Tuesday, January 24, 2012

State of the Union

This is what the State of the Union does to our neighborhood. This email was sent to Library employees this afternoon:

The US Capitol Police will put the following street closures affecting vehicle traffic into effect on January 24, 2012 at 7:00pm and will lift these street closures when the event has concluded:

North Side of Capitol Square
• D Street, NE between 2nd Street, NE and Louisiana Avenue, NW
• C Street, NE between 2nd Street, NE and Louisiana Avenue, NW
• Constitution Avenue between 2nd Street, NE and Louisiana Avenue, NW
• Delaware Avenue between Columbus Circle and Constitution Avenue, NE
• New Jersey Avenue, NE between Louisiana Avenue, and D Street, NE
• Pennsylvania Avenue between 1st Street, and 3rd Street, NW
• East Capitol Street between 2nd Street, and 1st Street, NE/SE
• 1st Street between Columbus Circle, NE and C Street, SE
• 1st Street between Louisiana Avenue, NW and Washington Avenue, SW

South Side of Capitol Square
• Maryland Avenue, SW between 1st Street, and 3rd Street, SW
• Independence Avenue between 2nd Street, SE and Washington Avenue, SW
• C Street between 1st Street, SE and Washington Avenue, SW
• Delaware Avenue between Washington Avenue, SW and C Street, SW
• New Jersey Avenue between Independence Avenue, and D Street, SE
• South Capitol Street between Independence Avenue and D Street, SE/SW

The street closures, along with helicopters flying overhead,  increased pedestrian traffic, Capitol police cruisers and German Shepherd K-9's on every corner, Police motorcycles, motorcades, secret service and clogged roads makes for a very nasty commute. I'm so glad I only live two blocks from work and lucky enough to be in the thick of it without having to be bothered by it. And when we watch it on TV this evening, it's weird to think it's all happening just down the street.

Getting a bird's eye view of the action

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