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Anonymous wrote:People concerned with bike lanes and walkability, as I am, need to recognize that people are more inclined to rely on cars when crime is spiking. I've heard several people tell me they now drive to the Giant at Cathedral Commons because they do not want to walk through the strung out panhandlers in front.

And park in a parking garage? I’m much more creeped out by parking garages than walking in a public area. This is a canard.

Your individual experience (or talking point you are cutting and pasting) does NOT invalidate the experiences of others. The strident, dismissive tone and attempts to control discourse around crime of course do not alter the reality of crime up in every category.

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Anonymous wrote:People concerned with bike lanes and walkability, as I am, need to recognize that people are more inclined to rely on cars when crime is spiking. I've heard several people tell me they now drive to the Giant at Cathedral Commons because they do not want to walk through the strung out panhandlers in front.

And park in a parking garage? I’m much more creeped out by parking garages than walking in a public area. This is a canard.

Many people will skip shopping there altogether.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People concerned with bike lanes and walkability, as I am, need to recognize that people are more inclined to rely on cars when crime is spiking. I've heard several people tell me they now drive to the Giant at Cathedral Commons because they do not want to walk through the strung out panhandlers in front.

And park in a parking garage? I’m much more creeped out by parking garages than walking in a public area. This is a canard.

Different poster but I've heard the same. I also know people who moved out of DC in part because of the scene outside Giant, woman followed more than once, etc. Some people drive to close in Bethesda stores who previously walked to Cathedral Commons. Walking around Forest Hills on the weekend does not feel as safe and the frequent sirens are unnerving and stressful. I believed people in W7 & W8 who described the toll crime takes, the city has got to take a different stance. And that means AG and USAO prosecuting, Council rolling back some of their legislative excess and Congress providing additional needed funds AND oversight to the federal players in our CJ "ecosystem" as Bowser likes to call it. We need a reset or eventually we may end up with another control board as tax revenue craters. Downtown is a ghost town, all that CRE revenue used to cover a lot of bike lanes, pickleball courts and similar.

I don't see how Housing First as implemented by the District with the vast overpayments, despite HUD audit, is feasible financially long term. A lot of the recipients are quite young, but have PSH vouchers. Public housing is very expensive. Private public housing is unaffordable. And that is before you consider the spillover impacts as no one has frankly done since Chris Geldart.

Temporary MPD camera was not there but may well appear by 7pm. But, that was requested and in process prior to the shooting based on yet another round of endless meetings between MPD and The Brandywine. I am a bit nervous about Frumin's word "comprehensive" given his shocking take on the Emergency Crime Bill.

It's not a given that the tax base will stay if crime and crime/hard drug use on metro trains and buses is not reined in. And with the CRE implosion the fiscal future of dc is going to be challenging. With the recent international publicity for DC re: crime and crime + high cost of living = undesirable place to live, the tourist income has to be a concern, too.

There is only $ for all the things DSA and DC Justice Lab value if there is revenue. That means basic government needs to function.

Anonymous wrote:People concerned with bike lanes and walkability, as I am, need to recognize that people are more inclined to rely on cars when crime is spiking. I've heard several people tell me they now drive to the Giant at Cathedral Commons because they do not want to walk through the strung out panhandlers in front.

And park in a parking garage? I’m much more creeped out by parking garages than walking in a public area. This is a canard.

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So why aren't there more moderate Democrats willing to be tough on crime in DC?

Surely they can see that this is what the population wants, no?

The folks who run the Ward 3 party are not moderate. They are young socialists and aging hippies. The realization that the defund the police movement has brought the city to the brink and led to the deaths of thousands of black and brown people around the country is too much for them to fathom and threatens their entire understanding of the world and their role in it.

The Ward 3 Democrats have nothing to do with Frumin, his nomination, his lack of policies, or election.

What are you talking about? DC is full of ideological dems, with no ability to think in any way other than party lines. And this is why we are in the state we are. Moderates are not welcome here and our voices are drowned out by the claims of defund police and equity. It is so frustrating. Even moreso because quite honestly, the moderates I know are less elitist and, without the white savior racist overtones of the socialists now running this city.

