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So I guess you are arguing for the sake of arguing? Otherwise I don’t understand your point. No one should support streets lined with jersey barriers. M Street  is not an interstate highway. [/quote]

No, I am saying that wider sidewalks protected by jersey jersey walls are better than narrower sidewalks and more car lanes. Jersey walls are a quick, low-cost way to protect ped/bike facilities while we're waiting for more permanent changes.[/quote]
The ANC commissioners unanimously voted in August to oppose sidewalk widening in exchange for parking spaces on M Street while continuing to support limited streateries. If you wanted your input heard beyond arguing on DCUM you should have participated in the Aug. 30 ANC meeting but those meetings are only for residents.[/quote]

Oh, ANC commissioners voted to prioritize street parking over pedestrians? What a surprise.

Fortunately, ANC commissioners don't make the final decision.[/quote]
It’s interesting, or not, that you claim to have such an interest in the community but you are not involved. If you live there get involved. Talk to your commissioners and convince your neighbors. If, as I suspect, you don’t live there, then maybe you should defer to the people who do and who perhaps have a better understanding of community needs than you do? Last time I checked, denigrating people probably doesn’t help. [/quote]

Georgetown should be a destination for people who don't live there, but only the people who live there should get to make decisions about it.

-you[/quote]
If you feel so strongly, get involved. Make change. I’m not sure why you are arguing here as you are convincing no one and certainly hurting whatever cause you think you are supporting by denigrating and alienating people. If you want wider sidewalks, go talk to the ANC. Go talk to Cheh. Go talk to the BID. Go talk to DDOT. You’ve done none of these things. I think sometimes it’s easy convince oneself of your own righteousness when you don’t actually test your ideas in the real world. The real world right now does not agree with you but if you got off DCUM and stop behaving like a child, maybe you could? It’s up to you. [/quote]

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