My law school has a shuttle to take you to Union Station, a long 5-minute walk away. I always thought it was ridiculous.
Perhaps not.
Washington DC has the 5th highest violent crime rate in the country (Detroit was first).
In theory, DC has home rule but any of the city's legislation can be rejected by Congress. This past summer Congress vetoed DC's commuter tax which would have given the city at least $500 million in revenue. About 70% of DC's workforce is from the suburbs. Congress can even pass laws for the city, for example the school voucher bill that the Senate will vote on in January. How is the federal government going to increase national security when it can't even help get rid of the average mugger?
On another note: New York was the nation's safest big city.
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