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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm somewhat anti-car in that I'd like to minimize the amount of driving.  I've continued biking to work almost every day and took metro+bus once.

It's hot out, but bearable.  I just shower when I get to work / home.

Now what can we do to reduce how hot it's going to get 10/20/50 years from now?[/quote]
[b]Most people don't have access to a shower at work.[/b]  Parents have to drop off their kids at daycare then get themselves to work.  Trying to do that without a car in 100 heat is horrible.

I thank God my kids are older teens, I wfh, and I have a car that has good working a/c.[/quote]

Lots of offices in downtown DC have in building showers.  If there's enough demand they'll make it a priority.

If you're within a few blocks of a DC pool and they're open that's an option for a shower.

There are also gyms where you can sign up to use the locker room / shower.

If you don't want to, no one is forcing you. But the more you drive the more you contribute to the problem.

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It’s also possible to just change clothes and splash some water on your face. If you shower and put on deodorant before you leave, the amount of sweat from being outside on an average commute isn’t actually going to make you smell. [/quote]
ew. No. Some people sweat a lot more than others.  Also, lots of women wear makeup. You can't just splash some water on your face and be done.

As for showers, you people live in such a bubble. You realize that not everyone works in DC proper, right?[/quote]

So go post on the DC exurban moms website I guess?  I thought the focus here was urban.[/quote]
lol so clueless, including who posts on this forum.[/quote]

Your point is that places built around the use of a car are only conducive to use of a car?  Thanks, I guess.

The OP asked about "anti-car" people (I'm interpreting that as people who don't regularly drive for their commute).  Then you pipe in with "well that doesn't work for everyone".  Ok, thanks?[/quote]
Many in the burbs are also "anti-car" in that they are pushing for more public transport and less reliance on cars. MoCo being a perfect example. They just took out whole sections of the road for bike lanes. How many people are biking to work in this 100 heat?   Even when it's 90 I hardly see people in those bike lanes. Such a waste and stupid planning.

You live in a bubble.[/quote]

If you think that one section of bike lane makes it a bikeable area then you're the one with delusions.  You just want to drive everywhere, so own that.  And thanks for what you're doing to the environment.[/quote]
Then you agree that one bike lane was unnecessary, right?  Yes, I would prefer to drive everywhere when it's 100 degrees outside with 80% humidity.

How many times have you flown in the past few years?  Do you take family vacations where you fly?  That is worse than driving, btw.[/quote]

Trying to reduce your personal carbon footprint doesn't require you to forego flying, any more than it requires you to forego electricity. Why would it be better for people who do fly for vacations to also just throw their hands up and say, well, I got on a plane, so I may as well drive everywhere? You can take whatever measures you're able to, and that's better for the climate than doing absolutely nothing is. [/quote]

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