Nick DelleDonne in The Post: Bike lanes are not the best way to protect children in D.C.
To underscore her administration’s concern for road safety around children, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced new traffic safety enhancements near schools, but the link between traffic design and child safety is sometimes used to!-->…
UrbanTurf: Penthouse Conversions in the DC Region?
A bit of a penthouse conversion trend is occurring at buildings around the DC region.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s Little Acre Flowers committed to source locally. Now…
Little Acre Flowers bills itself as D.C.’s only locally sourcing florist, acquiring its inventory largely from farms within 10 to 20 miles of the city — but a little further away in winter time.
Washington Business Journal: A nonprofit wants to expand its historic Dupont Circle headquarters. An…
A prominent, scientific nonprofit is looking to renovate and expand its Dupont Circle headquarters, advancing plans to build an unusual addition to its historic building.
DCist: D.C. Is Auctioning Off Its Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Before The Ban Goes Into Effect
The D.C. government is auctioning off 13 gas-powered leaf blowers before the city’s ban goes into effect on January 1, 2022.
Press Release: Metropolitan Police Department Receives Over $3 Million from the U.S. Department of…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 10, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that they have awarded the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District Links: Metro eyes gradual return of 7000-series trains, but no timetable yet; AG seeks ban…
There's still no timetable for a return to more frequent Metrorail service, but top officials have revealed more about their plans on how to do so.
Washington Post: Georgetown students renew push for reparations to descendants of enslaved people
University officials say it has been helping descendants and a reconciliation fund will begin considering grant proposals this spring
Washington Post: Yeshivas are mostly places where Orthodox men study the Torah. A D.C. rabbi wants…
Jewish mystical texts say God “looked into the Torah and created the world” and studying the Torah is a way of studying God’s mind. So why is it that Jewish study centers are filled almost exclusively with Orthodox men? That is the!-->…
Washington Post: Metro lays out early plan for reincorporating suspended series of trains
The return would ease a train shortage that has hobbled the region and frustrated transit riders for two months
Washington Post: Local officials push coronavirus boosters and masks as omicron lands in Virginia
New cases are up dramatically in the District, where the seven-day infection rate has more than doubled in the past week.
WTOP: Report warns COVID-19 vaccine mandate for DC students could increase racial inequity
As D.C. moves closer to requiring students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a report from the Council Office of Racial Equity (CORE), which examines legislation the council considers, found that such a mandate could exacerbate racial!-->…
Neil Flanagan in Greater Greater Washington: The National Underground is a bad idea that should be…
The area along Constitution Avenue including Federal Triangle is prone to flooding, as it was once a major low point and the location of Tiber Creek and the Washington Canal. Climate change is increasing the flooding concerns, and a host!-->…
Joe McAndrew in Greater Greater Washington: How the Washington region can get the most out of…
The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has the potential to transform the Greater Washington region from Baltimore to Richmond – if done right. The flipside: we could just as easily miss the proverbial boat. Working!-->…
WTOP: Slow your roll: DC installing 19 more traffic cameras around city
There are 19 more traffic cameras being set up in D.C. over the next three months, and the District Department of Transportation is warning residents that they have a month to get used to the new locations before the tickets start rolling!-->…
Washington Post: Bowser bolsters efforts to stem gun violence
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Thursday announced that the District will bolster its violence prevention and mitigation strategies after city homicides surpassed 200 for the first time since 2003.
City Paper: Homeless Encampment Clearings May Continue After Council Delays Vote
Emergency legislation could reappear Dec. 21, the same day another encampment is scheduled for clearing.
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Introduces Bill To Ban ‘Algorithmic Discrimination’
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced a first-in-the-nation bill to ban “algorithmic discrimination,” the practice of computer algorithms that discriminate against certain people who apply for jobs, seek a place to live,!-->…
DCist: Metro Says 7000-Series Trains Will Return Gradually, But Unclear Exactly When
Metro says the 7000-series trains will return to service gradually instead of all at the same time, once approved to do so by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
WTOP: DC expands safety programs amid spike in gun violence
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a plan Thursday to expand several safety programs in the district by adding more workers and money.