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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bike lanes are a total waste of money in a City where the use is almost non existent and there are so many other serious infrastructure improvements and poor schools.

Another mayor and council will not fix the poor decision making because they too will be of the same ilk as the current mayor and council[/quote]

Next comes legislation on cars, forcing people into having to use the bike lanes. Whenever government makes bad decisions, they use more regulation to cover their mistakes.[/quote]

Nobody is going to force you to ride a bike. More's the pity.[/quote]

You are pushing your personal wish for bike lanes on hundreds of others who ride bikes but also need their cars.     If you continue to discourage motor traffic in Alexandria, you will fly in the face of past administrations who tried their best to get businesses to Alexandria to improve the tax base.  If you get rid of tax paying businesses, you will pay even higher property taxes for a growing high need population.   But then you probably pay little on taxes either for your condo or in your rent. [/quote]

I'm pushing my personal wish for people to have non-driving options for transportation that are as safe and convenient as the driving options.

If you are a driver who dislikes sharing the road with lots of other drivers, that is something you should support.[/quote]

I am a driver and a biker and I am happy to share the road with other drivers.  I am also rational and know that  commuters from Manassas, Burke, Centreville, and Woodbridge cannot bike to their jobs at the Army Headquarters if Seminary Road.  Nor can residents from Kenwood Nursing Home, Goodwin House, Washington House, and Claridge House ride bikes to INOVA Alexandria Hospital.

If hundreds of bikers were waiting for these bike lanes, why are they so heavily unused.   Or did you use the tired meme “if you build it, they will come” on the reliably gullible Del and Justin?

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