Posts tagged Charles Allen
-
GGWash endorses declining to sign the Ward 1 and Ward 6 recall petitions
Don’t sign petitions to put recalls for Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau on the ballot. Tell your friends and neighbors to decline to sign, too. Keep reading…
-
GGWash’s process for our 2024 DC primary endorsements
The District of Columbia’s 2024 primary election is June 4. Greater Greater Washington will be endorsing candidates in races for council seats in Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 7, Ward 8; for the at-large majority-party seat; and for United States shadow senator and shadow representative. We’ll also weigh in on the emerging efforts to recall incumbent councilmembers. Keep reading…
-
Do Something: The week of March 4, 2024
This week on Do Something: historic preservation in Chevy Chase; budget season in DC; Montgomery County ditches parking minimums; and the 2000s are back (in a bad way). Keep reading…
-
Transit Diary: A DC Councilmember shares how he got around during the National Week Without Driving
Follow along with Ward 6 Councilmember and Chairperson of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, Charles Allen, for his trips during the National Week Without Driving. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: WMATA still may raise fares, but calls for regional funding to combat shortfall
WMATA considers raising fares as it searches for funding. Montgomery County purchases Aspen Hill apartment complex to stave off displacement of its residents. DC elected officials rebuke House Republicans’ proposed fiscal bill. Keep reading…
-
Breakfast links: Delay to DC’s free bus plan likely following concerns from WMATA board
WMATA board asks DC Council to delay free bus plan. Alexandria may extend public comment period for zoning reform plans. MoCo County Executive Elrich wants to defund Little Falls Parkway road diet. Keep reading…
-
A bill that would provide a $100 monthly transit subsidy to DC residents moves one step closer to becoming law
Legislation that would provide $100 per month to DC residents for transit was approved by DC Council’s transportation committee Monday. Keep reading…
-
Our endorsement for Ward 6 DC Council: Charles Allen
Allen faces no challenger in the primary, and he’s been a consistent champion of transportation policy that’s sometimes more progressive than we ourselves could dream up.
Keep reading… -
$100 transit subsidy proposal to be focus of DC Council hearing Wednesday
The Metro for DC Amendment Act would allow DC residents to get up to $100 per month in transit subsidies. Keep reading…
-
Here’s a peek at the new Southwest Library
Southwest DC will soon finally have a library again. DC is set to open its new $18 million Southwest Library building this spring, more than a year after the old branch closed. Keep reading…