In the wake of the coronavirus, we are quickly learning how to handle many issues at the same time. Work and homeschooling, social distancing while staving off feelings of isolation. Our top stories this week also deal with many issues at once: from a polarizing DC bike lane project, to the need for more buses and bus lanes in a car-centric society, to what redevelopment looks like at a public housing complex. But no matter what issues the region faces, we can handle them together. Read on.
Montgomery County has a shortage of school capacity in some areas, which recently led to a moratorium on approving new housing in many of the most transit-accessible parts of the County, triggered by a lack of capacity in those areas’ schools—even though many students come from existing homes, not newly built ones.
By Nena Perry-Brown (Editorial Board) • March 18, 2020
Greenleaf Gardens, a 493-unit public housing development in Southwest, will undergo a major redevelopment. GGWash will be covering what happens along the way.
By Ron Thompson (Transportation Equity Organizer) • March 17, 2020
Recently, the fight over the 9th Street bikeway, a critical piece in the Eastern Downtown Protected Bike Lane, boiled over into another conversation over race, power, and space in the District of Columbia. The conversation, like previous ones, should leave no one feeling like a winner.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • March 19, 2020
There are 10 candidates vying for the Ward 8 DC Council seat this year, during the Democratic primaries set for June 2. A dynamic Ward 8 primary could push all candidates to more clearly articulate their stances on housing, economic development, and transportation.
