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Anonymous wrote:No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue? Who approved this? Is there any community input? Does the restaurant pay for the space? Can any restaurant claim public space for outdoor dining? Does RB actually fill its entire space on a regular basis?

I would like to know this, too, as a nearby resident of a road just north of that intersection. It's bad for car drivers, and it's also bad for cyclists.

One restaurant is permitted to take a public space for its own use and profit. Why? Why does this one business get to create a dangerous bottleneck every morning when it is not even open. for business at that time?

Can Bread Furst just do this same thing with a bunch of tables in a drive lane just south of another busy Connecticut intersection? Can I, as a DC taxpayer, set up my own chairs or sports equipment in a lane of traffic and block out all other uses by the public by using Jersey barriers? Where can I apply to do this?

Should Surfside be allowed to do this on Wisconsin? How about a non-profit such as a church -- why not seat overflow parishioners in the northbound lane of Connecticut just south of the Circle (and permanently block out cyclists and drivers by, again, using concrete barriers) ?

Where can I apply for this private taking of public property? Surfside? Blessed Sacrament? Hm?

I mean, a quick google search revealed this... literally the number one result. https://ddot.dc.gov/page/dc-streatery-frequently-asked-questions

“Beginning Friday, May 29, 2020, food establishments are eligible to temporarily have outdoor dining in public space through compliance with the temporary Streatery Guidelines.”

It’s time to revisit the meaning of temporary and the process and grounds for approval.

Anonymous wrote:No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue?

Anschluss. Next they'll take the entirety of southbound Connecticut. Then they'll come for the gas station and fire station. It shall be Rosemary's Bistro uber alles.

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Anonymous wrote:No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue? Who approved this? Is there any community input? Does the restaurant pay for the space? Can any restaurant claim public space for outdoor dining? Does RB actually fill its entire space on a regular basis?

I would like to know this, too, as a nearby resident of a road just north of that intersection. It's bad for car drivers, and it's also bad for cyclists.

One restaurant is permitted to take a public space for its own use and profit. Why? Why does this one business get to create a dangerous bottleneck every morning when it is not even open. for business at that time?

Can Bread Furst just do this same thing with a bunch of tables in a drive lane just south of another busy Connecticut intersection? Can I, as a DC taxpayer, set up my own chairs or sports equipment in a lane of traffic and block out all other uses by the public by using Jersey barriers? Where can I apply to do this?

Should Surfside be allowed to do this on Wisconsin? How about a non-profit such as a church -- why not seat overflow parishioners in the northbound lane of Connecticut just south of the Circle (and permanently block out cyclists and drivers by, again, using concrete barriers) ?

Where can I apply for this private taking of public property? Surfside? Blessed Sacrament? Hm?

I mean, a quick google search revealed this... literally the number one result. https://ddot.dc.gov/page/dc-streatery-frequently-asked-questions

Anonymous wrote:No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue? Who approved this? Is there any community input? Does the restaurant pay for the space? Can any restaurant claim public space for outdoor dining? Does RB actually fill its entire space on a regular basis?

I would like to know this, too, as a nearby resident of a road just north of that intersection. It's bad for car drivers, and it's also bad for cyclists.

One restaurant is permitted to take a public space for its own use and profit. Why? Why does this one business get to create a dangerous bottleneck every morning when it is not even open. for business at that time?

Can Bread Furst just do this same thing with a bunch of tables in a drive lane just south of another busy Connecticut intersection? Can I, as a DC taxpayer, set up my own chairs or sports equipment in a lane of traffic and block out all other uses by the public by using Jersey barriers? Where can I apply to do this?

Should Surfside be allowed to do this on Wisconsin? How about a non-profit such as a church -- why not seat overflow parishioners in the northbound lane of Connecticut just south of the Circle (and permanently block out cyclists and drivers by, again, using concrete barriers) ?

Where can I apply for this private taking of public property? Surfside? Blessed Sacrament? Hm?

Anonymous wrote:No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue? Who approved this? Is there any community input? Does the restaurant pay for the space? Can any restaurant claim public space for outdoor dining? Does RB actually fill its entire space on a regular basis?

It’s a scandal waiting to be investigated and reported. Will someone please ask for an explanation?

Anonymous wrote:Sitting in ridiculous traffic at the moment thanks to this nonsense.

Open the third lane!

Even when there were 4 lanes, there were only 2, because people parked in the curb lane illegally and people turn left at many if not most intersections.

In the new configuration, there will be turning lanes and designated parking areas to mitigate the parking lane issue. IOW, it will be a lot better than it is today for commuters.

No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue? Who approved this? Is there any community input? Does the restaurant pay for the space? Can any restaurant claim public space for outdoor dining? Does RB actually fill its entire space on a regular basis?

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Anonymous wrote:In any case, the backups during a.m. rush hour created by the streatery are getting bad as more people head back into the office, and they're only going to get worse. Terrible Traffic Tuesday in a couple days could be a horror show.

DC wants 2 contradictory things. It wants people to return to the office, and it wants to reduce the use of cars. Both are not really possible.

