Posts tagged Dc Council
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DC will participate in the first National Week Without Driving (October 2 - 8)
The DC Transportation Equity Network and GGWash invited public officials in the District to commit to the National Week Without Driving (October 2 - October 8). Here’s why we’re organizing this campaign and how you can participate. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Anacostia River swim day postponed due to heavy rain and sewage
Anacostia River swimming event postponed due to sewage overflows. Pepco ordered to repay ratepayers after mishandling community solar program. DC councilmembers introduce bills to get dangerous driver off the street. Keep reading…
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Create your legislative dream teams with our Fantasy DC Council Committee Maker
The DC Council will have a fresh slate of legislative committees in January. While councilmembers jostle behind the scenes for the agencies they want to oversee, try your hand as policy matchmaker with our new Fantasy Council Committee Maker. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Looking beyond the Potomac for drinking water
Can the region find backup drinking water sources? Alexandria seeks funding for bus rapid transit along Duke Street. DC Council advances bill to increase electricity sourced from solar energy. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mayor Bowser wins a historic third term
Bowser wins third term while results for DC’s at-large council seats remain unclear. Wes Moore elected as Maryland’s first Black governor, voters legalize recreational marijuana. Shared electric mopeds leave DC. Keep reading…
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More parking, more problems? DC Council hears from the public on a plan to resize residential parking zones.
Debate continues on how DC’s residential parking permits should be distributed. Keep reading…
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DC Council considers how to plan for a more equitable future for Congress Heights
Last Thursday, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson presided over a public hearing discussing the Congress Heights Small Area Plan Approval Resolution of 2022, legislation that would serve as a guide to the Zoning Commission and other District agencies going forward. Keep reading…
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Why would a hospital association fight a law to allow DC to boot and tow dangerous drivers’ cars?
DC Council’s Booting and Impoundment Reform Amendment Act would allow authorities to boot and tow scofflaw vehicles stored in private garages. Hospitals know the damage of unsafe driving, and should stand up for human life and welfare. Keep reading…
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Apples to hand grenades: Why transit fare evasion is an untimely distraction
Transit fare evasion gets headlines, but tackling it won’t fill WMATA’s budget deficit, and detracts from wider transportation problems that need solutions. Keep reading…
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Why advocates hope a recently proposed right-on-red ban in DC sparks national reform
In a preliminary vote last week, the DC Council unanimously approved the Safer Intersections Act, which will prohibit right-on-reds except at designated intersections, as well as allow cyclists to treat stoplights as yield signs. Street safety advocates hailed the news — and questioned why the dangerous maneuver was ever allowed at all. Keep reading…