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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you haven’t been to Union Station since Covid started why even comment? Union Station has always had a homeless issue but I never remember dozens of tents in Columbus Circle in front of it. It has fallen off a cliff in the past two years and I avoid it at all cost past nightfall.[/quote]

I lived right near there and took the Union Station metro to work in 2014-16.  It had lots of eating options, was always busy with tourists and commuters and I really didn’t feel unsafe unless it was quite empty.  There were homeless but nothing like the tent city that is being built during the pandemic.  It just looks awful.[/quote]
I used to commute via metro every day and walk from Union Station to my office, but I now drive. I do not feel safe on the public transportation available or getting off at Union Station and walking through the area near the homeless shelter. It is ridiculous that DC has allowed itself to devolve to this point. A once beautiful, vibrant city that had made so much progress has allowed itself to go to hell in a hand basket like it is back in the crack wars of the early 90s.[/quote]

Same.  I drive now.  It takes longer and is more expensive.

But I feel much safer.  My office is on 1st st.  Walking down 1st street to the side entrance of Union Station after dark just simply wasn't safe.  And it wasn't much better once you got inside the station[/quote]
Yup, I don’t blink at the extra expense because my peace of mind is worth it. No mentally unstable homeless people screaming incoherently on the train, or groups of teens looking to rob people. Just me and a podcast in my car. [/quote]

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