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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it’s so obvious that you went one time in peak season and only visited the meadow and Capitol Columns. The fact that you keep saying people see it from their cars or walking the main roads shows you have no idea what you’re talking about.[/quote]

I know exactly what I’m talking about, and the most recent master plan update reflects that (partially). [/quote]

The master plan shows getting rid of a few connector roads and making one way loops (which I would support). It also shows increased parking thoughout the park, including parallel parking on the newly one way roads. It does not show restricting traffic in the arboretum to 2-3 parking lots and having everyone walk or bike as you’ve been advocating. [/quote]

Right, that's why I don't fully agree with it. What it does recognize is that the current car traffic pattern is haphazard and accretive, not the result of planning, and that they need to remove some roads and create better links for pedestrians. What I disagree with is the notion that it's a desirable design to create "loops" for people to drive around. I think that's a terrible priority.  [/quote]

The master plan in no way supports your central thesis that cars shouldn't be in the arboretum. I don't know why you keep pretending like it does. [/quote]

It supports that the current car patterns doesn't work and that more thought should be put into the pedestrian priority.  [/quote]

You: Cars should only park in 2-3 lots and everyone should walk or bike
Also You: This document that actually proposes more parking in more locations in the Arboretum supports my idea that cars shouldn't be allowed![/quote]

Ok, let me explain it to you one more time.

This isn't about parking, per se, but about how cars get from the parking lots.  My argument is basically that the design is too haphazardly car-dominant, and doesn't clearly set out the pedestrian, car-free sections.  The Master Plan clearly supports this.  I disagree with the Master Plan in that it continues to envision cars as a modality for viewing the arboretum ("loops.") But I think it goes in the right direction, because it would eliminate some paved roadways and limit cars more than they are limited now.  [/quote]

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