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The point is DC is already way more densely populated than people realize. [/quote]

You all are going to have to make up your minds about whether DC is or is not already densely populated.

If it's already densely populated, then there's no room for cars, and transit, walking, biking, and scooting need to be the priority transportation modes. In other words, the Bicycle Lobby is right: ban cars. (Yes, the Bicycle Lobby is a real organization. You can even buy a T-shirt! https://cottonbureau.com/products/the-all-powerful-bicycle-lobby#/1933563/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s )

If it isn't already densely populated, then there's room for cars, but you're going to have to ditch the argument that more density is inappropriate because DC is already densely populated.[/quote]

Uh, what? This makes no sense. DC is obviously already very densely populated. Not sure what that has to do with cars. Perhaps you haven't noticed but we have bike lanes everywhere, even though barely anyone rides bikes here. The number of bicyclists in DC is pathetically small. [/quote]

OK, DC is already very densely populated. That means there's no room for cars. As you may have noticed, cars require a lot of space. It's time to reallocate that space for use by DC's dense population. For example, turn all of the parking lots into parks.[/quote]

I'd start by getting rid of the bike lanes, since hardly anyone actually uses them. People actually use their cars. [/quote]

I think Covid-19 is causing you to hallucinate.  DC hardly has any bike lanes but the ones DC has are in fact well used and are used almost exclusively by DC residents.

If you are so into driving why don't you move to a suburb where there are lots of roads and unlimited free parking and leave a walkable and bikeable city to the rest of us who aren't lazy slobs like you.[/quote]

Ha. You should learn to write and argue better. You sound like a bratty 13-year old.

Also, here's an experiment: Go outside. Go for a walk or ride your bike or go for a drive. Count how many people on bicycles you see in one minute, or five minutes, if you prefer. It will be roughly the same number as the number of three-headed aliens on roller skates that you see during that time. [/quote]

Yup, no one ever rides a bike in D.C., that’s why sales at City Bikes have more than quadrupled during quarantine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/what-do-bikes-and-toilet-paper-have-in-common-both-are-flying-out-of-stores-amid-the-coronavirus-pandemic/2020/05/14/c58d44f6-9554-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html[/quote]

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