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Hmmm. Interesting. I went to the DC 101 Chili Cook-off years ago, when it was held between the White House and the Capitol. They blocked off the street, but the side-walk along PA Ave was open to the public. Boy, those were the days. PA Ave is a much better ambiance than that parking lot behind RFK where they do it now.

In NYC, they do some foody market on a stretch of 6th Ave. But they keep the cross-roads open. No entry-fee either.

On the whole, I think that road closures are part and parcel of living in a big city and capital. We should not whine too much. We get the fun stuff as well.

And it's not only in DC. Last Saturday, I was held for half an hour on the VA-28N ramp coming from I-66W because Obama was doing something in Centreville. Clearly VA State troopers are not used to doing this because they closed the *end* of the ramp, which led to a bunch of people getting stuck no the ramp, others nearly ramming into us, and the most crazy ones backing back up into I-66. It would have been much safer to close the actual ramp on I-66, not the end.

by Jasper on Jul 16, 2012 12:39 pm • link • report