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Charles Packer writes:

> There was a widely reported march in Washington today (Saturday)...
>
> I was there, and I estimated the rally on the grounds of the
> Washington Monument to have a crowd of about 11,000, certainly
> no more than 15,000. Almost all who were there marched in along
> Constitution Avenue. 

I believe the Park Police estimated 35,000 people marched on Saturday,
with the DC police guessing over 100,000 people participated.  I was
at the march, and my estimates put the amount of people at
50,000-60,000.

The bulk of that figure comes from estimating the amount of people
arriving via buses, all of which were conveniently parked at the
stadium.  After dropping a friend at a NYC bus, I drove around the
lots, counted the approximate number of buses and talked with a few
drivers to estimate the average people per bus.  I believe about
35,000-40,000 people came to DC via out-of-state bus transportation.

Add another 10,000-15,000 people arriving via automobile and a goodly
number of DC residents, and you have 50,000-60,000 people.

-Declan

declan@seas.gwu.edu