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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In any case, the backups during a.m. rush hour created by the streatery are getting bad as more people head back into the office, and they're only going to get worse. Terrible Traffic Tuesday in a couple days could be a horror show.[/quote]

DC wants 2 contradictory things.  It wants people to return to the office, and it wants to reduce the use of cars.  Both are not really possible.[/quote]

Sure they are. People can walk, bike, bus and metro to work. No need for a car.[/quote]

Only works realistically for a small percentage of people. Stop acting dumb.[/quote]

It works realistically for anyone who wants to make it work.

Sure, it doesn't work for people who choose to live in the far suburbs away from public transit, but that's their choice and we don't need to accommodate their bad decisions. That's the best part about making commutes car-unfriendly, instead of having to spend huge money extending metro lines and expanding bus service, if you make it inconvenient enough to drive to work, people will move themselves to places where transit makes sense and developers will create more housing around transit hubs to accommodate the increased demand. Then you can simply improve frequency and capacity on exiting lines instead of creating entirely new ones.

What DC should do is extend the sidewalks and streeteries on every major corridor into downtown, convert existing car lanes into physically separated BRT and bike lanes, and leave only a single lane in either direction for cars. Don't want to take the Metro or bus to work? Cool, you don't have to, but you'll be sitting in traffic for hours while the buses and bikes fly by you!      [/quote]
You’re an f’ing idiot. [/quote]

DP. Nope. It’s all very reasonable.[/quote]

It would be somewhat reasonable if DC had a proper urban metro system like Paris, London, or even NYC.  But we don't.  What we have is a glorified commuter rail system that works fairly well for bringing suburban commuters downtown, but it has nowhere near the station density or number of lines (only 3 in DC) in DC to make it a viable alternative.  I'm all for building more metro lines and stops, for the record. [/quote]

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