DC Pedestrians View Inaugural Lockdown With Sadness and Dismay
WASHINGTON Very few cars were seen on the streets in the center of Washington, D.C., on the morning of Jan. 17, and only a few pedestrians, runners, and bikers were around. Street and Metro rail closures, ordered in preparation for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, kept the city streets mostly empty.
Those who ventured out were taken aback by what they saw. A policeman gives directions to a pedestrian near the L’Enfant Plaza metro station in Washington on Jan. 17, 2021. (Terri Wu/The Epoch Times)
“It feels like a military state or just like living in extra lockdown,” said Brian Broderick, a Washington resident who was walking his dog near the Smithsonian on Jan. 17.