Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts.

New DC residents bring their talents, ideas, and resources to our community, but the District is strongest and most representative when they also bring their civic engagement.

Meanwhile, Metro shuts down five Orange Line stations to do major platform work. Here's what you need to know.

Finally, 2021 ranks among the top 10 deadliest years for pedestrians since the federal government began tracking roadway fatalities. Here are four reasons why.

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How to convince your friends to vote in DC
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by Nick Sementelli (Board of Directors) • May 31, 2022

Recent arrivals to DC trot out any number of reasons why they don’t vote here. This guide rebuffs some common excuses – and lays out how to make sure you can vote in the June 21 primary.
Metro’s latest platform shutdown project has begun
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by Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • June 1, 2022

Five stations on the Orange Line closed for platform work this past Saturday and won’t be back open until September, according to Metro.
Why pedestrian deaths in the US hit a record high in 2021
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by Kea Wilson (Streestblog) • June 2, 2022

Pedestrian death rates climbed to a 40-year high in 2021, but experts say the factors driving the surge in national traffic violence crisis emerged far earlier — and that policymakers urgently need to confront them.

JOB POSTING: Freelance with GGWash
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Calling all freelancers! Are you a writer interested in exploring how decisions about land use, transportation, and housing shape the world we live in? GGWash is expanding paid writing opportunities for the GGWash publication. We are looking for pitches for explainers, features, historical pieces, and news articles about transportation, housing, land use, and sustainability in the Washington region.


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