Aside from Inauguration Day, there is absolutely nothing to get excited about when the National Mall and the most important roads in Washington are shut down to accommodate some festival, marathon, or parade. President Trump now wants to compound the misery by carting in military tanks and armored vehicles so that they can sit in the heat for his “Salute to America” event on Independence Day.
D.C. is already the worst place to do anything if it involves leaving your home. All of the roads are cracked and potholed, there’s constant construction on every block, and nearly every other week there’s a public protest or event that grants organizers permission to shut down long stretches of Pennsylvania Ave., or Constitution Ave., or Madison Ave., or Jefferson Dr., further torturing commuters, whether they’re driving, biking, or even walking.
