By David Alpert (Executive Director) • July 8, 2020
Is there something unique about GGWash’s approach that lets us be particularly effective? This was the sixth question I posed to staff, board members, and members of two volunteer committees in a recent strategic planning survey.
By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • July 8, 2020
Green-painted bike lanes make cycling safer, by reminding car drivers to watch out for cyclists when driving across bike lanes. That’s a great benefit, and it works, but it’s not the main reason so many cyclists get so excited over a little bit of color.
By Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • July 8, 2020
A Metro 7000-series Red Line train traveling towards Glenmont derailed outside the Silver Spring station on Tuesday, July 7, causing train service to be suspended between Forest Glen and Takoma through the evening. Metro personnel were able to safely evacuate the 32 passengers on board the train, and no serious injuries were reported.
Metro entered into a deal to provide SunPower Corporation and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power with space on its parking lots and garages to install solar panels on carports and canopies at Anacostia, Cheverly, Naylor Road and Southern Avenue rail stations. (Justin George / Post)
Funding for the H Street streetcar extension to the Benning Road Metro station was in jeopardy of being cut in order to shift funds towards public housing repairs. The budget debate exposed the lack of confidence about the streetcar expansion project. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Moving to a city from a small community is often seen as a gateway to the middle class. However, for Black people moving to a city does not offer the same opportunities as their white counterparts. (Andrew Van Dam / Post)
DC may be joining Maine and Vermont in allowing incarcerated people convicted of a felony to vote due to a provision of an emergency police reform bill. While the emergency legislation is not expected to be vetoed by the Mayor, it would expire after 90 days unless the DC Council approves a permanent version of the legislation. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
DC Councilmember Anita Bonds changed her position of support for diverting funds from the H St. NE streetcar to the DC Housing Authority for public housing repairs. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
While Phase Two of DC’s reopening plan allows for museums to open at a limited capacity, many museums in DC are grappling with how they will reopen and adjust. (Chelsea Cirruzzo / DCist)
