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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]It’s over. The project isn’t happening.  The businesses are against it.  The police are against it.  Thousands of neighbors are against it.  The mayor gets it now.  [/quote]

*Thousands of MD residents who enjoy speeding on Conn Ave without any repercussions are against it.

FIFY[/quote]

After the news of last night, maybe we should start listening to the business owners? Pretty please.  [/quote]

If anything, it negates the need for cars to have priority to get downtown. Maybe the city should be focused on strengthening the neighborhoods and the people who live and work in them, particularly those working from home who want to run quick errands during the day by bike.[/quote]

Here’s some advice:  if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

[b]Bike lanes have become the symbol of progressive policies run amok.[/b][/quote]

Maybe you should get outside more. This is a certifiably insane thing to say.[/quote]

I hate that transit/safety is seen as a culture wars issue. So incredibly toxic. Can we please not? I know at least one uber-conservative pundit in this area who is very much in favor of traffic safety since he has a ton of kids and realizes that family life sucks if your kids can’t be safely independent and play outside. It’s truly not partisan. [/quote]

I think the issue is more than people think bike lanes are a giant waste of transportation resources. All this real estate reserved for a vanishingly small share of the population reeks of special interest politics. [/quote]

It's not that much space and not that much money. And the whole point is to help encourage more people to use non-car modes of transportation. People who already use their bikes to get around are currently riding in the street in unprotected lanes all over the place (including on Connecticut Avenue). The special interest being catered to here is the people who would ride if the infrastructure was better.[/quote]

The only people who give a fkc about protected bike lanes are people who already bike. [/quote]

And people who would like to bike, but don't feel safe right now. And people who would like it to be safe for people to bike. And people who would like it to be safe for kids to bike. And people who use scooters, or other mobility devices. And, gee, actually, that's adding up to a lot of people.[/quote]

If DC like Paris had a referendum to ban the scooters and similar devices, it likely would pass.  They are a menace to pedestrians, bikes, other road users and even our city street trees and planter boxes.  Enough already.[/quote]

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