While the redistricting process of redrawing legislative district lines, following the national census, can be a routine affair, a County Council meeting in Prince George’s last month was anything but ordinary. Here’s what happened and why it matters to residents.
By Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Director) • November 9, 2021
On Oct. 28, GGWash held its first webinar of our series, “Getting There.” The series takes a big-picture look at transportation patterns in the Washington region, equity and sustainability needs, and implications for the future of transportation planning.
The legend for years has been that Georgetown NIMBYs blocked a Metro stop. In reality, the station just never became a reality because Metro was envisioned as a link between homes and workplaces, and Georgetown didn’t have many of either. (Luke Mullins / Washingtonian)
New security checkpoints have opened at National Airport as among the final steps of a $1 billiion upgrade that includes the new concourse that opened in April. (Lori Aratani / Post)
A water delivery truck driver struck and killed a 75-year-old pedestrian in the Asbury Methodist Village retirement community in Gaithersburg on Tuesday. It marks the sixth pedestrian fatality in Montgomery County this year. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat)
A roundtable discussion was held Tuesday on DC’s program to turn encampments into no-tent zones while connecting residents with housing. The administration is defending the program, but encampment residents testified they’ve been pushed out, and advocates are asking to decouple homeless services outreach from efforts to clear encampments by specific dates. (Marissa J. Lang / Post)
The Town of Vienna is considering making pandemic outdoor dining provisions permanent. The rules allow businesses to use parking space for outdoor dining. A public hearing on the matter is set for November 15. (David Taube / Tysons Reporter)
DC is in the process of redrawing its political boundaries. Why does it have to do that? Where are we in the process? Why does it matter? How does parking fit in? DCist’s Martin Austermuhle lays it all out. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
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