Here's our roundup of "must-read" posts from the week:
This week's "must-read" articles cover Metro's past, some present challenges on roads in DC and Prince George's County, and the future of ANC commissioner races.
For instance, a new website offers up-to-date information about your local Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, and where open commissioner seats are during this year's campaign season.
GGWash's Payton Chung explores why DC has so many historic buildings, while writer Michelle Goldchain takes us on a tour of some early renderings of what Metro could have looked like.
Black Women Bike DC offer a video that unpacks what it's like for people to bicycle in Prince George's County. Meanwhile, DC saw an uptick in moving violations during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic.
Finally, for those passionate journalists who want to cover urbanist issues in the region, there is still time to apply for our Writer/Editor position. Read on.
By Devin Brady (Guest Contributor) • August 3, 2020
As the ANC election season ramped up, I started to see that there were some barriers to participation in these elections, both for candidates and voters. With OpenANC you can access a map that is updated daily with a list of commissioners and candidates.
By Michelle Goldchain (Guest Contributor) • August 2, 2020
The look of the Metro could have been much, much different. It took some time before Chicago-based architect Harry Weese finally got approval from members of the US Commission of Fine Arts.
By Payton Chung (Advocacy Committee) • August 3, 2020
As of 2016, DC had designated 26,749 properties as historic landmarks or historic districts. That’s 19.4 percent of all properties in the District — a proportion many times higher than in cities that are larger and/or older than Washington.
Black Women Bike DC, an organization that encourages bicycling for Black women and girls, recently released a video highlighting what riding a bike in Southern and Central Prince George’s County looks like.
By Adrian Nesta (Guest Contributor) • August 5, 2020
With fewer cars on the road due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, conventional wisdom would say that moving violations would have decreased since March. But it seems the opposite is true. The number of crashes that have taken place may come as a shock as well.
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