We’re still a week away from Inauguration Day, and we’re already being warned about how road closures and security perimeters could disrupt the normal goings on of the city. Some might ask: “Is worth going to anyway?” (A bigger question is, will President Bush — as Jimmy Carter is seen doing in the National Archives photo above — walk the parade route in a post 9/11 world?)

Haven’t been able to score tickets to an inaugural ball? Don’t feel so bad, writes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Ann McFeatters. The lines are long, the drinks are bad, and the guest of honor really probably doesn’t even want to be there. That doesn’t stop hundreds of people from clamoring for tickets, currently selling for upwards of $400 a pop on eBay.

But DCist can offer two words of advise if you want to avoid 1) traffic; and 2) crowds. Stay away from downtown next week. Actually stay in your corner of the District and if you’re out in the suburbs, don’t stray across the District line. But some of you can’t avoid it, especially if live downtown or near certain hotels. (We’re looking at you, neighbors of the Washington Hilton …)

Here’s DCist’s advisory post: Inauguration Logistics 101 …