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People driving in cities suffer from problems of geometry- if more people are in cars then the only way to make more room for them is to take space from something else. You want parking?  I have never driven into a pay lot in DC and not been able to find a spot so I aside you want on street parking. Ok, that takes a lane away from driving. Do you want to close the sidewalks then so that cars can go there?  If you really want to be able to drive I. The fort you should advocate for more public transportation so that fewer people are in cars. 30 people can fit on a bus that takes up the space of three cars. Would you really prefer those people be in 30 cars?[/quote]

I think what drivers want is a return to what they had: ample street parking. In recent years, these spaces have been intentionally reduced. First city spaces were stripped to install city bikes, [b]which could easily be installed on sidewalks as well.[/b] Then parking was removed for food trucks. Then parking was removed for bike lanes. These were existing spaces that worked fine. All the spaces on Connecticut Ave NW (on the Zoo side) have been removed for no explicable reason. While public transportation does make sense in most instances, it certainly isn't the most desirable way to commute during a pandemic. [/quote]

All drivers demand is the right to have as much convenience as possible when driving with as little cost or responsibility. Ample, cheap parking and high speeds, damn the costs to everyone else.[/quote]

OK, so you want to be able to store your personal property in public space at the expense of pedestrians? Saying it can "easily" be installed on sidewalks doesn't make it so- sidewalks are already where street signs, street lamps, electrical wires, etc are installed.  There are many street in DC where it is a squeeze to even ride a wheelchair or push a stroller down the street; putting bike racks there instead of the street is unfair to pedestrians.  [/quote]

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