By David Alpert (Executive Director) • July 6, 2020
As part of a strategic planning effort, I asked staff, board members, and people in our editorial and advocacy committees why they were part of GGWash and our best achievements both over the last year or two and for our entire 12½-year history. Now, let’s look forward, to what people would like to see the organization accomplish in the future.
By Mark Eckenwiler (Guest Contributor) • July 6, 2020
From the 1870s up to the present day, competing interests — erecting monuments and memorials, preserving space for civic recreation, and catering to vehicular traffic — have led to drastic changes in our shared public spaces.
By Christina Sturdivant Sani (Contributor) • July 6, 2020
Explore COVID-19’s impact on design and architecture. Find out why the public needs a voice in transit. Learn about DCRA’s new and improved residential permit process, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
To address objections from the administration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser the DC Council is expected today to repeal and replace measures in emergency legislation on policing it passed on June 9, which had been scheduled to take effect today. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
Amid a plateau in the number of cases, Virginia reported no known coronavirus-related deaths Monday and the region recorded five new fatalities Monday, the lowest regional number of deaths since March 28. Meanwhile, Montgomery County closed three businesses Monday for violating coronavirus restrictions and is investigating a fourth. (Dana Hedgpeth and Fenit Nirappil / Post, Rebecca Tan / Post)
As the Washington region business slowly begin asking workers to return to offices, Metro is seeking return-to-work information from workers and businesses so it can plan to increase levels of rail and bus service. (Kristi King / WTOP)
A #BlackHomesMatter rally at Freedom Plaza called attention Monday to the need to fund repairs to public housing, as well as several other housing issues that disproportionately impact Black DC residents. DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday he will propose another $25 million for public housing repairs in the city’s 2021 budget. (Eliza Berkon / DCist)
A group of Bethesda religious leaders wants Montgomery County to pause construction of a self-storage facility on River Road so research can be done on the site, which may be the location of a historic cemetery for enslaved people. (Neal Augenstein / WTOP)
DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) is expected to introduce a budget amendment today to increase income taxes on individuals earning at least $250,000 to fund a local version of low-income housing tax credits. If passed, the additional revenue would total $7.25 million in the fiscal year 2021 and around $12–13 million annually in the fiscal years 2022-2024. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Amid a dispute between people using Arlington’s South Abingdon Street bridge over I-395 to show support for Black Lives Matter and those who have removed or defaced Black Lives Matter slogans, more than 500 people have signed a petition to rename the bridge “Black Lives Matter Bridge.” (ARLnow)
