By Mark Rodeffer (Editorial Board, Elections Committee), Matthias Paustian (Guest Contributor) • July 29, 2020
In March, Washington Gas unveiled its “climate business plan” purporting to explain how the utility will comply with DC’s commitment of carbon neutrality by 2050. But instead of laying out a vision of renewable energy from sources like wind and solar, the utility’s plan calls for continued burning of fossil fuels.
By Payton Chung (Advocacy Committee) • July 29, 2020
Despite the glut of unused office space, office conversion has been comparatively limited in the region. These are the considerations that factor in to whether an obsolete office building might be a candidate for another use.
By Dan Malouff (Board of Directors, Editorial Board) • July 29, 2020
Crossing the Potomac River between DC’s Palisades neighborhood and North Arlington, there have been eight bridges since 1797. For much of the 19th Century, the crossing was a literal chain suspension bridge.
Longtime WAMU transportation reporter and occasional GGWash contributor Martin Di Caro harassed multiple people in the journalism and transportation industries, seeking sexual relationships with them, according to numerous allegations. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
On Wednesday President Trump tweeted that suburbanites will no longer need to worry about low-income housing being built in their neighborhoods, referring to his administration’s decision roll back an Obama-era program meant to address racial segregation in housing through expanded provisions of the Fair Housing Act. (New York Times)
Residents and local organizations led a protest to bring awareness to the living conditions of seniors in public housing in Northwest DC. Garfield Senior apartments is one of the properties DCHA identified as needing major repairs. While DCHA acknowledges the urgent need for repairs, it admits that more substantial rehabilitation will come from its “Transformation Plan.” (Jenny Gathright / DCist)
The region ranks number one in having the most suburban office space in the country. According to a new report, the largest suburban submarket in the region is Tysons, Virginia, which is also the seventh-largest submarket in the nation. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
The Montgomery County Council passed a bill that will put a limit on the amount of force police can use. The new bill will prohibit police officers from using chokeholds and limit the use of “no-knock” warrants. The legislation still allows for the use of deadly force as a last resort. (Kate Ryan / WTOP)
Attorney General Brian Frosh called for Governor Larry Hogan to extend Maryland’s eviction moratorium until January and expand the amount of funding for rental relief programs in the state. Right now an estimated 292,000 Maryland residents are at risk of eviction. (Bennett Leckrone / Maryland Matters)
