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I think this is well stated!  I bike and use public transit and I just don’t see the advocacy for transit that I do for bikes even though a functional and affordable metro and bus system would keep cyclists much safer by decreasing the total cars on the road and consequently the frustration levels of the people forced to drive.  But people who rely on public transit are tired and/or less privileged which is a pity.[/quote]

People who complain that promoters of bike lanes are too vocal relative to Metro should realize that bike lanes are a local issue.  It's far more difficult to advocate for Metro and Metrobus, which span 3 states, all looking out for their own interests.  DC created the Circulator for this reason--the Metro bureaucracy is unresponsive to local issues, though local funding has sometimes induce Metro to accommodate specific things.[/quote]

I think its absolutely untrue that bike advocates are somehow short-changing metro and buses.  The people I know advocating for bike lanes spend just as much time advocating for buses as well.  Metro, though- you're right that it's pretty hard to make a local difference, but still, I don't think there's a single bike advocate that isn't also in favor of improvements to Metro.  And the fact is, the opposition to bike lanes is MUCH louder and crazier than the opposition to bus and metro improvements.  That means that bike advocates have to appear louder as well. [/quote]

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