By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • May 28, 2021
A housing strike force released a report this month laying out its recommendations for helping DC’s rental housing market recover after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Tracy Hadden Loh (Board of Directors) • May 28, 2021
Racist microaggressions happen to people every day, but GGWash’s Board Chair Tracy Hadden Loh reflects on how a particular incident forced her to connect the dots of her past with the long legacy of racism towards Asian Americans in the region and beyond.
A plan is to build a 1.6-mile bike lane from Florida Ave. NW to Pennsylvania Ave. NW will move ahead in 2022. The Eastern Downtown protected bike lane project on 9th Street NW is an effort to improve DC.’s infrastructure, and make it safer, Mayor Bowser said in a press release last week. The project has not been without controversy as some business and church leaders worry about the cycletrack’s impact on businesses and parking access. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Since that time there has been a lot of conversation about what police reform is and what it could look like. Here’s a roundup of legislation on police reform throughout the Washington region. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
At a recent Montgomery School Board meeting, students pushed for more water filling stations to be added to MCPS buildings. The debate around water filling stations has been going on in the county since 2018, but now as fountains were banned during the pandemic, some students are pushing for at least two filling stations at each school throughout the county. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Vacant land between the Anacostia River and eastern Capitol Hill is the subject of debate, as many developers have different visions for one of the few remaining large tracts of empty land in DC, with many advocates pushing for the land to offer more affordable housing to residents. (Julie Zauzmer / Post)
The District’s DMV road tests will once again require a parallel parking skills assessment. Parallel parking was nixed from the road test in 2009. Currently, testing parallel parking is not required in Maryland and Virginia. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Outdoor pools opened in DC, over Memorial Day Weekend, after being closed since 2019. Indoor pools open Tuesday. All pools and splash parks will be open Saturday and Sunday only until June 27 and then have individual summer hours beginning June 28. (Aja Beckham / DCist)
Top image: Paramedics respond to a cyclist struck and injured by a driver on 9th Street used with permission.
