Ed. Note: On March 20th the Mayor announced “All DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) facilities, including playgrounds, parks, and athletic fields, will be closed to the public.”
Many readers report at various school playgrounds and parks around the District:
“I saw people using the field at Garrison School at R and Vermont in Logan Circle…despite the signs posted on the gates. This is a real disservice to the city which is trying to keep us safe. It’s also an astonishing act of entitled privilege as the field should be in use right now by the public school children of our community. I called 311 but they have bigger problems to solve right now. Maybe you can remind folks that there’s a public health emergency, and that’s why the fields are closed for now? Not to keep children away so they can keep their fitness routines intact?”
New sign posted by a resident at Garrison
And while Rock Creek Park is obviously open, the Exercise Trail equipment is closed:
“People are literally lifting the signs up to use the exercise equipment. They don’t get it. if we want to be able to use parks like this people need to stop it being selfish assholes.”
