Originally posted by chaz:I doubt it or else she would have mentioned the Ust bus link to Woodley Park metro. Its 25cents and if you are drunk the drivers let you on for free.
Chimbly….I've always wondered - Do you by any chance work for a transportation related non-profit?
parking @ 9:30
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:*alert to chimbly* *alert to chimbly*
oh, oh, oh…. my turn!
(boardie regulars can skip reading this– you've heard it all before!)
Maybe you could just leave your whole damn car home? I mean, DC has this schmancy thing called Metro (pronounced Meh-trow) that will take you to the show at an affordable price (cheaper than parking) AND you don't have to worry about its windows being smashed, or even about you being smashed! Works swell, no?
By the way– I've never had a BIKE stolen or smashed at the club. That's another loverly option.
Oh, and maybe you have feet? You can always walk on those. The club does allow us to walk there.
we dont all live in DC, remember!!!!
:) but perhaps if i started walking now, i could make it by the time Saul hits the stage….
Originally posted by chaz:No, but I know people who do… I used to work for Sierra Club, about 3 yrs ago.
Chimbly….I've always wondered - Do you by any chance work for a transportation related non-profit?
I do work part time in a bike shop tho'.
Have you ever heard of STPP or Rails to Trails? I worked for both of those groups for like 5 years.
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
Originally posted by chaz:No, but I know people who do… I used to work for Sierra Club, about 3 yrs ago.
Chimbly….I've always wondered - Do you by any chance work for a transportation related non-profit?
I do work part time in a bike shop tho'.
Originally posted by chaz:Of course! STPP is actually one of my favorite orgs– I would die to work for 'em as an organizer or something. What smart people. Smart.
Have you ever heard of STPP or Rails to Trails? I worked for both of those groups for like 5 years.
For those of you unknowing, it's the Surface Transportation Policy Project, at http://www.stpp.org/
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:Thanks! ;)
Originally posted by chaz:What smart people. Smart.
Have you ever heard of STPP or Rails to Trails? I worked for both of those groups for like 5 years.
Originally posted by white man from town:Yeah, and don't forget the fact that the Metro closes at 12 during the week. I don't want to leave a show earlier because I fear missing the last train.
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:*alert to chimbly* *alert to chimbly*
oh, oh, oh…. my turn!
(boardie regulars can skip reading this– you've heard it all before!)
Maybe you could just leave your whole damn car home? I mean, DC has this schmancy thing called Metro (pronounced Meh-trow) that will take you to the show at an affordable price (cheaper than parking) AND you don't have to worry about its windows being smashed, or even about you being smashed! Works swell, no?
By the way– I've never had a BIKE stolen or smashed at the club. That's another loverly option.
Oh, and maybe you have feet? You can always walk on those. The club does allow us to walk there.
we dont all live in DC, remember!!!!
:) but perhaps if i started walking now, i could make it by the time Saul hits the stage….
And walking??? You don't know that neighbourhood, do you??
Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:I love that bus….though the 90 is the BESTEST (goes right by my building…)
Originally posted by chaz:I doubt it or else she would have mentioned the Ust bus link to Woodley Park metro. Its 25cents and if you are drunk the drivers let you on for free.
Chimbly….I've always wondered - Do you by any chance work for a transportation related non-profit?
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:I do, and I walk around there all the time. What are you scurrrrred of? the new 500k+ condos going up?
And walking??? You don't know that neighbourhood, do you??
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:Clearly, I know it better than you, Alien.
And walking??? You don't know that neighbourhood, do you??
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:Why, do you live there? I was told by so many people that I shouldn't walk through this area at nighttime and I am sure I am not going to do it.
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:Clearly, I know it better than you, Alien.
And walking??? You don't know that neighbourhood, do you??
Originally posted by HomesickAlien:
Why, do you live there? I was told by so many people that I shouldn't walk through this area at nighttime and I am sure I am not going to do it.Duh.
Those many people who so poorly counseled you probably live in the suburbs and are afraid of Black folks. And maybe you are too. But the neighborhood is just fine.
I wouldnt be scared to walk around in that neighborhood.
but i guess its different if you are a girl (or can be, yes, chimbles, i know you're a girl)
also, if you are really afraid, just wait til the shows over and leave, i cant see there being a mugging as 1000 people leave the club.
the breakins probably only happen cause people know its a bunch of suburbians who are all inside a loud club…..car burglars and muggers are generally different sorts of people…
but i guess its different if you are a girl (or can be, yes, chimbles, i know you're a girl)
also, if you are really afraid, just wait til the shows over and leave, i cant see there being a mugging as 1000 people leave the club.
the breakins probably only happen cause people know its a bunch of suburbians who are all inside a loud club…..car burglars and muggers are generally different sorts of people…
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:13 murders, 24 sexual assaults, 740 robberies, 593 aggravated assaults, 680 burglaries, 3,383 larcenies, 1,159 stolen cars, and 11 arsons in the neighborhood last year.
But the neighborhood is just fine.
It is getting better – through March of this year there have only been 124 assualts with a deadly weapon in the third district - eight percent less than the same period last year!!
don't be such a snark, ggw, those #'s are for the ENTIRE third district, which covers about 5 neighborhoods, of which I would argue the area surrounding 930 is among the best. That includes, say, Shaw, and Petworth, and…
but that's ok. post statistics without explaining what all they cover. it's sure to convince people that their fears are based on some twisted reality instead of sheer racism.
but that's ok. post statistics without explaining what all they cover. it's sure to convince people that their fears are based on some twisted reality instead of sheer racism.
Are you trying to say that the statistics are fakes created by frightened white suburbanites? Or is "crime" really a "code word?"
The MPD - unfortunately - doesn't provide any further breakdown. The Third District also covers some relatively toney neighborhoods.
The MPD - unfortunately - doesn't provide any further breakdown. The Third District also covers some relatively toney neighborhoods.
i'm saying that you can't claim that happened in a 10-block radius of the club– or anywhere near it– when those stats are for 1/7 of the city, parts of which really are in sketch neighborhoods. those numbers aren't representative at all.
If you have some better numbers, throw them out there.
There are more violent crimes in the Third District alone than in the entirety of Fairfax County.
There are more violent crimes in the Third District alone than in the entirety of Fairfax County.
Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
i'm saying that you can't claim that happened in a 10-block radius of the club– or anywhere near it– when those stats are for 1/7 of the city, parts of which really are in sketch neighborhoods. those numbers aren't representative at all.
homesick, you've been told this by people who are afraid of urban environments where black people hang out … the area around 930 club is a college town (howard) and nightlife central (upper U street)
statistics aside, it's no less safe than any other neighborhood in DC … scattered muggings and robberies occur everywhere, even in lily-white areas like georgetown and cleveland park (where someone was just stabbed for their ipod)
i'm sure these same people would tell you not to worry at all while walking around georgetown alone at 3am, but it's the same damn situation, just keep your wits about you.
statistics aside, it's no less safe than any other neighborhood in DC … scattered muggings and robberies occur everywhere, even in lily-white areas like georgetown and cleveland park (where someone was just stabbed for their ipod)
i'm sure these same people would tell you not to worry at all while walking around georgetown alone at 3am, but it's the same damn situation, just keep your wits about you.
ok, why don't you go open a club in fairfax county then? i really don't see the relevance.