The population of the DC metro area is about 6.3 million people.
Even as an embellished number, 250k is weak sauce.
For comparison:
The Bristol Day Parade (longest continually running 4th of July parade in the US) draws around 200k, and that’s in fucking Rhode Island with a paltry 1m population. And Rhode Islanders don’t like long drives or traffic. I’m 40, lived in RI/SEMA my whole life, and never went.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade draws 2.5M. 1M spend NYE in Times Square.
That’s practically Massachusetts! And not even like, Boston…it’s like…Swansea. Suburban, nearly rural.
To get from Providence, you practically have to go into Massachusetts first.
To get from Warwick (where PVD airport is) or points south, you have to take the Pell bridge, which is a toll road, in addition to a bridge. Iirc, the only toll road in RI for 2-axle vehicles…so not a lot of people even really have EZPass. And you gotta cross the Jamestown Bridge first.
These are all things most Rhode Islanders loathe doing.
And yet despite that, it gets 80% of what Trump claimed his draw was. Pathetic.
My neighboring state has toll roads that I drive on 2-3 times a year and I have ezpass to reduce hassle. If there were toll roads in my state it’d be a no brainer.
The population of the DC metro area is about 6.3 million people.
Even as an embellished number, 250k is weak sauce.
For comparison:
The Bristol Day Parade (longest continually running 4th of July parade in the US) draws around 200k, and that’s in fucking Rhode Island with a paltry 1m population. And Rhode Islanders don’t like long drives or traffic. I’m 40, lived in RI/SEMA my whole life, and never went.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade draws 2.5M. 1M spend NYE in Times Square.
Long drives and Rhode Island are mutually exclusive.
It’s on the wrong side of the bay. I’m not going all that way for a fucking parade.
Yeah that’s the other thing. It’s in Bristol!
That’s practically Massachusetts! And not even like, Boston…it’s like…Swansea. Suburban, nearly rural.
To get from Providence, you practically have to go into Massachusetts first.
To get from Warwick (where PVD airport is) or points south, you have to take the Pell bridge, which is a toll road, in addition to a bridge. Iirc, the only toll road in RI for 2-axle vehicles…so not a lot of people even really have EZPass. And you gotta cross the Jamestown Bridge first.
These are all things most Rhode Islanders loathe doing.
And yet despite that, it gets 80% of what Trump claimed his draw was. Pathetic.
My neighboring state has toll roads that I drive on 2-3 times a year and I have ezpass to reduce hassle. If there were toll roads in my state it’d be a no brainer.
Yeah but you don’t understand the mentality of a Rhode Islander.
Rhode Islanders only take the Mass Pike if they have to. Very little reason to go to Western MA, 495 goes to the Cape, and 93/95 to NH.
They only go to Connecticut for Foxwoods/Mohegan or Mystic. No tolls on that route.
Other than that, the only way they are leaving the state is on a Southwest flight to MCO.