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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Berlin is close to voting on a referendum to allow people just 12 car trips per year in the city.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/07/03/berlin-moves-to-ban-autos-from-inside-the-city-widespread-chaos-looms/

I figure this might solve the problem of congress being too old if everyone has to take a bike.[/quote]

DC does not have the density to warrant this type of action. With the height limit DC sits in a position where it needs mass transit but has difficulties paying for it- ie enough density to need mass transit but not have enough density to finance what is needs. It is trapped in a goldilocks zone.[/quote]

This.  DC’s only hazard for pedestrians are MD crazy drivers  :lol:  not presence of too many DC residents driving their cars everywhere inside the city.  People in urban settings like to own cars to go OUTSIDE of the urban areas where the world is very car dependent.  It’s the reason many Manhattan families indeed own personal vehicles and deal with crazy parking fees or PITA street parking and congestion pricing. You would be surprised..   Try to ban people from leaving their city limits in their cars and people will protest. USA is not Europe.  Even NE Bos-Wash corridor isn’t anything close to Europe [/quote]

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