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The presence of cars does limit access. When people use roads in cars, that makes it difficult for people who are not in cars to use those roads.[/quote]

No, it limits access in the exact manner you would prefer it.  You can still walk on those roads.  In a place like the arboretum, in many areas there are places you can walk off of the roads if you prefer.

You have every bit the same access to the arboretum (via walking, bike, uber, bus, etc) whether there are cars or not.  [/quote]

As you said: it limits access.[/quote]

Only if you choose to be so limited.  Absent your choice, it is fully open to you.[/quote]

Choice? Not everyone has a car. Not everyone can drive. It's exactly the same as the argument that there has be to be car access because not everyone can walk or bike.[/quote]

Except that it’s served by bus (and taxis and Uber, for people who don’t have a problem with the business model).

Do you complain about anyplace not near a Metro stop or walkable from your home?[/quote]

OK, so the bus drops you off a few blocks away from the Arboretum, and then you...

It's just a fact that cars on roads limit access for people who are walking or biking. You may believe that the benefits of cars on road outweigh the disadvantages of limiting access to people who are walking and biking, but the limited access is simply not up for debate, just like gravity isn't up for debate. [/quote]

Look, you’re arguing with someone who goes to the arboretum to... walk. But I can also clearly see that not everyone has that option.[/quote]

But that’s not why cars are allowed everywhere. The arboretum could remain perfectly accessible, even moreso, if cars were limited. Disabled people could still drive in, park, and access the features. They could be supplied with scooters. The reason cars have the run of the place has nothing to do with the goal of accessibility. It’s lack of deliberate planning, combined with an anachronistic idea of “autotouring” in national parks that’s already on its way out, and was always a bad fit for such a relatively small space. [/quote]

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