By Faith Walker (The Richmond Racial Equity Essays), Wyatt Gordon (The Richmond Racial Equity Essays) • October 11, 2021
Is the bus a public good? In this essay, authors Faith Walker and Wyatt Gordon write about why they believe bus service in Richmond, Virginia, should be free.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • October 11, 2021
Learn about GU’s Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning. Combat the housing crisis with a strong social housing campaign. A new book looks at the oral history of three DC neighborhoods, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
Arlington County’s board is considering creating “slow zones” of 20 mph on residential streets near 13 schools. The static signage would be tested at those schools before rolling out across the county. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
Tyrone Belton and his daughters Faith and Heavyn were hit by the driver of a Jeep while walking to school last week, on Walk to School Day. Belton says he has a broken ankle, one daughter has a broken leg, and the other needs multiple facial reconstruction surgeries. He said all of them are traumatized and will need therapy. (Megan Rivers / WUSA9)
Montgomery County can now claim to have among the highest vaccination rates of all large counties in the US, with 99% of eligible residents having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Ally Schweitzer / DCist)
A 80-acre redevelopment of part of the Armed Forces Retirement Home would be one of DC’s largest projects ever. Plans unveiled recently include more than 3,100 homes, 1 million square feet of office space, as well as retail, hotels, and open space. Efforts to redevelop the 272-acre property, which spans three wards, date back to 2007. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Ambrose Lane Jr. and Nathan Fleming, two candidates living east of the Anacostia river, have both filed candidacies challenging at-large Councilmember Anita Bonds. Meanwhile, Vincent Orange, a former long-serving councilmember, is running again for his former Ward 5 seat. (Julie Zauzmer Weil / Post, Cuneyt Dil / Axios)
A new documentary, Street Reporter, focuses on the lives of Street Sense Media photojournalist Sheila White and reporter Reggie Black. The film is meant to build empathy for and understanding of those experiencing homelessness. (Ambar Castillo / City Paper)
Artist Torie Partridge sells custom maps of cities including DC, but mapping constantly shifting neighborhood boundaries isn’t simple. Partridge talks to neighborhood residents to see where they think boundaries are. (Michael Neibauer / Business Journal)
