District Links: Council advances toward final vote on expelling Evans; Bowser admin testing free,…
Happy Tuesday. The DC Council is advancing toward a final vote on expelling Jack Evans from the office he's held since 1991.
UrbanTurf: AU Park Superfresh Site Development Can Finally Move Forward
More than four years after its initial introduction, and two months after a contentious two-night hearing, the Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve a planned unit development (PUD) for the former Superfresh grocery site just off…
DCist: That Whole ‘Uber, But For Housing Inspectors’ Program Is Up And Running
It’s not often that a D.C. government agency goes on something of a massive hiring spree. But that’s exactly what the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has quietly done in recent months, training hundreds of new inspectors to…
WTOP: Shrinking the speed zone could mean fewer speeding tickets on I-295
Good news for commuters who use Interstate 295. D.C. has scaled back the boundaries of a speed reduction zone, where photo enforcement cameras issued thousands of tickets to drivers exceeding the 40 mph limit.
Washington Post: Pilot program to test free and discounted Metro fare cards for low-income D.C.…
More than 1,000 low-income D.C. residents will receive free or discounted SmarTrip cards as part of a pilot program to eliminate the cost of transportation as an impediment to jobs, services and recreational opportunities, officials…
WAMU: Local Universities Suspend Hong Kong Study Abroad Programs In Rare Move
Several universities in the Washington region have taken the rare step of suspending study abroad programs in Hong Kong after clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police escalated last month.
WTOP: DC to give some riders free Metro trips as part of study on transit equity
D.C. is looking into how to create more equity on Metro. By paying some riders’ fares and not paying for others, the new study aims to examine whether subsidies would change how low-income riders use the transit system.
ABC7: DC councilmember moves for answers after 7 On Your Side speed camera investigation
"I can't help but think that this is, at least in part, about revenue generation," said Ward 3 councilmember, Mary Cheh – who also oversees the Committee on Transportation and the Environment.
WAMU: D.C.’s Old Buildings Get Help Meeting New Energy Efficiency Requirements
In many cities, new buildings have to achieve a certain level of energy efficiency. Late last year, D.C. became the first to pass a law requiring efficiency upgrades to old buildings as well. The city is working on one piece of that law…
DCist: Street Vendors In D.C. And New York Are Teaming Up To Demand Better Treatment From Police
Nearly three weeks ago, a 15-year-old girl named Genesis Lemus was hurt in a confrontation with police officers as she sold plantain chips and atole de elote on a Columbia Heights sidewalk with her younger brother nearby. The incident was…
DCist: This D.C. Photographer Captured ‘The Last Of Chocolate City’ In Powerful Black-And-White…
It’s a mild Sunday afternoon in December, and Steven M. Cummings is relaxing in his converted carriage house in a back alley off H and 8th Streets NE. The cozy space has a loft, self-made art on the brick walls, and a ton of cameras he’s…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Remembering Robert Asher
ON THE POST’S editorial page, perhaps no writer on state and local topics has spilled more ink, or commanded greater expertise, than Robert L. Asher, who died Friday at age 83. “Some think I have power,” said Katharine Graham, The Post’s…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Launch Study on Impact of Income-Based Transit Subsidies on Equity
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Human Services, District Department of Transportation and DC Office of the City Administrator
December 9, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
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Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Create Local Task Forces on Policing in Wake of Continuing…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 9, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced she has introduced a bill to establish a grant program from existing…
WAMU: Reduced Fares For The Poor? Metro To Consider Discounts For Low-Income Riders
There might be some temporary relief on the horizon for the District’s most vulnerable residents who take public transportation, as the Metro board mulls over a proposal to cut fares or provide free transit.
WTOP: Metro considers larger fare hike, major bus changes
Metro will consider a larger rush-hour fare hike next summer, as well as the elimination of some popular bus routes.
Press Release: Norton Supports Puerto Rican Statehood Bill, Urges 18 Republican Cosponsors to…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 9, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter today to 18 Republican Members of Congress cosponsoring the Puerto…
District Links: Report uncertain on benefits of splitting up DCRA as envisioned in council bill;…
Happy Monday. Here’s a buzzkill: A firm contracted to study whether a bill to split up the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs would improve building code enforcement doesn’t have an answer.
Washington Post: Robert Asher, Washington Post editorial writer, dies at 83
Robert L. Asher, a journalist who spent decades at The Washington Post writing editorials on issues of local and regional importance such as traffic congestion, the operation, construction and financing of the Metro rapid transit system,…
WTOP: DC Democratic Party to Jack Evans: ‘It’s time to move on’
Embattled D.C. Council Member Jack Evans could be expelled from his seat on the council as soon as next week, and now the District’s Democratic Party is telling Evans “it’s time to move on” from his role there, too.