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MrDickford t1_j3mohmk wrote

Reply to comment by DestrosSilverHammer in Car owners are always made to be a villain. by [deleted]

If you need to move a family around, move cargo, travel a long distance, or travel between points that public transportation doesn’t connect very well, then a bike doesn’t work and public transportation is often inadequate. The case of the single traveler who needs to get between two locations downtown and has time to burn is also atypical.

Improving public transportation is a worthy but long term goal that also involves increasing the density of the city to the point where mass public transportation is sustainable. In the meantime, insisting that everyone immediately ditch their car and start biking is unreasonable.

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DestrosSilverHammer t1_j3ncfi7 wrote

I’d agree that car ownership makes sense in most cases for exactly the reasons you’ve listed. What I oppose is superfluous, near-daily use that is more for convenience than necessity, and I’m pretty sure such cases are widespread even acknowledging your point about city density. (I’d also add that car commuters from MD and VA are more problematic along these lines than those staying within DC.)

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