DC now vs. DC 20 years ago? Night and day. The schools are a lagging, not leading, indicator, but we now have people moving onto Capitol Hill to be in-boundary for a couple of our local public elementary schools. That was unheard of when my kids were young; either you paid for private schools or you moved to the ‘burbs. (The crunch will come in middle and high school, where DCPS has yet to show much progress.) The sketchy neighborhoods are transitioning fast. The poor are being priced out. Steet awareness is still important, especially in transitioning areas, but the city is trending the right way.
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999.
So, you're saying that it was better under Barry?
Regards,
As a lad in DC my friend, his older brother would walk about 2 miles to Fort Simms in SE. In rear in thw woods was a target range. We would each carry ammo, guns of various types for and afternoon of firing at the range. Never once did anyone say anything to us even the police