Posts by Andrew Bossi — Contributor
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Barbecue Battle fences cut the public off downtown
Most events on the National Mall or Pennsylvania Avenue have an open and inviting atmosphere, helping make DC a great place to live or visit. The annual Barbeque Battle, however, creates a fenced enclosure on Pennsylvania Avenue that makes downtown DC very difficult for pedestrians and cyclists to navigate. This year’s enclosure fenced off 5 blocks as well as side-streets,… Keep reading…
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Are Washington’s drivers really the worst?
Allstate released a report yesterday ranking metropolitan areas by frequency of car collisions. The Washington region came out dead last, spawning headlines like “DC has worst drivers in America.” It would get far less press attention to title a report “America’s least collision-prone metropolitan areas,” so they dub it “America’s… Keep reading…