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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

The smart play by the city is to make it easier to get downtown and make the downtown environment attractive enough to make people want to go and linger. Bike lanes on Connecticut may or may not fit that goal, but getting metro back to pre-pandemic functionality would be a big step in the right direction. I don't think its coincidental that the bike lane push came while metro was cratering. [/quote]

Metro is actually better now than before the pandemic. The trains are ontime, plentiful and it is a pleasure to ride.[/quote]

Except it’s filled with thugs and people openly smoking pot on the trains. [/quote]

Right, and this is what's going to keep people driving as much as reliability and headways. Its also what's going to stop people from lingering in the city after dark. This is what the city, metro and business communities should be focused on. [/quote]

You realize crime is down, right?[/quote]

Believe it or not, people with a choice will avoid unpleasant situations that fall short of documented crime. For some people, it takes as little as foul language or offensive "music" blasting to tip them away from public transit. You can control the vibe in your car in a way you can't on transit. I say this as a transit supporter who has felt the vibe shift on metro over the years from "kid arrested for eating a french fry" to "Do as thou wilt." [/quote]

Look, if it comes down to refusing to take Metro because someone MAY play music, then why in the world should this entitle you to control what everyone else does on Conn Ave? I’m sorry, but no. You choose to drive for those reasons and you deal with traffic and bike lanes. [/quote]

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