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Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

If the city actually cared about the environment, they would make the subway useable again. The subway got more cars off the road, every day, that all the bike lanes will do in the next thousand years.

The subway is very useable. It has longer wait times than I'd prefer, but compared to traffic and parking it's pretty much a dead heat time wise.

What about the people who don’t live next to a metro station? I’m in Alexandria, can’t park at the metro, and it would take me 30+ minutes just to walk to the station. Add 20 minutes between trains and transfers to the next line. I’m looking at over an hour to get to work…or I could drive in 25 minutes.

Your comment is tone-deaf for all the people that can’t afford to live in DC/walking distance of their offices and have core hours and responsibilities near their home, like picking up kids by a certain time.

then they should find jobs closer to where they live. It’s not tone deaf, the city doesn’t need to the person you are describing up above.

**doesn’t need to cater

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Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

If the city actually cared about the environment, they would make the subway useable again. The subway got more cars off the road, every day, that all the bike lanes will do in the next thousand years.

The subway is very useable. It has longer wait times than I'd prefer, but compared to traffic and parking it's pretty much a dead heat time wise.

What about the people who don’t live next to a metro station? I’m in Alexandria, can’t park at the metro, and it would take me 30+ minutes just to walk to the station. Add 20 minutes between trains and transfers to the next line. I’m looking at over an hour to get to work…or I could drive in 25 minutes.

Your comment is tone-deaf for all the people that can’t afford to live in DC/walking distance of their offices and have core hours and responsibilities near their home, like picking up kids by a certain time.

then they should find jobs closer to where they live. It’s not tone deaf, the city doesn’t need to the person you are describing up above.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

If the city actually cared about the environment, they would make the subway useable again. The subway got more cars off the road, every day, that all the bike lanes will do in the next thousand years.

The subway is very useable. It has longer wait times than I'd prefer, but compared to traffic and parking it's pretty much a dead heat time wise.

What about the people who don’t live next to a metro station? I’m in Alexandria, can’t park at the metro, and it would take me 30+ minutes just to walk to the station. Add 20 minutes between trains and transfers to the next line. I’m looking at over an hour to get to work…or I could drive in 25 minutes.

Your comment is tone-deaf for all the people that can’t afford to live in DC/walking distance of their offices and have core hours and responsibilities near their home, like picking up kids by a certain time.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

If the city actually cared about the environment, they would make the subway useable again. The subway got more cars off the road, every day, that all the bike lanes will do in the next thousand years.

The city...doesn't own and operate the subway. I think your ire should be directed to WMATA.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

The idea is to encourage people to use mass transit and bike. They are cleaner modes of movement and with better allocation of space, more time efficient as well. They are taking away street parking. There is plenty of private garage parking available on K Street.

Obviously, that's what they're hoping. The reality though is that people will just go elsewhere if it's too hard to drive and park. Happens all the time. There are parts of the city like Georgetown that I haven't been to in many years because it's too hard to get around.

Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

The idea is to encourage people to use mass transit and bike. They are cleaner modes of movement and with better allocation of space, more time efficient as well. They are taking away street parking. There is plenty of private garage parking available on K Street.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

If the city actually cared about the environment, they would make the subway useable again. The subway got more cars off the road, every day, that all the bike lanes will do in the next thousand years.

The subway is very useable. It has longer wait times than I'd prefer, but compared to traffic and parking it's pretty much a dead heat time wise.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

If the city actually cared about the environment, they would make the subway useable again. The subway got more cars off the road, every day, that all the bike lanes will do in the next thousand years.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Good to know! I'll either use the metro or a bike share or walk. So many options that are more efficient and better for the environment that I wouldn't have known about if you didn't post this. Thanks PP!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

You're in luck. The congestion is going to get a whole lot worse.

Anonymous wrote:Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

Darn, I look forward to the congestion of K st when trying to shop at a downtown business. What in the world will I do now.

Oh look the city wants to make K Street a lot less car friendly and a lot more friendly towards cyclists and buses.

The city seems to assume that if they make driving and parking really, really hard, people will suddenly decide to ride the bus or ride a bike. Ha!

What's actually going to happen, of course, is that fewer people will go downtown. Sorry businesses!

The city's transportation policies seem to be built on a whole lot of wishful thinking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/07/dc-k-street-transitway/

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Anonymous wrote:Let’s see if I understand correctly. It’s Chevy Chase, DC, near MD border. An elderly white man. Not speeding. DC plates. Reportedly mistook the gas and the brake. This situation has zero resemblance to anything being discussed in this thread.

Sounds like an administrative failure. DC needs to get more vigilant about getting elderly drivers off the road.

He was speeding. Through the Exxon and across CT Ave and into people eating lunch.

Can you provide a link to an article to confirm your claim of speeding?

The speed limit on Connecticut is 30 MPH so this seems extremely unlikely and probably made up because everything I’ve read says that it’s an old and confused guy that mixed up the gas and brake.

MPD said as much in its press release today

https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffic-fatalities-5500-block-connecticut-avenue-northwest

It’s an interesting type of person who would be willing to lie about peoples deaths.

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There is an entire state regulatory apparatus that has been set up and in use for 100 years for this very purpose. God forbid the first expectation is that this regulatory apparatus is actually used.

If I'm understanding your tone correctly, I wouldn't say you're wrong, but I also live in reality. Telling a bunch of elderly drivers you're gonna take away their drivers licenses is a sure-fail electoral strategy. Yes, people should be regularly tested at a certain age, but American Car Culture (TM) will just tolerate more dead bodies piling up so more people can drive with as few restrictions as possible.

It’s an interesting juxtaposition from the aggressive request for the city to respond to and sanction drivers with lots of outstanding, unpaid tickets. As far as I understand this your prevailing attitude.

- The city should make it an enforcement priority to get young, Black drivers off the road who wrack up thousands of dollars in tickets.

- The city is helpless to do anything about elderly white drivers who are not capable of operating a vehicle safely.

Seems like the obvious failure in both cases is a failure of DC DMV to properly regulate licensing, which is their job. The city maintaining a functional administrative state governing licensing would be the obvious remedy.

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Which nations are these?

Cities--

Bogota
Rio
Santiago
London
Bodo
Moscow
Mexico City

I know for a fact that this is not true and actually quite hilariously wrong. But I will entertain this. Show me the bollards in these cities in outer, low density residential neighborhoods. Happy to be proven wrong.