Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Lots of strong feelings about improving the streateries.
- You have until Saturday to weigh in on what option WMATA should pursue for a new Metro line under Georgetown.
The Morning Metropolitan
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The Georgetown Metropolitan 
The principal advantage to “streateries,” especially on major thoroughfares like M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, is that they improve restaurateurs’ profit margins. With auto noise, pollution, and the threat of out-of-control cars, they are not particularly attractive, comfortable, or safe places to take a meal. They also usurp space that could be used as bike lanes, or, in Georgetown, where sidewalks are narrow, these spaces could would provide a major improvement to the pedestrian experience.