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Yes, one of the reasons why they say expanding highways doesn't work is because if they widen the roads , then more people will use it by moving further out. Well,yea, they move further out because they can't afford close in.  They say widening the roads just encourages people to move further out, but then the same people would complain that we don't have enough affordable housing, not enough room for green space, etc...

It's like you want your cake and eat it, too.

Public transit is super slow; you're in a tube with strangers (and their germs). I get motion sickness in buses and trains. Some people have daycare situations that doesn't work with public transport. There are many reasons why the kind of public transport we have doesn't work for people.[/quote]

I'm sorry that you don't like public transportation - which yes, can be very slow, when your bus is stuck on a road full of cars. You know what doesn't work for a lot of people, though? Driving.[/quote]

DP- I've lived in cities with efficient, reliable public transportation, and did not need to drive on a daily basis.  It was great.  We don't have that here- it's nice to get to certain places, like downtown DC, but is not a regionwide network.  Getting back to 355- I'm not really a fan of going there but it's necessary for certain stores, appointments, etc.  I don't even live that far (SIlver Spring) but just google mapped an address I went to over the weekend and it's 20 minute drive vs. an hour for public transport.  Who has the time for that?[/quote]

Google it again when the Purple Line is open, and it will be 20 mins.[/quote]

Nope, I'd have to take a bus or walk 20+ minutes to a purple line station.  Not everyone in SS lives on top of the metro station (or a forthcoming purple line station).  When is that going to be finished anyway?[/quote]

There is Silver Spring and then there is "Silver Spring" - if by the latter you mean Kensington or White Oak, then sure.[/quote]

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