is, but you may want to see someone about that and I’m being very sincere. [/quote]

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