By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • April 22, 2020
Rail commuter riders may soon have more better-linked options to travel across the region, as Maryland will be studying how to better connect MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) trains to Philadelphia, and throughout Baltimore.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • April 22, 2020
As part of GGWash’s endorsement process for the 2020 DC Council elections, we’re running responses to our questionnaire, which was answered by four candidates for the Ward 8 seat.
By Jane Green (Development Director) • April 22, 2020
Some projects, like road safety improvements, need community vetting before they can move forward, but in-person public meetings can’t happen right now. What are governments doing? Are public meetings online worse, or better, than their in-person counterparts?
Metro will close nine stations in order to repair platforms this summer — that now includes stations on the Silver Line. Closures will begin Memorial Day and last through Labor Day. Metro officials stated they wanted to ramp up their rebuilding project while ridership was low due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Justin George / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Sanitation workers are adjusting to an increase in residential trash while trying to stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Sanitation services are also seeing a decrease in commercial trash and night litter. However, a decrease in commercial trash can mean the loss of business. (Esther Ciammachilli / WAMU)
Data shows that local pollution has declined to its lowest point in the past 25 years. In the DC region, interstate travel has dropped by almost 50%, electricity demand has decreased by approximately 7%, and in the past couple of weeks, fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide levels have also reduced. (Jason Samenow / Post)
Gaithersburg will transfer six acres of Kelly Park to the Montgomery County school district for a new elementary school. The proposed school project will cost $26 million and is anticipated to be completed in September 2022. (Bethesda Beat)
DC’s essential health care workers will have another way to commute between home and work by using the DC Neighborhood Connect app. By using the app eligible health care workers can request on-demand rides for $3.00 between 9 pm and 1 am. (Abigail Constantino / WTOP)
Ben’s Chilli Bowl is not only a DC city landmark. It has often served as a community refuge during some of the city’s darkest times such as the assassination of MLK Jr and the subsequent 1968 riots. Ben’s Chilli Bowl is now fighting to stay afloat financially as it grapples with the pandemic. (Melissa Howell / WTOP)
