Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: Our candidate picks for Mayor and City Council in Rockville; Richmond inaugurates its first-ever downtown bus transfer station, and looks to keep the momentum going; remote work is on the rise in the region, but the increase is coming from private sector workers, not federal; wellbeing for Latinx residents falls short, and should be improved; traffic violence victims' families often are not properly compensated for their losses; and brake bolts from older Metro train series likely behind the most recent derailment

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Our endorsements for Rockville Mayor and City Council
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by Endorsements • October 4, 2023

This fall, voters in Rockville will choose a new mayor and a newly expanded City Council. GGWash endorses Monique Ashton for Rockville Mayor, and Kate Fulton, Izola Shaw, Marissa Valeri, and Adam Van Grack for Rockville City Council.
Richmond just opened its first-ever downtown bus transfer station
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by Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • October 4, 2023

Richmond recently opened a new Downtown Transfer Station that serves 17 of its 31 routes. In the short term, it's a welcome upgrade for anyone needing to change buses downtown. But will bus travel in Richmond continue to gain momentum moving forward?
Most of Washington region’s remote workers are in private sector
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by DW Rowlands (Contributor) • October 5, 2023

The area’s higher percentage and rate of work-from-home since the pandemic isn’t driven by federal employees — it’s part of a bigger trend in tech-hub metros.

The Washington region falls short on Latinx wellbeing
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by Cristian Mendoza Gomez (Guest Contributor) • October 2, 2023

As the nation marks Hispanic Heritage Month, we dive into a report showing Latinx people are benefiting less from well-being gains in the Washington region than others. Pandemic-era protections, and housing and transportation policy could help local jurisdictions tackle the disparities.
Dollars and senseless: What drivers pay (or not) for killing pedestrians
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by Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • October 2, 2023

The release of footage of a Seattle police officer speaking callously about the value of a pedestrian’s life sparked backlash and also highlights a grim reality: families left behind after a loved one is killed by a driver typically have few options for covering costs and holding drivers accountable.
Loose brake bolts might have caused a Metro train derailment
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by Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • October 3, 2023

A brake disc came off an older Metrorail train and derailed a newer 7000-series train traveling behind it in late September. Metro is now focused on identifying cars with loose brake bolts, but why didn’t routine inspections pick up on the issue earlier?




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