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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me, [b]the one thing that makes Connecticut Ave such a bad idea for bikes lanes is that it is the gateway for millions of tourists each year[/b]. Most of whom are not familiar with DC roads nor used to driving in any city. So to mix those tens of thousands of tourist cars each year with a project that will induce thousands of new cyclists each day seems like a total death wish. For that reason Connecticut Ave is fairly unique as compared to other roads where this has been attempted.  It’s just a really bad idea. [/quote]

To me, that makes Connecticut Ave a GOOD idea for bike lanes. Think about all of the tourists who DON'T arrive or get around DC by car. They use Metro, walk, use Bikeshare bikes, use e-scooters...[/quote]

[b]The zoo alone gets 2,000,000 visitors a year.  They have 3,400 parking spots that are full by 10am every day of the year.[/b]  Plus the folks who park in the neighborhoods.  Plus the tourists driving to the mall. That’s a lot of clueless drivers to have on a road along with thousands of kids riding bikes to school and neighbors snacking on Vace pizza while they cruise wistfully along on their beach cruisers, which seems to be the utopian vision of the proponents. It’s kind of a really bad idea and deep down inside you know it. [/quote]

In other words, the vast majority of zoo visitors arrive by not-car.

Plus if there are really so many clueless tourists driving dangerously around the touristy parts of DC, DC really needs to do a lot of work immediately to make the streets safer for everyone, tourists and non-tourists.[/quote]

Totally agree with you.  But bike lanes ain’t it. [/quote]

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