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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a mile one way from the visitor center parking lot to the Asian Collection, so you're at 2 miles round trip  with a hill before you even step foot into the paths. There are plenty of people who cannot walk that, and it's not because they are lazy AF. [/quote]

it’s half that distance from the NY Avenue lot, and you could leave open the lots on the eastern end too, just restrict driving to between the lots. A trolley would make the rest accessible. Also I question how much value there is seeing everything from a car anyway - seems better to park and have thoughtfully designed accessible paths for walkers, wheelchairs, etc. [/quote]

You’re still talking about a mile round trip with a hill before you even enter the collection. And no, you aren’t seeing much of anything from the road at the arboretum, walking or driving. You need to actually go in the collections. It’s not unusual for us to park by the Asian collections or dogwoods and have those be our entire visit. By the time little kids have gone the whole way down the lawn to the fountain at the end of the dogwoods, walked through the camellias and explored the hill down to the river and come back up, they are done. Another trip would be the azalea hill, capital columns, and Fern Valley. Before kids I would routinely park at the r street entrance and jog a 3 mile loop, but that isn’t practical for all users. Once things open up after covid the arboretum will turn back into a sleepy place outside of azalea season.[/quote]

but I still don’t think that entitles you to demand that the whole design be car centric with cars everywhere. The car traffic should be strictly limited to 2-3 lots. just like any other park. Prospect Park in Brooklyn is much much bigger and people still manage to enjoy it without driving all over it. [/quote]

That’s nice. The arboretum has roads. By your own admission the impact of cars was “not a lot” but you think you should change everything. If you’re walking on the road you aren’t even really seeing anything. [/quote]

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