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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/catiecat/status/1631515014912966658?s=46&t=RFOp9btBA36axwryPaOF0Q[/twitter][/quote]

Sorry, what does this have to do with Union Market?[/quote]

+1, both of these tweets are about Petworth.

We used to live in Petworth and moved to the H Street area (not Union Market but same general vicinity) and while there is definitely still violence here, I think Petworth has unique problems. When we lived there, there were several "problem houses" where drug activity and violence often occurred and spilled over into the rest of the neighborhood. There was one on my block, which was otherwise filled with either older retirees or young families, and it was such a strain on the neighborhood. I saw some terrible things happen outside that house and eventually we gave up on the idea that it would be addressed and moved. We still experience some crime here but it's not the same at all and I don't have that same low level dread and fear that I used to.

Was actually just talking to one of my old neighbors a couple weeks ago who said that it looked like the owners of the problem house might be forced out and the house get a "blighted" designation and sold at auction. If it happens, it will be amazing for everyone else who lives there. I wouldn't assume the violence will disappear, but the difference between having neighbors who are engaged in drug trade/gang activity and just having some of this stuff occasionally spill over in your neighborhood is start, in my experience.[/quote]

It speaks to the low stress you don’t realize you have living in these types of neighborhoods. It’s real and you don’t even know

Sure UM and EM may be relatively safer than Petworth but they are by no means safe, great schools neighborhoods.[/quote]

PP here and I know H Street/Union Market isn't as safe as some other neighborhoods, but we do feel safe generally and are willing to trade some amount of stress from area crime in order to get the amenities of the neighborhood. Our school is fantastic (Ludlow-Taylor). We know we might have to go private for MS/HS and are fine with it -- there's a good chance we'd do that wherever we lived, as I'm not exactly over-impressed with Deal or JR, to be honest.

We have super easy commutes, live in an ultra-walkable neighborhood surrounded by families with similar aged kids, can walk to Nats Park, enjoy the proximity of Union Market and Eastern Market, love that we can be at Union Station in 5 minutes and get to all three area airports without getting in a car. Within a 3 block walk of our house, we have a nice grocery store, two great coffee shops, an indie bookstore we love, and a host of restaurants and bars. We can be at the Smithsonian museum in 10-30 minutes, depending on whether we walk, bike or drive.

It's just bizarre to me that you don't understand that all of that is pretty much impossible to get anywhere else in this area, and that dealing with some crime is not that big of a deal, especially when I personally never feel unsafe. I'd obviously prefer to see less crime, as well as less speeding and pedestrian accidents in the neighborhood. But those are things that guide how I vote for local reps or citywide reps, not reasons to move.

Wherever you live, I guarantee you I would not like it as well as my current neighborhood.

But I do agree Petworth wasn't worth the tradeoff -- the crime was worse and it didn't have nearly as many neighborhood amenities as we have now.[/quote]

Hey neighbor! See you at Wydown later? :-)[/quote]

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