By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • November 1, 2021
A new DDOT dashboard outlines the timeline the agency says people can expect after submitting a 311 service request for a traffic safety investigation.
By Joanne Tang (Editorial Board) • November 1, 2021
In Berlin, cemeteries are being converted to parks, playgrounds, and housing. Is Berlin going in the right direction? Are other cities, including those in the Washington region, likely to follow suit?
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • November 1, 2021
A new vision for rail planning, funding, and implementation. Take a bike tour of two upcoming multi-use trail projects in Alexandria. Join in a multi-ward clean-up event, and more in this week’s urbanist events.
The council subcommittee tasked with redrawing DC’s political boundaries released three maps to spark discussion on “choices and tradeoffs.” The maps show different ways to accomplish the same goals: shrink Ward 6, and grow Wards 7 and 8. (Jenny Gathright / DCist)
In the race for Virginia’s governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Younkin are neck and neck. Meanwhile more seats in the state’s House of Delegate are contested than in more than 15 years. (Teo Armus / Post, Lenny Bronner / Post)
Montgomery County’s “shared streets” program, which closes some streets to vehicles to allow for outdoor dining and pedestrian activity, has been extended through March. It includes locations in Bethesda, Wheaton, and Silver Spring. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
DC’s “Home for the Holidays” campaign is urging landlords to offer leases to people receiving rental assistance and other services in order to move people out of shelters and into housing, with a goal of moving 1,250 people out of shelters. (Megan Cloherty / WTOP)
With the start of Metro’s next budget in July next year, the system could implement a series of fare incentives to lure back riders, from late-night discounts to reduced monthly and weekly passes and a $5 SmarTrip bonus for every $25 spent. (Colleen Grablick / DCist, Justin George / Post)
Children under 12 are expected to finally be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the FDA announced approval last week. DC and Montgomery County have laid out their plans for getting shots into arms. (DCist)
Vincent Orange, a longtime DC political fixture, has filed to run for the Ward 5 DC Council seat he held between 1999 and 2007. Orange resigned from his most recent at-large council seat after receiving criticism for simultaneously taking a job with the DC Chamber of Commerce. (Michael Brice-Saddler / Post)
Top image: A snapshot of one of the map proposals up for discussion as DC considers how to redraw its ward boundaries. Redistricting proposal by DC Council Subcommittee on Redistricting.
