Riders give Metro high marks in poll but still worry about crime: Metro riders give the system its highest ratings in the past decade, including for reliability and value, though many remain wary of crime on the rail service. - "But more than a third of Metrorail riders rate the system negatively for safety from crime — about the same as a year ago. Metro riders under 50 years old, as well as Black and Hispanic riders, are more concerned about crime on Metro than riders who are older or White.
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"The poll finds 68 percent of D.C. residents support increasing enforcement of fare rules, including majorities across all demographic groups and parts of the city. Support is slightly lower among D.C. residents under 40, with 56 percent in support and 38 percent opposed."
D.C. clears major homeless encampment, but critical housing problems linger More than 60 people living in tents and other shelters in the Foggy Bottom area were forcibly evicted by the city and the National Park Service. - "Shelley Byars, 46, has lived in the Foggy Bottom encampment since last summer and was previously pushed out from half a dozen sites despite having been approved for a housing subsidy in 2022. As the morning sun shone through the blue-and-green tent in which she has lived for the past several months, Byars unzipped the nylon flap and stepped outside, wiping sleep from her eyes. She was already packed."
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