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I can tell some of these people are lawyers lol It's like arguing with a hall monitor

Look yes you have a right to drive on Wis avenue in rush hour

Should you no, should steps be taken to make it easier to do it no, should steps be taken instead to make it more hospitable to drivers who are the vast vast majority of users of this route yes

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Most of the people in the travel lanes on Wisconsin Avenue are drivers because the travel lanes on Wisconsin Avenue are inhospitable to people who aren't in cars. That's not an argument for staying off Wisconsin Avenue unless you're in a car; it's an argument for making Wisconsin Avenue more hospitable to everybody, whether they're in cars or not. Why DC would want to prioritize the desires of car commuters from the suburbs over the desires of its own residents, I can't understand.[/quote]

DC's interest is in making transportation efficient and safe for all DC residents, not in the actual length of rush hour.

And most of the knowledge jobs in DC are not going to leave because it takes a bit longer to drive on Wisconsin (or similar arterials)  Aside from the many knowledge workers who live in DC, there are plenty who commute from Virginia, who go more less directly from I395 or other bridges to downtown without using the arterials, and there are plenty of suburban commuters from both Md and Va who use metrorail, MARC, VRE, commuter buses, or even - gasp - bike.

Because DC has an interest in making rush hours as short as possible? And because the vast majority of knowledge workers are from the suburbs?[/quote][/quote]

I disagree with you about DC's interest. It's all about the money it makes from VA, WVA and MD residents commuting into the city.  You wish it was about the safety of all residents, but it's just not. I am not sure you understand how many companies are relocating out of DC due to taxes and to give their employees a better commute.  Having to wait behind a cyclist biking 20 mph on Wisconsin Avenue could add to the frustration.[/quote]

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