By Nick Sementelli (Board of Directors, Advocacy Committee) • October 20, 2020
Updates on traffic-calming curb extensions on 1st Street NW and a new design for a proposed one-way conversion on T Street NE were recently released by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT).
By D. Taylor Reich (Contributor) • October 20, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has caused many people to avoid public transit, leading to increased demand for other forms of transportation. If that demand is satisfied by just automobiles, then air pollution and traffic deaths will keep getting worse. But there is an alternative: cities and regions, including Greater Washington, can plan for walking as a mode of transportation. And now there is a website, Pedestrians First to help you measure walkability from an area as a small as a block to an entire region, and beyond.
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission found that a loose bolt caused two Red Line train cars to separate on October 9. However, after the initial examination, investigators returned to find Metro workers had tightened the bolt at the direction of a supervisor. (Justin George / Post, Dick Uliano / WTOP)
The DC Council passed a bill requiring scooters and e-bikes to be locked to a bike rack or other object when parked starting a year from now, along with other regulations like speed limits, rules against riding under the influence and a cap on the total number of devices in DC at 20,000. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
The Prince George’s County Council approved a first-in-the-nation plan to build six new schools through a $1.2 billion public-private partnership with a group of developers in order to address a school construction backlog. (William Ford / Washington Informer)
The DC Council passed a bill to extend unemployment benefits for the District’s independent contractors, gig workers and people who are self-employed for seven more weeks, just before those benefits were due to run out. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)
Montgomery County election officials have already processed 365,100 vote by mail applications and received 96,700 completed mail in ballots. Election staff is still working through a backlog of more than 5,000 applications. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
Arlington and Alexandria are rethinking how to use the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, which is underutilized and in need of repair. (James Cullum / ALX Now)
The First Baptist Church on 16th Street in Dupont Circle is proposing to replace a three story annex building with 78 apartment units, including six affordable units, as part of a deal with Keener-Squire Properties. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
