In a story that is so outlandish that it made it onto the Drudge Report, a Washington Post columnist updated us this weekend on WMATA’s (our DC transit agency) decision to rip out thousands of flowers surrounding DC’s Dupont Circle Metro station that were planted by good neighbor and local garden artist Henry Gorden. Rather than protect this civic amenity by allowing Mr. Docter to water the plants, or by watering the plants themselves, WMATA crews were dispatched last week to rip out the flowers, a move that has disappointed commuters and civic leaders alike.
While most public agencies inject common sense into their decision making processes, this time is seems that WMATA has elevated regulations and precedent above the common good and common sense. How would you have handled this in your own community? Are there people in your community who have stepped up to beautify public spaces and how have you encouraged or recognized their work?
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