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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.fox5dc.com/news/connecticut-avenue-bike-lane-plan-faces-opposition

They're eliminating two lanes on Connecticut freaking Avenue.  That is honestly one of the stupidest decisions ever made by the DC Government.[/quote]
Is it just me or is it totally insane to promote higher density while intentionally removing transportation infrastructure.

I could see removing a lane for a bus lane, but a bike lane is insane. CT Ave goes up a steep hill. I hear a lot about the Netherlands model. You know what the Netherlands doesn’t have? Hills. By all means turn the Old City, that’s mostly flat, into a bike utopia. This seems like an intentional plan to make upper CT an undesirable place to live which is consistent with other DC government behaviors, like the housing homeless in apartment buildings and hotels in the same area. I guess the plan is to intentionally impoverish the area so it can be redeveloped?[/quote]

The city is intentionally making traffic worse because they think that will prompt people to switch to bikes. That's obviously ridiculous. People will just leave or stop going to parts of the city where it's hard to get around. [/quote]

The idea that I am going to bike to the small businesses along CT Avenue is absurd.  In a funny way, adding bike lanes will benefit suburban malls (which I historically have tried to avoid) as one can drive and park and do multiple errands.  [/quote]

A lot of DC stores rely on foot traffic. Bike lanes are one way to calm traffic so pedestrians are more likely to shop locally. [/quote]

Downtown.  In that part of town people drive, park and then walk.  Doubling congestion during rush hour does the exact opposite of calming traffic and eliminates stopping along the way as an option. Moreover, the increased side street traffic that will result when people try and avoid the congestion will significantly decrease pedestrian safety.

There is zero benefit to this plan.  Bicyclists won't use it, walking will become more dangerous and driving will be an unholy nightmare during rush hour.  It's just a bad idea.[/quote]

Waze and other traffic apps are going to push traffic through residential streets and school zones.  This plan will overall decrease pedestrian and bike safety.  The grownups are back from summer vacation and are starting to pay attention.  [/quote]
They are leaving no option for traffic to go other than onto Wisconsin. Capacity on 14th and 16th have already been reduced. They have Beach closed for half the year. They have reduced speeds on Reno to 15 MPH. They are promoting a new plan for Georgia Ave. Connecticut is going to a nightmare of congestion by design and Wisconsin congestion will get worse. There is no plan here. There is only chaos and some bizarre Calvinistic intent to “punish” people due to perceived extravagance. It would be funny if it was not so bizarre and have actual, real world negative consequences.[/quote]

What do they want to do with Georgia avenue?[/quote]

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