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I don't understand. The most congested areas are by far in the suburbs. Within the District, I'd say the worst traffic is on New York Ave and 295 at rush hour, and to a lesser degree K Street NW, which are all filled predominantly with people leaving the city for home.
Neither of those are impacted by the monuments or other landmarks.
I could drive down 295 and wouldn't notice I was driving through DC's worst neighborhood.
What does that have to do with monuments somehow impacting traffic?
it doesn't because I wasn't referring to monuments.
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Within the District, I'd say the worst traffic is on New York Ave and 295 at rush hour, and to a lesser degree K Street NW, which are all filled predominantly with people leaving the city for home
I don't understand. The most congested areas are by far in the suburbs. Within the District, I'd say the worst traffic is on New York Ave and 295 at rush hour, and to a lesser degree K Street NW, which are all filled predominantly with people leaving the city for home.
Neither of those are impacted by the monuments or other landmarks.
Try 14th St near the bridge, Rock Creek Parkway by the Kennedy Center, or practically any part of SW during rush-hour. I've had to commute from Alexandria to Silver Spring for 4 years prior to finding a new employer, and the traffic was horrendous. I've had to drive through D.C. because taking the GW Parkway or the Beltway would have been worse.
Try 14th St near the bridge, Rock Creek Parkway by the Kennedy Center, or practically any part of SW during rush-hour. I've had to commute from Alexandria to Silver Spring for 4 years prior to finding a new employer, and the traffic was horrendous. I've had to drive through D.C. because taking the GW Parkway or the Beltway would have been worse.
Right, it would have been worse in the suburbs. That's also what I said. I even mentioned some of those locations as being really bad traffic in DC. Moving the Washington Monument isn't going to change that. Building broader reaching neighborhood transit would work better. Someone can easily get from Alexandria to Silver Spring on Metro, just a matter of getting to their destination on each end if it's not close to the Metro. Good street car systems are one option being considered in both locations.
Right, it would have been worse in the suburbs. That's also what I said. I even mentioned some of those locations as being really bad traffic in DC. Moving the Washington Monument isn't going to change that. Building broader reaching neighborhood transit would work better. Someone can easily get from Alexandria to Silver Spring on Metro, just a matter of getting to their destination on each end if it's not close to the Metro. Good street car systems are one option being considered in both locations.
The term, landmark, should not be isolated to mean only monuments, although they help to get in the way. Rock Creek Park, through which I've had to navigate, for example, is a protected landmark, and it most certainly obstructs efficient commuting through and around D.C.
LOL - That's a funny picture. I've ridden hundreds of articulated metrobusses, and they go slower than the others do, because their extra weight is a drag.
The weirdest Metrobus I've ridden is one that shows up on the C8 route now and then. The seating arrangement seems different, and the seats are upholstered with that tacky multi-colored fabric you often see on charter buses.
The weirdest Metrobus I've ridden is one that shows up on the C8 route now and then. The seating arrangement seems different, and the seats are upholstered with that tacky multi-colored fabric you often see on charter buses.
That's because it was a charter bus--they converted it to metrobus.
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