By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • June 24, 2020
The idea of replacing the B&P (Baltimore and Potomac) Tunnel has been around for a while. But is now finally the time when we could see the project moving forward?
By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • June 24, 2020
This is a map of the Washington that almost was. If mid-century planners, dedicated as they were to driving and the clearance of historic neighborhoods, had their way. It is a map of the highway network proposed for Washington during initial planning of the Eisenhower Interstate System, in 1958.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • June 24, 2020
The November 3 general elections are approaching fast, and the field for the at-large DC Council seat is extremely crowded: Over a dozen candidates are vying for Councilmember David Grosso’s soon-to-be former position. Recently, GGWash’s elections committee circulated questionnaires to candidates on the ballot.
Four hundred unarmed National Guard troops mobilized to help stop national monuments from beings vandalized or destroyed. Monuments and statues with racists histories have been the target of demonstrators in the wake of protests for the police killing of George Floyd. (Alex Horton / Post)
At a DC Council hearing, the DC Housing Authority’s Executive Director admitted to being unclear about how the agency will use $36 million allocated for the redevelopment of Barry Farm in Anacostia and Park Morton in Parkview. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
The Trump Administration has formally taken a position against DC Statehood, ahead of a historic House vote on the DC Statehood bill Friday. Advisors would recommend that Trump veto the DC Statehood bill according to a White House policy statement. (Jenna Portnoy / Post)
Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) is calling for a $15 million cut to DC’s police budget. In a proposal, Allen asked for cuts in hiring, the cadet program, as well as other expenses. The proposal would also put a four-year term limit on Chief Peter Newsham. (Nathan Diller / DCist)
Vancouver area Urban Planner Amina Yasin writes in this Oped about how planners and urbanists must reckon with the anti-Black and racist historical and current practices of urbanism. She also suggests the following; self-reflection, divesting from crime prevention through environmental design, defund police, and abolishing “communicide” urban planning, as anti-racist actions planners can take. (Amina Yasin / Streetsblog)
Over 250 people have signed a petition to change the name of Col. Zadok Magruder High School because its namesake was a slaver. Col Magruder served as a commander in the Revolutionary War and was one of the first commissioners of Montgomery County but he also enslaved 26 people. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
