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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I lived EOTP, it was common for me and neighbors to drive kids to Forest Hills Playground or to Rose Park or Palisades. That SHOOTERS ran across this playground at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon blows my mind. And basically crickets from the political class and somewhat of a shrug from residents. No community meeting scheduled as of yet...

https://dgs.dc.gov/page/dgs-forest-hills-park--play-dc-playground-project

3 shots were fired, 1 hit the victim, what do people think will protect you or your kids on the sidewalk from the other 2 as you go to the park, tennis courts, BreadFurst or Politics & Prose in broad daylight on a weekend?

If the provisions limiting the criminal background screenings and evictions were changed and landlords were held responsible for results or become ineligible for program, things would change. Too much money being made from status quo, I suppose. The WP series on Sedgewick Gardens laid out how disruptive tenants can be used to clear buildings of below market rent stabilized tenants and those who have the resources to exercise TOPA. [/quote]

Curious- why didn’t you walk to your local playground? Or drive to one closer to your home? [/quote]

Not PP, but open air drug market adjacent to the closest playground to my home in DC and two shootouts during the daytime in about an 18-month span.  Continuing to go there seemed like an unforced error if anything happened when safe parks were a 15 minute drive away.[/quote]

I'm the poster who used to drive to FH then moved WOTP. My kids are a little older now but it's my understanding that Rose Park and Palisades are still quite safe for anyone interested. Parking is harder at Rose Park but they have a nice farmer's market on Wednesday and it can make for a relaxed outing without as much hypervigilance. Palisades parking is much easier. Turtle Park in AU park is also still safe and has street parking and a spray park. [/quote]

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