By Alex Baca (Policy Manager), Caitlin Rogger (Interim Executive Director), Ron Thompson (Transportation Equity Organizer) • May 3, 2021
Right before the District’s budget season, the DC Council holds performance oversight hearings, where councilmembers question the agencies they oversee, including the District Department of Transportation, the Office of Planning, and the Department of Housing and Community Development. GGWash’s Advocacy team provided testimony at several key hearings. Here’s what they had to say.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • May 3, 2021
How on-demand transportation could impact paratransit. Learn about solar co-ops. Take a virtual tour of net-zero energy homes, and more in this week’s virtual urbanist events.
As President Biden pushes to install a network of electric vehicle chargers across America, some advocates are wondering where they will all go — and if the effort will deal a blow to the movement to reform urban parking policy.
Changes to DC’s mask mandate caused widespread confusion over the weekend. DCist breaks down what the rules actually are now. TLDR: whether or not you’re vaccinated, if you’re indoors in public, you should still be wearing a mask. (Ally Schweitzer / DCist)
A recent financial disclosure details the dozens of real estate holdings still owned by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan’s real estate company is in a trust run by his brother, but he is allowed to receive updates. (Pamela Wood / Baltimore Sun)
Alexandria’s city council is considering adopting a new noise ordinance limiting sound near residences and increasing the fines for violations. (James Cullum / ALXNow)
Reagan Grimes, 7, was shot in the chest while playing outside near a residence she and her mother were visiting in northeast DC on Saturday evening. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition but is expected to make a full recovery. (Post)
DC released body camera footage of Metropolitan Police officers drag racing and crashing on a residential street, and one of the officers involved has been fired. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist, Post. Tip: Chester B.)
The losing bidder on a contract to expand the Beltway and I-270 alleges Maryland chose a company with little construction experience and unrealistic cost estimates. The pick could be challenged in court. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
Residents east of the Anacostia River describe, in their own words, how they deal with violence in the community — staying inside, becoming emotionally numb, or treating it “like a normal rainy day.” (Dee Dwyer / DCist)
