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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm for options. Bike lanes, ample parking, safe pedestrian crossings, good public transport. The bikers and the greenies (who the development bros sometimes masquerade as) are never for options tho. They're just for "their way" of getting around. Alienating and annoying.[/quote]

Options are fine.  But what we DON'T need is more lanes for cars.[/quote]
And you’ve just proved the PPPs point.  :mrgreen:

You want to live in a suburban cul-de-sac you can do that.

Manhattan is the greatest urban area in the world and 36% of its land area is road. It’s this resilient street grid and a resilient transit infrastructure that has created the conditions for NYC to flourish.

The goal of transportation infrastructure is to move the most people the most quickly and efficiently. And when cities do that well, that’s what makes them vibrant.

Right now there are restaurants closing in DC and opening in Pike & Rose and the Mosaic district. Maybe some reflection on transportation infrastructure could inform why that is. [/quote]

You think driving in Manhattan is an example of... good??  Did you visit once on Thanksgiving day???[/quote]
That’s the whole point. You seem to miss it. Manhattan is the most successful urban area in the world because of good planning (1811 street grid) and resilient and efficient transportation options. The chaos, the crowds, the noise, the traffic, the people, all of it is what makes NYC such a vibrant and dynamic city. That’s the attraction. That’s what drives the economy.

You on the other hand want to turn a city into a suburban cup-de-sac and what I will tell you is that you may get your wish, but you will also lose the amenities that city living provided. You cannot have it all. It doesn’t work that way. [/quote]

Oh, I'm a different poster. I think Manhattan needs more car exclusion areas. It's so much better without.  Traffic there is awful. Driving into Manhattan is nuts.[/quote]

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