By Caitlin Rogger (Policy Manager) • July 13, 2020
People say “wear a damn mask” a lot these days. Does repeating this phrase and its iterations of “personal responsibility” help slow the transmission of coronavirus, or is it like shouting at drivers not to speed - cathartic but ultimately ineffective.
By Christina Sturdivant Sani (Contributor) • July 13, 2020
Is DC statehood really possible? Join GGWash to learn about the ANC process and how being a commissioner works. Find out the future of automated vehicle technologies, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
By Christina Sturdivant Sani (Contributor) • July 13, 2020
In 2005, Malissa Freese took an eye-opening trip in search of a new home. Coming off DC’s Interstate 295, she hit the block of Benning Road NE that houses a Pepco facility and made a left turn on Anacostia Avenue into River Terrace, a cul-de-sac neighborhood that sits along the Anacostia River (where, full disclosure, this writer grew up).
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • July 13, 2020
Greater Greater Washington uses its style guide to keep articles consistent, and in keeping with a few other organizations, we thought it would be fun to publish it last September for you all to see. Now, we’ve made a few more changes.
As COVID-19 forces people to rethink the built environment, architects facing this “transformational moment” are beginning to think larger than walkable cities and energy-efficient high-rises and exploring how architecture can become political and organic. (Philip Kennicott / Post)
On Monday, the District announced 59 new coronavirus infections and no new deaths. Of the about 568 people who have died from COVID-19 in DC, 74% of deaths were Black residents, who make up 46% of DC’s population. (NBC4)
According to Metropolitan Police Department data, the murder of 58-year-old Paul Lewis Butler in Fort Davis on Sunday became the 100th homicide in DC this year. At this time last year, the city had recorded 81 homicides and ended the year recording 166 total. (Nathan Diller / DCist)
In a letter to three Virginia Democratic lawmakers signed by prosecutors representing half of the commonwealth, the prosecutors said they were behind “all measures related to police officer accountability for use of force misconduct and other behavior-related complaints.” (Ken Duffy / WTOP)
A 2020 report on interstate highways by a DC-based transportation research group, found Maryland is second to California for traffic-congested urban interstates, with 82% of Maryland urban interstates congested during peak periods. (Dick Uliano / WTOP)
If the Montgomery County Council passes a budget allotment currently under consideration to fund the first year of a proposed Housing Production Fund, two development projects first to tap into that fund could result in up to 731 housing units, including 345 set aside as affordable units. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Leading Maryland counties in the number of coronavirus infections at 19,773 cases as of Monday, Prince George’s County health officer announced that the county will test all of its public safety employees to help curb the asymptomatic spread of the virus. (Rachel Chason / Post)
