By Will Schick (Guest Contributor) • October 28, 2019
It’s 10:29 am on a Friday in October. Nathan Harrington, founder of Ward 8 Woods, a local DC nonprofit that aims to clean up the forests in Anacostia, has just finished staking a sign onto the side of the road that says, “Your Litter Hits Close To Home.”
By Julie Strupp (Managing Editor) • October 28, 2019
In light of yet another road death and DC’s Vision Zero hearing last Thursday, there’s been a renewed discussion about improving road safety recently. That got us wondering about what the most dangerous roads in the region are, or at least the ones that feel the most treacherous to you.
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • October 28, 2019
Learn about the expansion of Union Station and Burnham Place, celebrate excellence in landscape architecture, hobnob with fellow urbanists at the Smart Growth Social, and more in urbanist events.
By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • October 28, 2019
Richmond’s 5th District lies at the heart of the city, both geographically and culturally, and the upcoming election for the City Council seat there is bringing urbanist issues like safer streets and better transit to the fore.
After videos on social media circulated showing Metro’s 7000-series car doors shutting without warning as trains picked up passengers, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission opened an investigation Friday to find out what caused multiple instances of doors closing without the automated “step back, doors closing” message. (Justin George / Post)
New rules for home sharing services in DC allow short-term rentals of bedrooms, basements, or carriage houses as long as the owner also resides on the property during the rental. It also set a 90-day annual cap on short-term rentals when the owner is not present, and bans short-term rentals of second or third homes. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
In the aftermath of a two-car crash on Connecticut Avenue that seriously injured a man who was on the sidewalk holding his bike, Maryland lawmakers representing Chevy Chase and Kensington will hold a public meeting on November 5 about how to make that stretch of road safer. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
Inspired by an interactive Smithsonian map showing the escape route of assassin John Wilkes Booth, a local historian created an interactive map of Arlington that lets users explore what the county looked like through photographs 100 years ago. (Airey / ARLnow)
DC should recognize the greater good of encouraging clean energy adoption through residential solar panels and reject the Historic Preservation Review Board’s recent ruling that solar panels harm the aesthetic of historic structures, the authors argue. (Evan Yeats, Erin Palmer, and Geoff Bromaghim / DC Line)
Although condos in DC are more prevalent, there are over 100 co-op buildings in the District. An owner in a co-op buys shares in the building and pays monthly co-op fees that include the owner’s share of annual property taxes, utilities, services, and other expenses. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
As part of the districtwide goal of diverting 80% of trash out of the landfill or incinerator by 2032, DC Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced a bill that would add requirements and incentives to encourage recycling, including requiring DC businesses to compost their food scraps. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
