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I just went to the AAA website to see what the press relaese says. I have no idea if this is the original or the modified -I do find it very interesting that AAA reported results from its own study of DC members that: 20 percent of surveyed AAA members in the District said the changes would compel them to become regular bicycle commuters.. This was directly in response to the changes on Penn Ave, not increased biking infrastrusture in general. Doesn't AAA see that as a large proportion of it's own members? I sure do.

The press release compared the problems in traffic flow from closing Penn Ave in front of the White house in 2001 to what will result from creating bike lanes on Penn Ave. AAA can't see the difference between a completly blocked through-way and making space for bikes on a road that continues?

I'm not buying it kati. It looks and feels to me like hostility from AAA towards bikes and bike lanes -even toward 20% of its own members. I can't help noticing that the AAA report doesn't mention that fewer then 50% of DC households owns a car. So maybe AAA just doesn't like DC'ers, as was suggested in earlier comments.

by Bianchi on May 10, 2010 3:42 pm • link • report