I don’t see how it’s celebrated in the Asian American community, maybe in other Asian countries it’s def tolerated but certainly not in the US. Asian people, black people , white, Latino- not one group is innocent. It’s also pretty fucking sad that’s it come down to which group is more racist.

Yep this.

weekend trips? lol. cars make us like toddlers. we hold onto things for non rational reasons.

My tax return was sent back to me in about a week too.

What are you keeping it for?

Don’t forget free (socialized) healthcare for life

We all know what they mean by incompetent

Honestly? Not that much more... I ride a motorcycle, and my job requires me to make frequent, random visits to client sites (MSP). A car would be annoying but doable, and metro doesn't go where I need it.

In addition, since I spend the majority of my time in the city (I live in the district proper), I try to get out on the weekend. Easy to ride (or drive my fiance's car) out 40 minutes to Chesapeake Beach or Annapolis then it is to take public transportation. Same for the monthly Costco trip.

I mostly take Metro to go to the airport, or to get back home after walking to the Mall/museums on a Saturday. But it's too slow (at least compared to my motorcycle), and doesn't go where I need it, when I need it.

More prey.

Where do you see that you're in the top 1% of bikeshare users?

There are walkable grocery stores near me, and I have a granny cart if I need a lot of stuff!

Also- I think there is also a Target at the Wheaton mall, which is also accessible by metro, but I haven’t been up there since before the pandemic.

There are 5 main groceries (Harris Teeter, 2 Trader Joe’s, Giant, and Safeway) in downtown Bethesda, and I live a few blocks from some of them. I get produce from the weekly Farmers Market as well. We’re a household of 2, and with all the restaurant options in the neighborhood we eat out a lot, so not much to carry between groceries and home.

as both a person with a commuter bike and bikeshare, different uses.

My commuter is good for when I have a safe place to store it (my office). But if I'm going out on the weekend or evenings, I will almost always use a bikeshare. No worries about theft, plus if it gets late and I need to call a taxi home, I don't have to come back for the bike. Drivers also give bikeshare users more room!

The thing about bikes is that they are so cheap compared to cars. You usually can easily afford a bike and bike rental!

i sometimes wish we'd just pull the trigger and liquidate the car we only use occasionally. it is like a child and their safety blanket.

the car is such a hassle to deal with!

This is honestly true. I moved here very much in an attempt to reduce my car usage and live somewhere where I could get my basic needs met without a car - work, gym, grocery shopping, all things I can do without driving.

4-5 times a week. And I would be so fucking miserable too.

I have a bicycle and still use the bikeshare like 25% of the time. I've had a bike stolen, and I sometimes want to go one way (with metro or Uber/Lyft covering the return route).

PG Plaza has a pretty good selection and it’s across the street from the Hyattsville Crossing station. The Target is attached to an old school indoor shopping mall, so if you don’t find what you need, there are a lot of other stores you could visit.

Edit: I forgot- they changed the name of the mall to the Mall at Prince George’s.

bear spray that dirty bum! I dont care if innocent folks get hit in crossfire, you harass/threaten me and you will get sprayed and possibly kicked in the head. Fight racism with racism next time, black folks hate racism.

So random.

It is a private good or, maybe, a merit good.

Since it's rivalrous (no one can sit in your seat while you're in it) and excludable (they can exclude non payers if they choose).

That means it doesn't not meet the criteria of a public good.

Why?

there have been some threads here about an individual on the circulator who matches this description who says similar things (I have had a few run ins but also heard reports that it was the same person at Dupont). I wonder if this is one individual who moves around? Of course this is a wider ranging problem, just saying there might be a pattern with this guy.