Sure they are. People can walk, bike, bus and metro to work. No need for a car.

Only works realistically for a small percentage of people. Stop acting dumb.

Then we should improve walking, biking, bus, and Metro so they work realistically for a larger percentage of people.

Do you have a few hundred billion dollars growing on trees?

Don't be silly. Sidewalks are cheap. Bike lanes are cheap. Bus lanes are cheap. Fix the American Legion Bridge instead of replacing it, then spend the balance on sidewalks, bike lanes, and bus lanes.

Not the PP you're responding to, but....Do what, now?

Learn your bridges, PP. The American Legion Bridge straddles the Potomac between MD and VA and is not in, nor does it connect to, DC.

And any money saved doing anything to that bridge isn't going to go into DC's coffers so you can "spend the balance on sidewalks, bike lanes and bus lanes" in DC. Try again. You must mean another bridge altogether.

Generally, in discussions about people returning to the office in DC, the discussion includes Maryland residents and Virginia residents as well as DC residents.

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Anonymous wrote:In any case, the backups during a.m. rush hour created by the streatery are getting bad as more people head back into the office, and they're only going to get worse. Terrible Traffic Tuesday in a couple days could be a horror show.

DC wants 2 contradictory things. It wants people to return to the office, and it wants to reduce the use of cars. Both are not really possible.

Sure they are. People can walk, bike, bus and metro to work. No need for a car.

Only works realistically for a small percentage of people. Stop acting dumb.

It works realistically for anyone who wants to make it work.

Sure, it doesn't work for people who choose to live in the far suburbs away from public transit, but that's their choice and we don't need to accommodate their bad decisions. That's the best part about making commutes car-unfriendly, instead of having to spend huge money extending metro lines and expanding bus service, if you make it inconvenient enough to drive to work, people will move themselves to places where transit makes sense and developers will create more housing around transit hubs to accommodate the increased demand. Then you can simply improve frequency and capacity on exiting lines instead of creating entirely new ones.

What DC should do is extend the sidewalks and streeteries on every major corridor into downtown, convert existing car lanes into physically separated BRT and bike lanes, and leave only a single lane in either direction for cars. Don't want to take the Metro or bus to work? Cool, you don't have to, but you'll be sitting in traffic for hours while the buses and bikes fly by you!

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Anonymous wrote:In any case, the backups during a.m. rush hour created by the streatery are getting bad as more people head back into the office, and they're only going to get worse. Terrible Traffic Tuesday in a couple days could be a horror show.

DC wants 2 contradictory things. It wants people to return to the office, and it wants to reduce the use of cars. Both are not really possible.

Sure they are. People can walk, bike, bus and metro to work. No need for a car.

Only works realistically for a small percentage of people. Stop acting dumb.

Then we should improve walking, biking, bus, and Metro so they work realistically for a larger percentage of people.

Do you have a few hundred billion dollars growing on trees?

Don't be silly. Sidewalks are cheap. Bike lanes are cheap. Bus lanes are cheap. Fix the American Legion Bridge instead of replacing it, then spend the balance on sidewalks, bike lanes, and bus lanes.

Not the PP you're responding to, but....Do what, now?

Learn your bridges, PP. The American Legion Bridge straddles the Potomac between MD and VA and is not in, nor does it connect to, DC.

And any money saved doing anything to that bridge isn't going to go into DC's coffers so you can "spend the balance on sidewalks, bike lanes and bus lanes" in DC. Try again. You must mean another bridge altogether.

Anonymous wrote:Sitting in ridiculous traffic at the moment thanks to this nonsense.

Open the third lane!

LoL you weren't sitting in traffic, you ARE traffic

Sitting in ridiculous traffic at the moment thanks to this nonsense.

Open the third lane!

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Anonymous wrote:In any case, the backups during a.m. rush hour created by the streatery are getting bad as more people head back into the office, and they're only going to get worse. Terrible Traffic Tuesday in a couple days could be a horror show.

DC wants 2 contradictory things. It wants people to return to the office, and it wants to reduce the use of cars. Both are not really possible.

Sure they are. People can walk, bike, bus and metro to work. No need for a car.

Only works realistically for a small percentage of people. Stop acting dumb.

Then we should improve walking, biking, bus, and Metro so they work realistically for a larger percentage of people.

Driving alone to work is mode of transportation that the mayor's office has been trying to REDUCE for years. Less than half of commuters in dc use it. Quit acting carbrain.

Oh…Carbrain. This is why no one takes you seriously.

Stop trying to make carbrain happen, Gretchen.

Drivers crying about not being catered to. Film at 11.

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Anonymous wrote:In any case, the backups during a.m. rush hour created by the streatery are getting bad as more people head back into the office, and they're only going to get worse. Terrible Traffic Tuesday in a couple days could be a horror show.

DC wants 2 contradictory things. It wants people to return to the office, and it wants to reduce the use of cars. Both are not really possible.

Sure they are. People can walk, bike, bus and metro to work. No need for a car.

But I prefer to drive and I plan to continue to do so. Not interested in alternatives.

Nobody is stopping you from driving.