Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts! Forget NASCAR, we're watching the DC streetcar race the X2 bus. Rent stabilization has a role to play in Montgomery County, but it's not the whole enchilada. Preventing sexual harassment on Metro is the right thing to do -- and it'll boost transit ridership. Plus: Turnbacks, tenants, and more.

Oh -- and don't forget to buy your Spring Soirée ticket: We're celebrating our 15th anniversary this month, and it'll be a whole lot more fun if we get to celebrate it with you! Buy tickets here.

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Streetcar versus bus: Which mode is better?
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by Ethan Goffman (Contributor) • April 5, 2023

A new DC transit group investigated the longstanding debate over the merits of the two with a “race” on H Street.
Here’s why GGWash supports rent stabilization in Montgomery County
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • April 5, 2023

Montgomery County is looking at two proposals for rent stabilization. We think this is good, but it’s only the beginning for tackling our housing crisis.
Bring back WMATA’s anti-sexual harassment campaigns
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by Emily Owen (Contributor) • April 6, 2023

WMATA once had a robust anti-sexual harassment campaign in tandem with several community partners. What happened to it and can they bring it back?
Why it’s OK to turn back Metrorail’s Yellow Line
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by Tracy Hadden Loh (Board of Directors) • April 4, 2023

While proposed changes to the Yellow Line feel like a service cut, more Green Line trains will make up the difference.
Maryland could pass two big tenant protections in this General Assembly session
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by Mike English (Guest Contributor) • April 3, 2023

Maryland could pass two bills with major tenant protections this month. One allows tenants to hold their rent in escrow together when landlords don’t make repairs, and another makes it harder for landlords that are operating illegally to evict their tenants.
Goojie? Gootie? Google? Googie.
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by Carter Dougherty (Guest Contributor) • April 6, 2023

The fight over a 1960s-era dry cleaners in Silver Spring reveals a major problem with how the county handles historic designation, and we may have ended up with the right outcome despite the law.




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