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Gordon Chaffin: DC should buy an auto repair store — and other ideas for enhancing safety along…

Gordon Chaffin Dec 24, 2019

Earlier this month, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented designs for safety enhancements and road reconstruction for critical areas of Near Northeast DC in NoMa and Union Market, extending eastward through Trinidad to…

Washington Post: ‘Ghost bike’ memorial damaged in car crash

Editor May 19, 2019

A car crash left behind a trail of destruction Saturday in Northeast Washington, including damage to a memorial honoring a cyclist who died weeks earlier at the same location.

NBC4: Ghost Bike for DC Cyclist Killed By Stolen Van Damaged in Saturday Morning Crash

Editor May 19, 2019

A memorial for a bicyclist struck and killed by a stolen van in Northeast D.C. last month was damaged in a crash early Saturday morning.

Curbed: D.C. lawmakers introduce overarching Vision Zero legislation to strengthen road safety

Editor May 9, 2019

A new bill would ban right turns on red citywide, speed up road repairs in dangerous areas, and more

DCist: ‘I’m Not Married To The Wendy’s’: A Look At The Latest Plans For Dave Thomas Circle

Editor Apr 30, 2019

Nick Sementelli considers himself a confident cyclist, but the Eckington resident says he won’t bike through the intersection of New York and Florida avenues Northeast, where “drivers persistently try to beat lights … and violate the law…

UrbanTurf: The Plans to Redesign Dave Thomas Circle

Editor Apr 30, 2019

On Monday night, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) unveiled how the city plans to redesign the site colloquially known as "Dave Thomas Circle".

WTOP: Neighbors review options to overhaul chaotic ‘Dave Thomas Circle’

Editor Apr 30, 2019

It’s a bottleneck for commuters that threatens safety, especially for pedestrians and bicyclists, but the District is promising improvements to the tangled crossroads where New York and Florida Avenues meet at First Street, NE and…

Curbed: D.C. officials take steps to make streets safer after recent traffic deaths and activist…

Editor Apr 25, 2019

Lawmakers and transportation planners are floating short- and long-term fixes for dangerous roads

WAMU: After Cyclist Death, District Looks At Quicker Fixes To Florida Avenue

Editor Apr 23, 2019

A crash that killed a cyclist over the weekend on Florida Avenue NE in D.C. is spurring new consideration for the road.

Washington Post: D.C. lawmakers push road safety bills after fatal crashes

Editor Apr 23, 2019

Drivers struck and killed a cycling activist and a pedestrian over Easter weekend.

WTOP: Latest deaths on DC roads prompt council action

Editor Apr 23, 2019

The latest round of deaths on D.C. roads is prompting a renewed push for safety changes from the D.C. Council.

WTOP: At vigil for fallen DC bicyclist, activists call for safer streets for bikers

Editor Apr 21, 2019

On Sunday, members of the D.C. cycling community gathered at the site where an outspoken D.C. bike advocate lost his life in a crash Friday to hold a vigil and place a “ghost bike” to symbolize the fallen biker.

WUSA9: Painting a ‘ghost bike’ for DC cycling activist who was hit and killed

Editor Apr 21, 2019

A makeshift memorial has already popped up at the crash site.

Brian McEntee in City Paper: Dave Salovesh, 1965-2019

Editor Apr 20, 2019

The champion of safe biking died on his bike. He was my friend and fellow advocate, and I’ll never be the same.

WTOP: Police: Driver of stolen van hit, killed biking advocate in DC

Editor Apr 20, 2019

A longtime bike advocate was killed while riding in D.C. Friday morning in what police said was a crash involving a stolen van.

Washington Post: Bicycle activist killed on bike in crash with allegedly stolen van in the District

Editor Apr 19, 2019

A bicyclist was fatally struck Friday morning by a stolen van whose driver had fled an attempt by D.C. police to stop him in Northeast Washington, according to a statement from the department.

DCist: Cyclist Killed In Northeast Was A Longtime Bike Advocate Who ‘Lived And Breathed Making The…

Editor Apr 19, 2019

A longtime D.C. bike advocate was struck and killed by the driver of a stolen van in Trinidad on Friday morning.

WTOP: Go-Go battle is won in Shaw, but #DontMuteDC campaign is still a go

Editor Apr 12, 2019

A D.C. activist and entrepreneur behind the #DontMuteDC campaign held a town hall meeting to discuss other issues in the District — gentrification, rising property taxes and the loss of black churches and black-owned business, to name a…

DCist: Councilmember McDuffie Requests Funds To Seize The Wendy’s In The Middle Of ‘Dave Thomas…

Editor Mar 1, 2019

The intersection of Florida Avenue and New York Avenue in NoMa has long bedeviled pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, because of the triangle-shaped plot of land plopped at the center.

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District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 18

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 14

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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