WTF OP?? This road has been closed to traffic for nearly 30 years.

Thanks trump!

Anonymous wrote:Klingle Valley Trail is not exactly resonant with people of color.

STFU. Rock creek & beach drive are appreciated by everyone:

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/2017/04/14/top-tracks-oddisee-shows-local-pride

Can't wait to one day be part of the NIMBY class. Better to be on the west side getting your way.
That's what living in DC has taught me.

Klingle Valley Trail is not exactly resonant with people of color.

Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. We are moderate conservative Republicans living im DC. We love our neighbors , but basically spend a lot of time laughing privately at limo liberal hypocrisy. I enjoy any green space, but can see how the impact on traffic flow has been detrimental to other above ground cross streets. Nothing to be done now except perhaps vote for more political variety so the limo liberals dont have a lock on things?

I grew up near what is now the trail head. While there was a road, and it was used, it wasn't like it was hundreds or thousands of cars during rush hour. I have never seen traffic counts and have no idea if they even exist, but the idea that this was some heavily used cross route connector for streams of commuters is a misnomer.

Most of the car traffic was coming out of WIS once the road was made one-way from Macomb Street.

That said, I don't disagree with the OP's sentiment.

I agree OP. We are moderate conservative Republicans living im DC. We love our neighbors , but basically spend a lot of time laughing privately at limo liberal hypocrisy. I enjoy any green space, but can see how the impact on traffic flow has been detrimental to other above ground cross streets. Nothing to be done now except perhaps vote for more political variety so the limo liberals dont have a lock on things?

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Anonymous wrote:I agree OP - and those protesting the Purple Line in Chevy Chase are doing the same thing. This was truly a case of the rich and connected making sure the undesirables lose access - and to insure that their leaf green neighborhood was sure to be priced even further out of reach. The repair would have been costly to do (but not unprecedented) but as OP mentioned - the wealthy enclave blocked the growth of the tax base, the opportunity lost (for those who relied on the access - not to mention keeping traffic) - and it was all disguised as some kind of do good environmentalism. I know its is long ago but I so remember that when this happened. Classic NIMBY that so many who live there would call out in other neighborhoods as racist, punishing poor, etc. DC truly has so much green space and the traffic this denial of access causes is classic haves/have not. The self satisfaction of those touting this new park is nauseating

There's a big difference between turning a road into open space open to the public, and protesting public transportation.

A road is public transportation.

Anonymous wrote:I agree OP - and those protesting the Purple Line in Chevy Chase are doing the same thing. This was truly a case of the rich and connected making sure the undesirables lose access - and to insure that their leaf green neighborhood was sure to be priced even further out of reach. The repair would have been costly to do (but not unprecedented) but as OP mentioned - the wealthy enclave blocked the growth of the tax base, the opportunity lost (for those who relied on the access - not to mention keeping traffic) - and it was all disguised as some kind of do good environmentalism. I know its is long ago but I so remember that when this happened. Classic NIMBY that so many who live there would call out in other neighborhoods as racist, punishing poor, etc. DC truly has so much green space and the traffic this denial of access causes is classic haves/have not. The self satisfaction of those touting this new park is nauseating

There's a big difference between turning a road into open space open to the public, and protesting public transportation.

The road has been closed since 1991.

I agree OP - and those protesting the Purple Line in Chevy Chase are doing the same thing. This was truly a case of the rich and connected making sure the undesirables lose access - and to insure that their leaf green neighborhood was sure to be priced even further out of reach. The repair would have been costly to do (but not unprecedented) but as OP mentioned - the wealthy enclave blocked the growth of the tax base, the opportunity lost (for those who relied on the access - not to mention keeping traffic) - and it was all disguised as some kind of do good environmentalism. I know its is long ago but I so remember that when this happened. Classic NIMBY that so many who live there would call out in other neighborhoods as racist, punishing poor, etc. DC truly has so much green space and the traffic this denial of access causes is classic haves/have not. The self satisfaction of those touting this new park is nauseating

Anonymous wrote:Is the path closed to the public?

The path is open to the public, but is easier to access from the western side than the eastern side. And it caters to dog walkers, joggers, cyclists and bird watchers, not those who need to use a vehicle to get a kid to a better school, go to work or drive a loved one to medical care. Get the picture?

Is the path closed to the public?

The so-called Klingle Valley trail was dedicated today, a victory for NIMBYism in the exclusive enclaves of Cleveland Park and Woodley Park. Klingle was always a road, a vital cross town artery that connected east of the park to west of the park, bypassing busy Connecticut Avenue. Generations of parents ferried their kids on Klingle to reach better public schools in upper Northwest. When the road bed was washed away, NIMBY forces pounced, using their considerable influence to convince the D.C. Government not to rebuild Kilingle Road. Their invented "Save Klingle Valley" slogan camouflaged their real intent to turn their little area into essentially a gated community and to keep the "other" out. When Beach Drive is closed and Porter so backed up, a fast, pleasant cross town route is needed -- now more than ever. Closing Klingle Road also deprived D.C. of needed tax revenues from developing planned home sites just off Connecticut Ave. When these became landlocked and absorbed into a private park "conservancy," it cost D.C. significant revenue that could have gone to supporting social services and other needs. Instead, the privileged few, so-called liberals who cleverly wield conservation and historic protection to lock down their segregated enclaves from change (and seek to discourage out of boundary students from accessing "their" local schools), have won. I hope they enjoy their expensive, elite dog walking path through the "historic Klingle Valley" woods.