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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]90% of the year this argument is pointless because there are simply not that many people at the park. If you walk, you don't deal with many cars and they mostly go slow. And most of the people who drive are simply doing it to reach the more far flung areas of the park and are respectful of low speed limits and look out for pedestrians and bikes.

It's just that in the spring, you get lots of people who visit the park infrequently (including tourists) showing up to see the most crowded part of the park and not observing any of the unspoken rules of the arboretum, like minimizing driving. If you go there a lot, you know that you can park at the visitors center and walk to almost everywhere you want to go on accessible trails. The only real exception are the Asian gardens which are a bit of a hike if you have mobility issues, children, or limited time, so many people will drive over there if that's the focus of your visit.

[b]But no one drives, parks to look an "an azalea" then drives to look at a dogwood, etc., as a PP mentioned. That kind of behavior, and accompanying entitlement, only happens during azaleas and to a lesser extent on summer weekends. For those of us who have been visiting the Arboretum for years, especially if you live in NE where it is more accessible than the mall or waterfront areas, this really isn't an issue most of the time.[/b] Like everything in DC, you just have to learn to work around the tourists and crowds in the high season. It's one of the costs of living in this lovely city with so many free amenities.[/quote]

It seems to be working out fine for most of us, present OP excluded. [/quote]

It's not working out fine for me. I've been in the area 20 years, and I've never been to the Arboretum, because the transit/walking/biking access is lousy.[/quote]

It's wildly implausible that the transit/walking/biking access (that you somehow know know all about despite never having been there) has stopped you from visiting over the last 20 years.  Among other things, you could have gone at an off peak time if you were really interested in going but somehow turned off by the access.[/quote]

PP you're responding to. How would going at an off-peak time improve the transit, walking, or biking access? I know about the transit, walking, biking access to the National Arboretum, without having been there, thanks to the Internet, for example: https://www.usna.usda.gov/visit/hours-and-directions/

and also from looking at a map.[/quote]

OP here. I didn’t even come here to talk about access, but let’s! Reopening the M street entrance would be the logical move. The trip there on bike or foot is terrible right now. Some day, a protected bike lane connecting NY Ave with West Virginia could also be a way to get there. [/quote]

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