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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope I don't have to vote for either of them.  He has the vision of an ant in a tunnel, and she is completely daft and is entirely too dependent on that sycophant who hangs around her.

This city is definitely going in the wrong direction if these two are the best we can get to run.

Our family priorities are solutions to the horrible traffic problems.  I would like to be able to get from one side of the city to another in 20 minutes or less.  That is completely impossible these days.[/quote]

I think Justin definitely has a vision for the City.

I can get from NW Alexandria to Old Town in about 30 minutes on my bike. You are going in one of the most crowded corridors at peak?  Welcome to living in a city.  The solutions are going to be better transit - west Alex BRT on the way, for example - nothing will make driving easier.  [/quote]

You know, I would bet that I've been living in the City a heck of a lot longer than you AND that we have a lot more financially invested in it than you.  The traffic has only gotten really bad in the last 2 years.  There hasn't been some horrible thing that happened except purposeful incompetence in City Hall both on the part of our elected officials and paid staff.  Last night at 5 pm, as I was heading from West & Braddock to our home off of Russell, the line of cars heading east was backed up from West all the way to West Luray Street.  That is appalling.

I understand you want to ride your bike.  Good for you.  But it is not for everyone and isn't a good match for a lot of people who need to get back and forth easily and without looking like a doofus in the weird clothes.  So ,no, not everything can be solved with a bike.  It is hard to carpool 5-6 kids from the neighborhood on a bike.

And Wilson's vision doesn't exceed his foot size.  It is hard to respect him he is such a bumbling fool.  And I definitely don't want someone so incompetent to be in charge of things like public safety.  Sheesh. [/quote]

I lived in the City as far back as 1992 (we moved out briefly, then back).  There was heavy traffic then, and there are plenty of streets where traffic is not that bad. Traffic got worse with the BRAC building completion, of course, which I think everyone is aware of.   I did not mean everyone needs to bike everywhere, but merely pointing out that things are not that bad.  By the way, you can bike without wearing bike clothing, I often bike in regular clothes.

As for the traffic situation, sounds like a back up toward the light and the metro station. Despite the length, it may  not have taken that long to clear out after the light changed, and total delay may not have been small.   You can do call click connect, and the City can look at adjusting signal timing. Otherwise I am not sure what your suggestion is - stop developing the area near Braddock metro in order to shorten the queue at that intersection?

By the way to clarify, it seems like your priority is to get across the City, at PM peak, in under 20 minutes, consistently. That may or may not be possible.   I don't think that should be the only priority for the City.

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