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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Here is an interactive map of roads impacted by the storm:

https://dcgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=336a93123020405bb4169c1e465be3f2

I think this map shows that the upper Northwest folks have a legitimate case. There are hardly any issues outside of that area.
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I guess I don't understand how this is somewhat a failure of DC government.  This was the biggest weather event since the Derecho.  Trees down everywhere in NW.  And the city can't remove trees until Pepco confirms that the surrounding lines are off.

The GW Parkway is going to be closed for days longer.  This was a huge storm and takes a long time to clean up.[/quote]

So the city isn’t directing resources to more affected areas as PPs were saying? They are just waiting on Pepco? [/quote]

Actually, the PPs were saying that people in NW were whining and didn't need the resources as much as other areas did. In reality, though, Cleveland Park and the Palisades seem to have been hit the hardest out of the entire city. So everyone was wrong about that part.

It looked like they were doing a decent job clearing trees, but the city doesn't really have the ability to restore power or make Pepco move faster. It would be easier if there was only one entity involved in cleaning up from a storm like this, but unfortunately, that isn't how things are organized.[/quote]

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