By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • February 24, 2021
2020 didn’t defeat us – but it certainly helped define us. GGWash’s managing editor, George Kevin Jordan, recounts the year, and how, dedicated volunteers, an amazing staff, and readers just like you, helped to keep us going.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • February 24, 2021
On February 22, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau held a roundtable on emergency rental assistance. The roundtable also addressed the goings-on of the mayor’s strike force on rental housing, a group of mayoral appointees tasked with delivering 10 recommendations by mid-March on how to “save” rental housing. by mid-March. Alex Baca, GGWash’s policy manager offered testimony at this meeting.
DC Councilmember Robert White introduced a bill that would study how Metropolitan Police responded to protests from 2017 to 2021 to determine if protesters’ race, religion, sex, national origin, or gender influenced the response. (Elliot C. Williams / DCist)
While testifying at a US Senate hearing on transportation, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan received criticism for his decision to cancel the Baltimore Red Line light rail project and invest those funds in predominantly white communities. (Maryland Matters)
Virginia Sen. Janet D. Howell has dropped legislation that would have withheld Metro funding unless Metro renamed its McLean station after Capital One, saying it was a “crowbar” and wasn’t meant to be passed, and that a “compromise” has been reached. (Post)
As Maryland moves forward with Captial Beltway and I-270 toll road plan, some Maryland officials are backing two bills that would bring more oversight to the highway expansion project and P3s in the state. (John Aaron / WTOP)
Montgomery County will begin phasing out its diesel school buses, with a quarter of its fleet being electric by 2024. The first 25 electric school buses will be in use in the coming year. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
A new study analyzed pre-and post-pandemic ridership trends in Chicago and found that low-income workers and workers of color depend more on bikeshare to travel than their wealthy white counterparts during the pandemic. (Kea Wilson / Streetsblog)
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced yesterday that her eldest sister, Mercia Bowser, passed away from COVID-19. Mercia Bowser retired from a career of helping children, senior adults, and people with disabilities. She also helped advise Metro on services for people with disabilities. (Julie Zauzmer / Post)
