In theory, police officers exist to dissuade people from engaging in bad behavior. So what happens when police officers engage in the bad behavior they’re said to be preventing? And what does that mean in a time when many residents are calling for a better way to provide traffic enforcement, that keeps all people safe?
By Mike English (Guest Contributor) • May 19, 2021
The Montgomery County Planning Department recently wrapped up series of community conversations about the Silver Spring downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. Most of the attendees were supportive of the plan and of a generally urbanist vision, including building dense housing and mixed-use development on such sites. However, a long-running tension about Silver Spring caused debate among attendees.
Kevin Quinn Jr., Maryland Transit Administrator since 2017, is leaving the agency in June to become the CEO of TransLink in Vancouver in British Columbia. Quinn helped oversee the construction of the troubled Purple Line. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
The Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial along the Tidal Basin has the only statue to depict a president with a disability, showing FDR in his wheelchair. But a new report finds the site is not fully accessible to blind visitors. (Theresa Vargas / Post)
The Arlington County Board voted to explore creating a civilian review board for the Arlington County Police Department. The civilian board would receive police conduct complaints, review disciplinary decisions, and make policy recommendations, but would not be able to investigate the police independently. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
In an online news briefing, Montgomery County officials discussed relaxing the guidelines around wearing masks while acknowledging that some people may still feel more comfortable wearing them even if fully vaccinated. They also noted that rent relief is needed beyond the pandemic. (Hannah Parker / WTOP)
Maryland officials and critics of Governor Hogan’s P3 highway plan are urging the state to pursue federal funds to rebuild the American Legion Bridge. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
The Montgomery Housing Partnership is proposing a six-story, 170 unit housing building at Nebel Street and Old Georgetown Road in White Flint for people of varying incomes, with at least a quarter of units designated as affordable. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
