Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: How pop-up bike lanes can enhance public engagement and support; candidates in Rockville and Gaithersburg weigh in on housing and transportation issues; the first National Week Without Driving urges elected officials to promote non-car travel through leading by example; the "transitification" of micromobility among low-income users; and the passage of rent stabilization in Montgomery County, and what has to happen next to ensure affordability.

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How demonstrational bike lanes may save our bike lane dialogues
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by Zach Roten (Guest Contributor) • September 27, 2023

Too often, public-engagement processes address speculation about the potential impact of bike lanes on a wide range of aspects. An increasing number of cities have turned to demonstrational bike lanes to bridge the information gap.
Here’s what Rockville and Gaithersburg candidates have to say about housing and transportation
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by Endorsements • September 25, 2023

Gaithersburg and Rockville voters head to the polls this November. We asked candidates in three key races for their views on housing and transportation. Here’s what they had to say.
DC will participate in the first National Week Without Driving (October 2 - 8)
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by Kai Hall (Policy Officer) • September 28, 2023

The DC Transportation Equity Network and GGWash invited public officials in the District to commit to the National Week Without Driving (October 2 - October 8). Here’s why we’re organizing this campaign and how you can participate.
Study: Low-income people use micromobility the way they use transit
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by Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • September 25, 2023

Shared bikes and scooters are meeting low-income people's basic mobility needs. A study looks at how access programs are working in US, Australian, and New Zealand cities.
Montgomery County just passed rent stabilization. Now what?
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by Mike English (Guest Contributor) • September 26, 2023

Montgomery County has had a big last six months: In that time the county has passed an increase to the recordation tax, a property tax increase, and, most recently, passed a (pretty good!) permanent rent stabilization law. So…now what?




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