Posts by Matt Dickens — Guest Contributor

Matt Dickens is a public transportation policy researcher and advocate with a passion for land use, transit, and smart growth issues. He commutes by bus and bike and loves exploring the District. Matt and his family live in Bloomingdale, DC. The opinions expressed in his posts are Matt's own and do not represent the opinions of his employer.

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  The National Zoo’s proposed fences and checkpoints are “security theater”

  ActionBy Matt Dickens (Guest Contributor) July 6, 2018 67

  The Smithsonian has plans to install security checkpoints at the National Zoo and reduce the number of pedestrian entrances from 13 to three. Adding more barriers will cut the Zoo off from the rest of the park and community. It shouldn't add more security simply because other Smithsonian buildings have done so.  Keep reading…