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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Suburbanite here with an office on I Street and used to take Metro to work even though it was more expensive than monthly parking downtown (not including vehicle depreciation) and it absolutely sucked. I was informed that I will be returning to work in person on hybrid starting in July and I already made 2 months of parking reservations. I’m never getting back on the Metro. At this stage DC has two choices. It can facilitate efficient transportation solutions or it can posture  with inefficient bike lanes which will cause my vehicle and others to idle in the streets contributing to increased air pollution. [/quote]

You realize Metro isn't only a DC thing, right? Like it is MD and VA as well. So if you want it to be better, you need to tell your elected representatives what your needs are. As it is, DC has created its own alternative transportation system in the form of the Circulator and Capital Bikeshare - which has spread to MD and VA.[/quote]
Why would you think I want Metro better? The pandemic has made me truly understand how miserable it is and how miserable it made me. Driving will improve my overall happiness and save me money, so that’s what I’m going to do. [/quote]

OK, then you should do that. However, DC won't, and shouldn't, center its transportation policy around your desire for a convenient single-occupancy car commute from the suburbs to a downtown office next to a Metro station.[/quote]

If it's too hard to drive downtown, people will just stop going downtown. It's as simple as that. Sucks but it's true. At some point, businesses downtown will rebel and force the city the tear out all these bike lanes. [/quote]

LOL, except the ones who are adding showers and bike valets in their buildings.[/quote]

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