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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is already commuter traffic on narrower side streets.

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And there are already cyclist who bike on Connecticut.[/quote]

[b]Not safely.[/b]

And understand, the removal of the reversible lanes impact the traffic. That decision has been made. The decision to add, or not, bike lanes, has no additional impact on car traffic. That decision is pending.[/quote]
You have also now identified the issue with increased traffic on residential streets. Well done.[/quote]

If drivers are not able to navigate side streets safely, why should they be allowed to drive on a street with many more pedestrians to potentially kill? Let's just ban cars everywhere if they're that profoundly unsafe for everyone to be around.[/quote]

Not sure what's your point.  Are you saying that it's preferable to divert traffic from a major arterial like Connecticut Avenue, which has been engineered and constructed as an arterial road, and instead squeeze commuter traffic down side streets like Macomb and Ordway?  Those are much narrower streets, each with one or more schools alongside, where sidewalks hug the street and kids ride bikes in the roadway.  We At a recent ANC meeting led by the chair who  lives in Maryland, he and several of his buddies seemed to mock concerns expressed about the safety of kids at John Eaton from increased traffic diverted from Conn. Ave to 34th St.  It seems that you just want your bike lanes now, and safety and quality of life for everyone else, be damned.[/quote]

I'm saying that your handwringing and histrionically sighing "won't somebody think of the children???" is disingenuous. People who are opposed to any kind of change whatsoever predictably fall back on that canard. My post illustrates the intellectual bankruptcy of that position.

At this point, there's nothing left to discuss. Study after study has shown that bike lane projects have little impact on traffic and improve safety for other users of the road. If you're unconvinced by the mountain of evidence, it's because you're being willfully obtuse. Have a wonderful day.[/quote]

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