In October 2016, Chevy Chase resident Ned Gaylin was struck and killed by a driver while bicycling through the intersection of Little Falls Parkway and the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery County. The former mayor called safety improvements there an “intentional traffic jam.”
The aviation industry rivals entire countries in the number of carbon emitted. For centuries, the 30-minute commute has ruled urban life. Big cities face the threat of catastrophic heatwaves.
By Eve Zhurbinskiy (Editorial Board) • August 30, 2019
Last week, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that college students at DC-based universities will be able to purchase discounted $25 Capital Bikeshare passes, thanks to the efforts of student advocates. The passes, which typically cost $85 annually, will be available for purchase immediately for George Washington University students.
By Will Schick (Guest Contributor) • August 30, 2019
The underpasses at K, L, and M Streets in the NoMa area of Northeast DC give off an unpleasant odor. Put bluntly, they reek of urine. And the rotting piles of garbage strewn up and down their sidewalks do little to mask the smell.
Without a trauma center east of the Anacostia River, it takes an ambulance about 30 minutes in light traffic to transport an injured person to one of the four trauma centers clustered in Northwest Washington. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)
Citing a medical procedure and a “personal family matter,” Corbett Price, DC’s last principal member to the Metro board, resigned August 30 following scrutiny over his role in the ethics committee investigation into then-WMATA board chair and DC Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
The annual summertime lull on Washington region roads ends today, with traffic expected to increase between now and the end of September as commuters end summer vacations and return to driving children to school. (Lori Aratani / Post)
Returning to school Tuesday are public school students from Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, which are Maryland’s two largest school districts, along with students living in Virginia’s Arlington and Alexandria counties. DC public schools began their school year on August 26. (Max Smith / WTOP)
For the last 10 years, Maret School, a private school with an annual tuition of about $40,000, has been given exclusive after-school and Saturday use of a city-owned athletic field, which prevents a nearby Boys and Girls Club from using the field at the same time. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Less than four months after the city displaced residents experiencing homelessness from an underpass on L Street for a public art installation, the residents have returned, prompting the NoMa BID in an open letter on August 21 to ask the city again to intervene. Many people have weighed in on the subject since the letter was sent out. (Petula Dvorak / Post)
Although forecasters expect Hurricane Dorian to stay offshore, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency as the hurricane continues to move toward the East Coast and is expected to affect southeastern Virginia on Thursday. (Gina Cook / NBC4)
With an estimated 11 years left to greatly reduce global carbon emissions before catastrophic environmental effects, Gothenburg, Sweden an industrial port city of 600,000 residents has reimagined itself as the “most sustainable city in the world” and may be a model for others to follow. (Reif Larsen / GQ)