Do you know any details about this shooting? I have not seen anything other than that two men were seen running away. I am not sure how you can attribute a cause to something if you don't know anything about it. Yet, here you are blaming Matt Frumin and "Defund the Police" (something that did not happen in DC which actually increased its policing budget).

The MPD was in fact defunded. The number of officers has dropped to its lowest level in over 20 years even as annual murders have almost tripled (!) over the last decade.

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Anonymous wrote:Will there be a livestream of this meeting?

I reached out to his office and suggested it earlier in the week but have seen nothing about a stream or recording. Another way that Cheh's job performance was superior. Voted for Goulet, hope he runs again.

A livestream or recording is not in Frumin’s interest as it will result is more Ward 3 residents learning about both the increase in crime here and how little Matt is willing to do about it. He seems obsessed with “traffic calming” safety measures, but could care less about the increasing incidents of violent crime which impact—yes, pedestrians!! The same people he seems to want to protect via a push to lower car traffic to a trickle. Maybe now he will show some interest? Doubt it.

A stream is mentioned with a YT link but there are no vids posted there and no indication a recording will be saved and available. Suggest others reach out to his office to request, especially in light of BTS night.

Really glad to see there will be a live stream and hopefully a recording.

I hope there are some ideas besides the temporary MPD camera that was already in the works.

Anonymous wrote:From his newsletter so folks have it

Neighbors are encouraged to submit questions in advance of the meeting here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdW1zKRpcggUG_gVN00lcc9Fe74WTYgpXRovXhQS8wQfytx2g/viewform


Public Safety Discussion with Councilmember Matt Frumin

Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm

Windows Lounge

2nd floor, School of Business & Public Administration, Building 38

University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW



The meeting will be livestreamed on our Youtube channel. Access the live stream https://youtube.com/@cmfrumin?si=mKD2tw9sH7_ZkmRP

Submit questions in advance so he can cherry pick ones like “Matt, why do you care so much about this issue?”

People concerned with bike lanes and walkability, as I am, need to recognize that people are more inclined to rely on cars when crime is spiking. I've heard several people tell me they now drive to the Giant at Cathedral Commons because they do not want to walk through the strung out panhandlers in front.

From his newsletter so folks have it

Neighbors are encouraged to submit questions in advance of the meeting here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdW1zKRpcggUG_gVN00lcc9Fe74WTYgpXRovXhQS8wQfytx2g/viewform


Public Safety Discussion with Councilmember Matt Frumin

Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm

Windows Lounge

2nd floor, School of Business & Public Administration, Building 38

University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW



The meeting will be livestreamed on our Youtube channel. Access the live stream https://youtube.com/@cmfrumin?si=mKD2tw9sH7_ZkmRP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will there be a livestream of this meeting?

I reached out to his office and suggested it earlier in the week but have seen nothing about a stream or recording. Another way that Cheh's job performance was superior. Voted for Goulet, hope he runs again.

A livestream or recording is not in Frumin’s interest as it will result is more Ward 3 residents learning about both the increase in crime here and how little Matt is willing to do about it. He seems obsessed with “traffic calming” safety measures, but could care less about the increasing incidents of violent crime which impact—yes, pedestrians!! The same people he seems to want to protect via a push to lower car traffic to a trickle. Maybe now he will show some interest? Doubt it.

Did Courtney Carlson write this? Echoing Frumin's deflecting, obfuscating, minimizing language?

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One way to hide from the angry/concerned parents is to hold this event on the same night at HS Back to School Nights. We’ll played.

Surely just a coincidence, eh? He is turning out to be not only weak but slimy. No stream announced, no widespread communication, word games, etc.

I expect him to be out and about at Art all Night, be sure to express your sentiments. Can't enjoy biking or pickleball on a Saturday afternoon when bullets are flying around.

His waffling re: Pinto's Emergency Crime Bill was a concerning disgrace. He needs to understand that the community is what he represents, not some ideology.

An actual human being was shot and actual shooters escaped running across a playground on a Saturday afternoon in a historically safe area of the city. This is not just a renter's problem. Stray bullets could hit anyone driving by heading to P&P, walking to BF, etc.

Street crime is an issue for a neighborhood that values walkability and biking. School quality has always been prized, if the streets are so chaotic will there be spillover into issues there?

If people move to W3 for safety and schools, however they pay their rent, shouldn't those things be maintained?