By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • March 10, 2020
In 1912 Baltimore’s city leaders hoped to annex this large chunk of Baltimore County. Had that happened, the city limits would have extended from near downtown Towson to just shy of Ellicott City.
By Kate Jentoft-Herr (Program and Community Coordinator) • March 10, 2020
This is the final week for our 2020 member drive, and we still need $5,785 or 60 new members to reach our goal. Join our GGWash Neighborhood or make a donation of any amount and you’ll get a ticket to our 12th birthday party on March 12, 2020 from 6:30 to 9 pm in LeDroit Park.
Metro, MARC, MTA, and VRE all have new cleaning policies to disinfect frequently touched surfaces on trains and buses, even though there are no known coronavirus transmissions from transit yet. The agencies are also urging riders to wash their hands frequently and to avoid public transportation if they believe they are sick (Luz Lazo / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Brandywine, Maryland resident RaShaod Crosson drew attention for his unusual mode of transportation when he rode his horse, Ellie, down Benning Road and H, K and M Street NE. Horseback riding is allowed on DC streets, but riders still have to follow all traffic laws. (Andrew Giambrone / DCist)
Elm Street Developers plan to tear down a three story office building in Merrifield near the Dunn-Loring Metro station, and build an apartment building with 239 units and ground floor retail. Sixteen percent of the apartments would be classified as workforce housing. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
County Council President Sidney Katz introduced a bill to restrict scooter riding to those 14 and up, and make helmets mandatory for riders under 18. The bill would also limit scooter speeds to 15 miles per hour and insitute a $50 fine for violations. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
Long Branch residents who have started to see larger rent increases after Purple Line construction began want to ask Montgomery County to consider a rent cap in the immediate vicinity of the line. (Sasha-Ann Simons / WAMU)
DC won a suit against Lumen Eight Media, saying that digital billboards cannot be placed outside buildings in most cases. The company that began the case, Digi Outdoor Media, once paid former councilmember Jack Evans $50,000 plus stock while it was conducting illegal billboard construction. (Steve Thompson / Post)
The DC government funded 18,000 private security cameras in the past four years through a rebate program for residents who request them, but a study now shows that most of those cameras go to neighborhoods that have experienced major racial demographic shifts, while the parts of the city that have the highest crime rates have gotten only 15% of the cameras. (Clara Hendrickson / DCist)
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