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Well, there's more than one way traffic can get worse, isn't there? One is obviously is you increase the number of cars. The other is if you decreases the capacity of streets to accommodate traffic. The latter is what happens when you add bike lanes -- you reduce the amount of car traffic the road can handle. You can end up with worse traffic even if the total number of cars has declined. [/quote]

But the purpose of the transportation system isn't to move cars. It's to move people.[/quote]

Most people in DC drive (and remember: most commuters in DC actually live in Maryland or Virginia). [/quote]

So, first of all, while it's true that most people in DC drive, it's not true that most people drive for all or even most of their trips.

Second of all, many people in DC do not drive.

And third of all, so what? They drive now, therefore driving must be the transportation priority now and forevermore? Nope.

As for commuters from Maryland and Virginia who are currently driving, if they don't like the driving conditions in DC, then they can adjust their behavior accordingly. DC has no responsibility to operate its transportation system to benefit commuters from Maryland and Virginia over its own residents.[/quote]

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