By Nick Sementelli (Advocacy Committee) • May 13, 2020
In response to a neighboring Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s request for a street safety study on Florida Avenue NW, ANC 5E, voted to send a letter to DDOT opposing any result of that study that might cut lanes in order to keep enough space on the road for drivers attempting to flee the city during an emergency like 9/11.
The city of Laurel prides itself on its small town charm and historic areas, but during the 1980s and 1990s, multiple sports owners made plans to build stadiums there. Here’s what happened next.
By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • May 13, 2020
Overgrown vegetation, deep potholes, and sharp curves with 55mph speed limits form a deadly combination along the rural roads around Fredericksburg. After a crash killed a student at Colonial Forge High School last year, a coterie of classmates teamed up to improve the many backroads in Stafford County and took their cause all the way to the General Assembly this past session.
With traffic and commuting largely on pause during the pandemic, NYC has seen about two months pass without a pedestrian fatality. (Jon Haworth / ABC News)
Maryland Purple Line opponents are filing an appeal after a federal judge dismissed their lawsuit claiming that the US Army Corps of Engineers had violated the Clean Water Act. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the health of residents in the region and the stability of businesses, many workers are seeking out unions in order to secure safer working conditions, benefits, and some form of job stability. (Eliza Berkon / WAMU)
Among the announcement that the state of Maryland will relax its stay-at-home restrictions and reopen its economy, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said that Montgomery County is not ready to take those same measures. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Three Smithsonian museums, as well as local library systems and historical societies, are collecting coronavirus “artifacts” to document the coronavirus pandemic. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
A caravan of charter bus drivers from around the country drove to DC to bring awareness to the charter industry’s struggles as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and to request federal aid. (Will Vitka / WTOP)
Tenants at 1477 Newton Street NW, were able to organize and purchase the building from their landlord in one of DC’s most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, Columbia Heights. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)
