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It is neutral and there is nothing wrong or partisan with opposing this vision of intentional congestion.

There is nothing wrong with wanting traffic on the main roads and not the side streets.  [b]We like that our kids are bicycling up and down the sides streets and want to keep them free of spillover traffic.[/b]

There is nothing wrong about wanting to be part of a region and not just a village.  The DMV is a fantastic region and one of the most diverse racially, ethnically, and culturally in the country but it's spread around.  It's ok to want to get around without a big hassle.

There is nothing wrong with being concerned for the local businesses that have been around for decades and don't have a parking lot.  Just as we want to go to other parts of the city and region we also want them to come to ours.  Our businesses need a variety of customers.

That's the distinction.[/quote]

What about the kids on the main roads? Do "we" not care about them? Are they not "our kids"?[/quote]

Why would you want kids playing in the main roads?  [/quote]

Because they live there. Why would you want main roads that are too dangerous for kids?[/quote]

This is like saying we should make it safer for 10 year olds to shoot handguns.

No, we shouldn't. I mean, I'm sure there's lots of things we could do to make shooting guns safer and I'm sure there's lots of 10 year olds in this country who shoot guns all the time. But the correct answer is we should tell 10 year olds to stay the hell away from handguns because it's incredibly dangerous.

Ditto kids riding bikes on busy streets. This is a major city. Kids don't belong on bikes anywhere near main roads. If you want to do that or if you want to be able to throw a football in the middle of the street or chase fireflies even if they cross into busy roads, move elsewhere back to Indiana. City living ain't for you.  [/quote]

Wow.

Alternatively: Kids live in DC. DC roads should be safe for kids.[/quote]

Well, if the streets are not safe, and are outright dangerous as you suggest, then it stands to reason that children should not be allowed on bikes on them. Perhaps we should cite parents who let their kids on bikes for child endangerment. [/quote]

What stands to reason is that we should make streets safe.[/quote]

You can't have it both ways. You can't say the streets are dangerous and that the streets are safe enough for a four year old to ride a bike. It's either one or the other. [/quote]

Yeah this never made any sense. [/quote]

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