With new security closure announcements coming everyday it seems like, DCist found it odd that among federal installations slated for perimeter upgrades is the National Arboretum. Not only would terrorists have trouble finding the Arboretum way out on Bladensburg Road in Northeast, they may run into trouble with some of the local residents. (But then again, maybe the Arboretum is a viable target on a symbolic level. It is, afterall, on the colonial road the British marched in on to burn the city in 1814 after routing U.S. troops at the Battle of Bladensburg.)

Anyhow, the Post reports on the new wave of security checkpoints (Treasury and Federal Reserve) and summarizes what will or could get additional perimeter upgrades (Lincoln and Jefferson memorials; Government Accountability Office; State Department, Pentagon; and the Smithsonian museums … and the Museum of Natural History will gain a rock garden that will act as a car or truck bomb obstacle).

The newest announcement about the Federal Reserve will impact rush hour traffic considerably as checkpoints on Constitution Avenue between 20th and 21st streets will slow Virginia traffic coming from/going to the Roosevelt and Memorial bridges.