By Caitlin Rogger (Policy Manager) • July 22, 2020
Mask wearing is an essential way to prevent coronavirus transmission. But if we’re going to defeat COVID-19, a disease which has killed nearly 140,000 Americans, many of them people of color, we should focus on systematic approaches to reduce risk across the board, including universal mask wearing.
By Payton Chung (Advocacy Committee) • July 22, 2020
When it comes to ribbon windows, aluminum facade panels, pink marble and brass lobbies, beige carpet, and fluorescent tube lights, we’re number one! What should the region do with their glut of 80s and 90s-style office buildings?
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order requiring people to wear a mask, in most cases, anytime they are in public. This comes after DC experienced a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. The order is in effect at least until October 9. (Andrew Giambrone / DCist)
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments approved the National Capital Trail Network, an extensive network of long-distance trails and off-street paths that would provide people of all abilities a safe, non-motorized option for travel. While only a third of the system exists, the goal is to have the network completed by 2045. (Kristi King / WTOP)
A Reddit user may have found the new name for Washington’s NFL team — the Sentinels. The user discovered that the same company that runs “Redskins.com” registered the domain “DCSentinels.com. (Frank Schwab / Yahoo Sports)
Officials in Fairfax County are looking for ways to expand their internal compost pilot program to the public. Some ideas that have been considered include putting compost bins next to bins for glass recycling, collecting compost at farmer’s markets and schools, and providing compost materials at the I-95 Landfill Complex & I-66 Transfer Station. (Catherine Douglas Moran / Reston Now)
The DC Council approved the disposition of a 27,024 sqft lot across the street from the Anacostia Metro station to Howard Road Community Partners for the development of 18 townhomes. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
The Sierra Club is reckoning with its history of racism. John Muir, an influential leader of the environmental movement noted for saving Yosemite Valley and helping form the National Park Service was a racist, and two of the Sierra Clubs founding members Joseph LeConte and David Starr Jordan were white supremacists. (Shelby Grad / LA Times)
