By Nena Perry-Brown (Editorial Board) • August 26, 2021
Here is how the public sector shifted responsibility for offering “a decent home and a suitable living environment” for low-income families back to the private sector.
Montgomery County is extending its pandemic-inspired Shared Streets program, which allows outdoor dining and recreation in public spaces, through November 28. Meanwhile, Grove Street in Silver Spring has been designated a semi-permanent Neighborhood Greenway, with limited vehicle traffic, after starting out as a Shared Streets pilot program. (Glynis Kazanjian / WTOP)
Generally, creating a river crossing requires cooperation from both shores. So although DC has made moves toward a gondola between Georgetown and Rosslyn, the project is stalled because Arlington isn’t on board. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Alexandria’s DASH transit system will be fully fare free as of September 6. DASH General Manager Josh Baker says it’s part of a shift toward thinking of transit as public infrastructure. (Justin George / Post)
The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is set to open the week of September 6 on South Capitol Street. Then a mile east, the 11th Street Bridge Park is scheduled to open in 2024. Community leaders say the bridges could extend development and opportunity to Ward 8, but they are wary of displacement. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
Expired DC licenses and identification cards must be renewed by September 9, according to the DMV. The deadline was pushed back from July to give people time to get appointments. (Brielle Ashford / WUSA9)
People gathered in DC Thursday to protest the killing of Antwan Gilmore, 27, in Northeast DC. Police shot and killed Gilmore after responding to reports of a man unconscious in his car. Body camera footage indicates police shot at him as he was driving away, which officials say is “inconsistent with our policies.” (Ida Domingo / ABC7, Post)
The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden Administration’s pandemic eviction moratorium, saying to maintain a moratorium Congress has to authorize it. (Tierney Sneed / CNN)
