[Lincolnparkdc] In support for the bike lanes on Capitol Hill

Fri Apr 9 14:30:56 EDT 2021

A great idea to put an extra tax on those who have more than 1 car!  My
part of my block (LP north) has 3 houses, 5 residences (2 Eng bsmts).  One
house has 2 drivers, but 3 cars - a double cab pick-up, an SUV with an
exterior bike rack + a sedan (which is rarely used and is usually covered
with a tarp).  How is this even possible?  One house that uses 3-4 of 5
available parking spaces?

On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 2:17 PM mary ann <maryann.brazell at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was in Madrid last year and I can assure you the city is not car free.
>
> And I second Ed’s emails- until you are in your 70’s/80’s - you have no
> idea what parking in front of your house means to you.
>
> We are a family of 6 with one car. There are plenty of families on our
> street (100 block of 13th) with more than one car. Why don’t we start with
> highly taxing people with more than one car to free up parking?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 1:36 PM Edward Wendel <wendel.epw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I keep swearing there’s not much sense to this back and forth and I
>> should be able to stop.  But then comes a comment that begs for a
>> response.  You have an old clunker of a car which you should get ride of,
>> but rather than doing it now you you will “consider shifting to
>> uber/rentals for your limited driving needs,” Or maybe even buy a new car!
>> Why?  Because presumably you still find the car useful.  But us old folks
>> should be happy to use uber for our presumably limited life style. I wish
>> you a long life and good health and only hope you are as active as many of
>> us at 80 - and maybe understand that your needs don’t so easily change
>> because of chronological age..
>>
>>
>> On Apr 9, 2021, at 1:17 PM, Jeffrey Spector <jspectoresq at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I don't consider Eli's comment trolling at all. DC is ranked as one of
>> the best cities for living without a car and as non-car infrastructure
>> continues to be improved and shared vehicle services increase, I wouldn't
>> be surprised if in 10-years we do move to a situation where portions of the
>> city become car free (like in Madrid for example) or eliminate most
>> public street parking in certain areas. The City is a lot more pleasant
>> with fewer vehicles. When my old beast of a car finally dies or goes off to
>> college, I'm seriously considering shifting to uber/rentals for my pretty
>> limited driving needs. But it's hard to let things go and move on to a new
>> paradigm, as some of the comments in these threads show, so don't point and
>> laugh if you see me in a new car instead.. But when I'm 80, I'll be happy
>> for a flying uber to drop me off at home instead of paying insurance on a
>> car I rarely use and worrying about finding a public parking space.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 11:54 AM Web-based Kevin <temp_dude at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There is not.
>>>
>>> Furthermore, try not to use this e-mail list for trolling.  It is a
>>> community resource.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* lincolnparkdc <lincolnparkdc-bounces at lincolnparkdc.info> on
>>> behalf of Eli Rosenfeld <rosenfeld.eli at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, April 9, 2021 11:49 AM
>>> *To:* lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info <lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
>>> >
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Lincolnparkdc] In support for the bike lanes on Capitol
>>> Hill
>>>
>>> I support banning all vehicles from the city and turning DC into a 100%
>>> car free district. Is there support in the community for this initiative?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 10:02 AM Edward Wendel <wendel.epw at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The last comment I believe from Chris is incredibly offensive.  Granted
>>> the rhetoric all around has been escalating, but this is off the charts.
>>> The people most affected by the lost parking spaces on 13th Street, SE (the
>>> first five houses off 13th Street, except one) are all long-time residents
>>> in their late 70’s or 80’s.  I’m in pretty good shape and can run some, but
>>> fear for my safety and life are not minor considerations.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 9, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Christopher Szczypinski <
>>> christophereszc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> I would second this point.
>>>
>>> I'd be curious to know how many folks have successfully evaded an
>>> attacker because they were 20 feet closer to their doorstep. Or if this is
>>> just fake outrage at being angry about losing a parking spot.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:11 AM Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Charles Allen,
>>> I am writing to state my support for what will be established, defined,
>>> clearly marked, traffic-engineered bike lanes on *public roads* for
>>> Capitol Hill. The planned bike lanes correct the long ignored inequity
>>> issue of cars over  alternative modes of transport i.e., bikes, scooters.
>>> The loss of a few parking spaces and occasional inconvenience of having to
>>> walk extra feet is a rectifying compromise that car drivers will have to
>>> make, just as bike riders have had to compromise.
>>> I do not see much weight in the arguments that having additional parking
>>> spaces will help in the reduction of street crime. Reducing street crime is
>>> a very important matter but I do not see it tied to constructing bike
>>> lanes.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark R. Grace
>>>
>>>
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