Washington Post: Ford’s futurist, and city planners, try to see past the conventional car
When Sheryl Connelly was growing up in Metro Detroit, she worried that the ease of newfangled power steering was going to lull Americans into oblivion.
Washington Post: Amid prosperity, D.C.’s independent retailers struggle to survive
As bike lanes popped up across the city, the owners of Bicycle Space hoped to capitalize on a growing cycling craze when they leased a prime storefront three years ago in Northwest Washington.
Washington Post: District is ramping up street safety measures for the new year
After a year marked by a rise in traffic fatalities, the District is entering 2019 with a plan city officials hope will make streets safer for its 700,000 residents and the hundreds of thousands more who visit and work in the nation’s…
Washington Post: D.C. police chief says critical council hearing ‘emboldened’ drug dealers
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham took an unusually sharp swipe at a council member on Friday, saying criticism of police aired at a public hearing over the summer “emboldened” criminals on one troubled street.
Greater Greater Washington: Urbanist Hero(es) of the Week: ANC commissioners give up their parking…
Seventeen (and counting) Advisory Neighborhood Comissioners are pledging to give up their free parking passes, making them our latest Urbanist Heroes of the Week. Signees are urging the DC Council to prioritize making the city better for…
WAMU: Amtrak Says It Will Double Its Union Station Concourse Capacity By 2022
Congestion relief could be coming for Amtrak’s crowded concourse at Union Station, the second busiest train station in the nation.
Curbed DC: D.C. is about to see a lot more electric bikes and scooters this year
Get ready for more dockless electric bikes and electric scooters in the District in 2019.
Colbert King in The Post: If D.C. really wants to improve public schools, treat the principals…
The defensive marketing of the D.C. school system by educators and city leaders can mask real problems that undercut the District’s public education system. One such issue involves the official who is the hub of every school’s wheel: the…
DCist: The D.C. Government Is Cleaning Up The Federal Government’s Mess
Images of overflowing garbage cans and litter around the National Mall are a federal government shutdown classic. But things aren’t nearly as bad as one might think from a handful of posts on social media showing trash pile-ups.
WTOP: 2 suspects arrested, millions of dollars’ worth of heroin seized in DC
WASHINGTON — The arrest of two suspected drug dealers has led to the seizure of a cache of weapons, millions of dollars of heroin and a Maserati, District and federal officials announced Friday.
T. Donna Chen in The Post: How to make Ford’s driverless car experiment work for D.C.
In October, Ford announced that it will begin testing self-driving vehicles on D.C. streets, offering urban planners, policymakers and residents a window into how mobility-on-demand autonomous vehicles can redefine transportation.
Joan Claybrook and Jacqueline S. Gillan in The Post: D.C. is not ready for Ford’s driverless vehicle…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced last year that the District would be the corporate testing ground for Ford’s driverless vehicles. Throughout our careers in highway and auto safety, we have strongly and successfully advocated for…
DDOT moves ahead on plans for three new protected bike lanes in Northwest
Editor's Note: Originally published on Jan. 4, this post has been updated with the new Feb. 13 deadline for public comment.
The District is moving forward with plans to expand its network of protected bike lanes with three new routes…
DCist: D.C. Police Seize More Than 88 Pounds Of Heroin During Drug Bust
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested two people in connection with a large seizure of illegal guns and drugs. Officers seized more than 88 pounds of heroin in the bust, making it the largest heroin seizure in D.C.-area history,…
Washington Post: House leadership gives its blessing to D.C. Statehood
U.S. House leadership has endorsed statehood for the District of Columbia, including in the first bill filed in the new Congress language that would provide D.C. with two senators and a representative, all with full voting rights.
DCist: ‘We’re Seeing A Piece Of D.C. Culture Disappear’: High Rents Are Threatening Mom-And-Pop…
If you’re passionate about food and considering opening a restaurant of your own, Dan Simons of Founding Farmers has just one word of advice: “Don’t.”
District Links: Pelosi backs statehood bill; higher fines for traffic violations go into effect…
TGIF! Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is backing DC’s statehood bill, formally reintroduced yesterday to a Democratic-controlled U.S. House.
Taxation of Digital Goods in the District of Columbia
Taxation of Digital Goods in the District of Columbia
Thursday, January 3, 2019
The District of Columbia Council has passed legislation amending the sales and use tax treatment of digital goods sold or used in the…
Norton Releases Prepared Remarks for D.C. Statehood Press Conference
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
January 4, 2019
Norton Releases Prepared Remarks for D.C. Statehood Press Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her prepared remarks from a press…
NBC4: DC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Canceled This Year
The 2019 St. Patrick's Day parade in D.C. has been canceled due to the rising cost of security.