By Wyatt Gordon (The Virginia Mercury ) • July 19, 2021
To reduce the danger of driving, Virginia state officials are now planning a new comprehensive road safety campaign to slow down drivers. However, controversies around equitable enforcement and the political unpopularity of speeding cameras means that no one can say at the moment what the final program will look like when details are debuted this fall.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • July 19, 2021
The District Department of Transportation will host an open house on the 9th Street NW protected bike lane project. Learn how to write your best essay about COVID-19, recovery, and transportation systems. Discover how translators communicate ideas from one language to another, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
In a survey conducted by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, respondents said they would prefer that Metro extends into Prince William County over bus rapid transit or VRE service. The 1,352 survey respondents live in or commute along the Route 1 and Interstate 95 corridors in Prince William and Fairfax counties. (Jared Foretek / WTOP)
DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is proposing adding a baby bonds program, which would provide low-income children with annual payments of up to $1,000 per year, onto the mayor’s $17.5 billion budget proposal. Also on the table is an Access to Justice initiative, which offers low-income people involved in civil matters like eviction proceedings, free legal representation. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Fairfax County Public Schools officials want to build a parking lot for Justice High School on a narrow two-acre strip of parkland, as part of an expansion plan to accommodate for the school’s growth in student size. Some community members are opposed to the move citing a lack of communication throughout the process, and saying the neighborhood has less access to park space. (Karina Elwood / Post)
Washington Science Joint Venture submitted an application to Montgomery County last month to redevelop a 21.56-acre site at Montrose Parkway and Towne Road. The site would provide over 2.2 million square feet of new mixed-use, and about 2,060 units, 313 of which would be will be moderately-priced dwelling units (MPDUs). (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Some business owners Adams Morgan are calling on DC officials to disband the neighborhood’s business improvement district (BID), with some accusing the organization of bad management that only benefits a few. (Fredrick Kunkle / Post)
A physical education teacher at Dunbar High School, in Truxton Circle, started a cycling club to keep his students engaged. Members of Prime Ability traveled around the city twice-weekly throughout the school year, relieving some stress for students during the pandemic. (Debbie Truong / WAMU)
