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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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