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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's amazing to me that so much of the debate on this one centers around treating RCP as a commuter route. That may have been how many used it pre-pandemic, but that's not what the park is designed for nor it's intended use. There is nothing in the NPS mission that suggests that providing an alternative commuter route should at all be a factor in managing NPS assets. And for those suggesting that this is somehow disenfranchising disabled or mobility challenged park users, nothing could be further from the truth. Like any other citizen, they do not spend their entire lives in cars and now have better-protected pedestrian/wheelchair/walker/other accessibility measure-friendly routes to enjoy the beauty of the park. Bravo, NPS![/quote]

Right, so NPS built a ROADWAY that wasn't meant for vehicle traffic. Uh huh, sure. And whose dollars did NPS spend doing that?[/quote]

Beach drive was completed in 1900 when 0.011% of people in the US owned cars.[/quote]

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