Posts tagged Cat:public_safety
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How do our cities’ decisions perpetuate racial bias? How do the choices we advocate for?
America’s struggles with gun violence and police relations with communities of color have burst, again, into the headlines over the last few weeks. Our contributors and editors have some thoughts about these issues and how they relate to the decisions our cities make around housing, transportation, and much more. Keep reading…
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New York Avenue bicycle thief caught, then released
At the beginning of October, I caught a young boy in the act of stealing a bicycle wheel at the New York Avenue Metro station. Last night, I helped police finally catch him. But he wasn’t arrested. Jaime and I were taking a quick walking tour of NoMa with ANC 6C04 commissioner Tony Goodman when we saw the boy ride his bike past us. An extra bicycle wheel was hanging from the handlebars. Keep reading…
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For a safe park, the best defense is a good offense
A small central DC playground park that has been plagued by drug dealing and other illicit activity for decades is about to undergo renovation. Once it’s done, neighbors must take ownership and make the park into a safe and welcoming neighborhood asset once again. A sharp tension came to light at a community meeting Monday night between the desire to make Florida Avenue… Keep reading…
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More and varied nightlife can make Silver Spring safer
For many communities, the closure of Borders means one fewer place to read books, hear music and drink coffee. For downtown Silver Spring, whose branch anchors the redeveloped area around Ellsworth Drive, Borders was one of the neighborhood’s few nightlife options. That’s especially relevant right now as residents discuss imposing a curfew on Montgomery County… Keep reading…
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Southeast has as many neighborhoods as Northwest
Congress Heights On the Rise reader Ambergris wrote this “Open letter to DC media.” In light of the recent shootings at 4000 South Capitol Street SE and 1300 Congress Place SE, it seems like the rest of the city is once more going to be given the impression that all of Southeast is the Wild West. One of the ways this idea is perpetuated is by referring to the entire area as… Keep reading…
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Rock-throwers meet indifferent Metro employee
Groups of rowdy kids are getting in fights and throwing rocks in Hill East, on their way from school to the Potomac Avenue Metro. Keep reading…