By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • July 20, 2020
On Tuesday, the DC Council will take its first vote on the Vision Zero Omnibus bill, which passed unanimously out of its committee hearing on July 10. This legislation is part of the District’s larger goal to end traffic deaths by 2024.
By Christina Sturdivant Sani (Contributor) • July 20, 2020
Learn about how individual interventions can make bigger waves than grand plans. Get some basic bike info with Spanish subtitles. Find out what the status of the freight train industy could mean for the broader economy.
Darryl Haden, 34, and Mathieu Ghirardo, 21, start their workday when many of us are prepping for our exit. As fryers at Amsterdam Falafelshop, they come in around 4 pm, and may not get off work until 4 am the following morning. For both Ghirardo, who lives in Arlington, Virginia, and Haden, who lives in Oxon Hill, Maryland, this schedule creates complicated transportation challenges as they try to get home.
Metro announced Monday that rail service will increase on Aug. 16, and Metrobus service will expand its routes and operating hours on Aug. 23. The agency also said it also will double the amount of an after-hours subsidy program that provides Lyft service for late-night riders from $3 per ride to $6. (Justin George / Post)
In an email to Maryland’s deputy secretary for public health, the health officers in Baltimore City and the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s asked the state to reevaluate what activities are permitted given a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases across the state. (Post)
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring asked a judge on Monday to dissolve an injunction blocking the removal of a Richmond statue of Robert E. Lee, who fought against the United States to perpetuate chattel slavery. In June, Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the removal of the statue on Monument Avenue, but its removal has been held up in the court. (Abigail Constantino / WTOP)
After the DC Council unanimously approved a budget last week that would increase police spending by 1.6% instead of the mayor’s ask for 3%, Mayor Muriel Bowser wrote in a letter this weekend saying the proposed $568 million for MPD will mean 250 fewer officers and may ultimately increase costs because of “significant pressure on overtime.” (Jenny Gathright / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
DC Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1) plans to introduce legislation to build 142 apartments and six townhomes, including 43 units of public housing, that will redevelop the Park Morton public housing complex in Park View. A group of Park View residents successfully stalled related plans to build 273 units at the nearby Bruce Monroe Park. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
With 73% of the positive coronavirus tests in July in Montgomery County coming from Latinx residents, two county council members propose that the county spend about $7.5 million on testing, public education, and resources for Latinx residents. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
In a letter to Maryland’s Department of Transportation, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich called for extending the review and comment period from 90 days to 120 days for the 18,000-page environmental impact report about widening parts of I-270 and the Captial Beltway. (Mike Murillo / WTOP)
The Baltimore City Council approved on Monday a charter amendment to create an administrator to oversee the city’s day-to-day operations alongside the mayor. It’s unclear if outgoing Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young will sign the legislation, which has the support of the Democratic nominee for mayor, City Council President Brandon Scott. (Talia Richman / Baltimore Sun)
