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DC is car centered politically but practically speaking DC is second to NY in non car mode share in the US and DC's non car mode share numbers are actually very good.

On transit usage, walking, biking and even car ownership rates DC has very good rates and as all DC residents know most of the cars on our streets (and the carnage that goes with it) are from the suburbs.

There is no reason DC can't further evolve its policies to serve its residents rather than suburban drivers and there are lots of things DC could do to those ends that would not involve banning cars in any manner.

Better public transportation would be the most important step followed by better pedestrian and bike infra and yes all of those things would necessitate taking things away from drivers.

FWIW both Arlington and Montgomery Counties both have some pretty good policies around multi-modality they both make the same mistake as DC in trying to invest in both which practically doesn't really work as you are negotiating against yourself.[/quote]

Amen. We should #bancars anyway.[/quote]

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