D.C. 'nightmare' looms for inauguration

Area business and government leaders warned Monday that the District is not prepared to handle the record crowds expected to converge on the capital for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.

At a briefing organized by the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the leaders expressed concern that the District will be overwhelmed by the influx and that visitors will find shortfalls in everything from milk and bread to parking for an estimated 10,000 buses. Even cell phone reception could be hampered by a lack of transmission towers.

Between 4 million and 5 million visitors are expected during the four-day inaugural celebration next month. That number represents about 20 percent of the 20 million visitors who came to Washington during all of last year, said Board of Trade President Jim Dinegar.

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near this mess. It will be a crooks paradise. This could get out of hand very easily because it doesn't take much to ignite the group think fire. I am going to wish for a late January blizzard in DC.

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[edit on 9-12-2008 by jibeho]

I can just hear the news now!

"The crowds are larger than at the Vatican when the pope died"

"Its as if this is the Messiah"

bla bla bla......

Truth is, those people are just REAL happy to see Bush gone!!!!!

Its a celebration!!!!!

Watch them change the stage to the Lincoln memorial a-la Dr Martin.


hell.. might provide more room that way actually.

(watch some DC PR kid get that idea from this thread)

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Washington Dc has lots more room within the government buildings than
Times Square.
They will find a way to fit.

Originally posted by dgtempe
I can just hear the news now!

"The crowds are larger than at the Vatican when the pope died"

"Its as if this is the Messiah"

bla bla bla......

Truth is, those people are just REAL happy to see Bush gone!!!!!

Its a celebration!!!!!

Don't kid yourself. The majority will be black folks looking to participate in a historical inauguration to see the first black man taking the office of President. This doesn't have anything to do with Bush leaving office.