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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the park is very large. If you mean that they should ALSO have better walking trails that can be safely accessed WITHOUT the use of a car (meaning without having to walk on the edge of the road), I completely agree with you. Right now the park has trails that are most accessible by car, which is very American, and not pedestrian-friendly.[/quote]

What on earth are you talking about? The arboretum is plenty pedestrian friendly as it is. No one needs to drive to see any part of the park. If you're using "pedestrian-friendly" to mean lazy AF, then ok, you have a point. But the arboretum is easily walkable in any part of the park. [/quote]

[b]And it's only walkable if you walk along the roads open to cars.[/b] And there's the problem.  When I look the map of the arboretum, it looks like it would be very easy to consolidate parking lots and only use the R street lot, NY Ave lot, and perhaps keep open the lots on the eastern side.  Then you could permit car traffic only between the NY Ave lot and the eastern lot, using the road at the northern periphery.  If they opened up the MD Avenue gate, then they could also use that lot, but not allow any traffic circulation beyond the lot.  If there's truly a demand for transport between locations, a trolly with a modest fee.  [/quote]

That's not true. You can go from trail to trail and just do very minimum walking on the actual roads. I've done that for years.

I like the fact that I can drive to one specific section, and then walk within that section. It was a huge help when my kids were young and I was teaching them about the different kinds of plants. To expect 4-5 year olds to bike all the way across the arboretum is ridiculous.

Just go at a time that is less crowded.[/quote]

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