tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post9133225708054014761..comments2023-08-14T08:10:09.074-04:00Comments on A Trip Within the Beltway: Washington DC Parochialism Emanating From All Levels Of GovernmentDouglas Andrew Willingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-70417213121632186552008-07-18T23:44:00.001-04:002008-07-18T23:44:00.001-04:00You also forget, both railroads and freeways serve...You also forget, both railroads and freeways serve people.Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-54304843519762067162008-07-18T23:44:00.000-04:002008-07-18T23:44:00.000-04:00Extend the freeway as a box tunnel beneath a new l...Extend the freeway as a box tunnel beneath a new linear park and do the same with the Red Line rr.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever tried replacing the word "freeway" with "railroad" to see how in vogue it is to be medieval?<BR/><BR/>The public good definitely outweighs the selfishness of a few institutions that like remaining isolated by a rr.Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-77702713362986563752008-07-18T23:28:00.000-04:002008-07-18T23:28:00.000-04:00... and the USNCPC is totally correct. Do you wan...... and the USNCPC is totally correct. Do you want a freeway cutting through your neighborhood? Cities are for people, not freeways. Trucate the freeway and use it for a new separated Blue Line. Then put a cap on it to reconnect Union Station and NoMa to downtown.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382275057184120210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-53679092565765730492008-07-17T00:13:00.000-04:002008-07-17T00:13:00.000-04:00Here's an example of this attitude at USNCPC:http:...Here's an example of this attitude at USNCPC:<BR/><BR/>http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-this-was-outcome-of-highly.htmlDouglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-43365830266977705812008-07-16T17:34:00.000-04:002008-07-16T17:34:00.000-04:00Here is an example, from the USNCPC report:"The D....Here is an example, from the USNCPC report:<BR/><BR/>"The D.C. street network exists to serve District residents and neighborhoods, first, and those who work in the District, second. Give much less priority to accommodating regional (interstate) traffic. (Decker, Morrison, Peloquin, Slade, Stull)"Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-21629726443579838412008-07-16T17:18:00.000-04:002008-07-16T17:18:00.000-04:00Only caring about one's immediate surroundings, an...Only caring about one's immediate surroundings, and everyone else does not matter; is anti-regionalism.Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-84819443618090891982008-07-16T16:20:00.000-04:002008-07-16T16:20:00.000-04:00You make a very good point about evacuation routes...You make a very good point about evacuation routes.<BR/><BR/>What do you mean by "parochialism"?Judd Wileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649194124934584828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-14200048648442899972008-07-15T21:45:00.000-04:002008-07-15T21:45:00.000-04:00Here's a PDF of the recent report by US NCPC favor...Here's a PDF of the recent report by US NCPC favoring this parochialism.<BR/><BR/>http://www.ncpc.gov/UserFiles/File/NYFLA1106.pdfDouglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-48385118409944229722008-07-15T21:43:00.000-04:002008-07-15T21:43:00.000-04:00See this link and the links withinhttp://wwwtripwi...See this link and the links within<BR/><BR/>http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/2008/06/parochialist-threat-to-truncate-i-395.html<BR/><BR/>Nothing to do with carpool lanes.<BR/><BR/>They propose to close to all traffic the northern I-395 tunnel (that sits between Massachusetts Avenue and K Street, with the current off ramp there as the new freeway end. The idea is to discourage through traffic on NY Avenue- to hell with the general public, and the fact that there is room to build a parallel freeway connecting to existing I-395 by a new tunnel as I propose.<BR/><BR/>http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-395-extension-superior-option.htmlDouglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37846117.post-42127206727002237962008-07-15T21:28:00.000-04:002008-07-15T21:28:00.000-04:00How are they planning on truncating the 395? Plea...How are they planning on truncating the 395? Please tell me they're not planning on converting existing capacity into carpool lanes.Judd Wileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649194124934584828noreply@blogger.com