Reply to D.C. needs to get a lot more car friendly

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "D.C. needs to get a lot more car friendly"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Claims the person who lives outside of DC.

Many in DC don't even own cars.  Some of my co-workers gave up their cars when the moved to DC.  Some like me still have cars but only use them on the weekend for outings.  My car is paid off, low mileage and in good condition, might last me 10 years.  But I often consider getting rid of it altogether.[/quote]

I think the point is that DC's transportation policy remains very much focused on providing convenience to personal car owners. The city allows drivers to park on the street for dirt cheap, blow through red lights and generally drive as fast and dangerously as they want, and is slow to improve non-driving transportation options. MPD wantonly sits in the bus lane at 14 and Irving NW while they play on their phones. Incredibly insulting.

40% of people living in the District is a huge number, I thought it would be less. And of course we get shit on instead of rewarded. I always laugh when drivers complain about how they aren't catered to enough. The most entitled people in the world.[/quote]

DC needs to do more policing and fix a variety of other issues.  Part of the problem with red lights and speeding is that they don't have the right agreements and systems in place to go after out-of-state drivers and a big chunk of the drivers in DC are out-of-state.  If you live in DC they will ticket the crap out of you with their radar and red light cameras if you aren't mindful of them.  They are also pretty aggressive with parking enforcement - but only when it behooves them.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics