Happy 4th of July

Many neighborhoods and cities have parades on the Fourth of July.  In DC, the Palisades Parade is probably the biggest neighborhood parade, and often a great spot for campaigning.  

Capitol Hill has developed one over the past decade.  And Takoma Park, Maryland has a great one which is embraced by both TP and the Takoma DC neighborhood.

Reddit's DC thread has a couple photos of a group of people in the Palisades parade, protesting the project to put bicycle lanes on Connecticut Avenue.  

Connecticut Avenue is an 8-lane street, way too wide, and is a commuter artery, although I'm sure average daily traffic (ADT) has dropped considerably in the face of telecommuting.

The weirdest thing--the world doesn't end when you put in sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, etc., despite protestations to the contrary.

Apparently pro bicyclists marched un the Capitol Hill parade.

In Salt Lake now, in my greater neighborhood, people are protesting the addition of raised crosswalks as a "Safe Routes to School" measure.  

One of their claims is it will interfere with stormwater drainage.

The reality is that Salt Lake City has raised crosswalks in lots of places, including around the block from one of the schools targeted for improvements.

The Takoma Park parade is a lot of fun.

And I think it's funny but important that people take these kinds of opportunities for protest.  At Takoma Park, it's mostly the 9/11 "Truthers."