Posts tagged Elissa Silverman
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YOU GET TWO VOTES: GGWash endorses Elissa Silverman and Kenyan McDuffie for at-large DC Council
On Nov. 8, District voters can pick two candidates for the DC Council’s open at-large seats. GGWash endorses Elissa Silverman (I) and Kenyan McDuffie (I) because we see this election—always a confusing one beholden to arcane Home Rule requirements, complicated this year by the entry of three sitting councilmembers—as an unexpected opportunity to change who makes decisions about housing, and affordable housing, in the legislative branch. Keep reading…
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Not a fore-Bonds conclusion: Two at-large Council seats—not one—are up for grabs in DC’s November elections
Voters will elect two at-large members to the DC Council on November 8, 2022. Importantly, each voter is allowed to vote for two candidates from a single list. Keep reading…
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Redistricting season is kicking off in DC as the Census Bureau releases local-level data
DC is gearing up for an accelerated redistricting season as the Census Bureau prepares to release local-level 2020 data at 1 pm today (Thursday), in a “legacy format.” Keep reading…
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DC Council sets the stage for high-density residential construction on publicly owned land along U Street Corridor
As part of its sweeping District-wide planning overhaul process, DC Council took a vote Tuesday that could set the stage for more housing along the U Street Corridor. Keep reading…
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The DC Council votes for housing for the homeless at Hill East
In a shift from original plans, the DC Council approved a $3.1 million annual rental subsidy for a new 100-unit permanent supportive housing project, known as Hill East Phase I, on Tuesday, November 19. The Council’s original plans, voted on in 2017, consisted of a 91-unit building with 75 committed affordable, but not necessarily permanent supportive housing (PSH), units. Keep reading…
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Brianne Nadeau and five colleagues want to force action on the stalled Shaw bikeway
The DC Council could send a very strong message to the Bowser administration, insiting it move forward on a north-south protected bikeway on 9th Street NW through downtown and Shaw, under a new emergency bill slated for consideration December 3. Keep reading…
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At the DC Council’s Vision Zero hearing Thursday, residents plead for streets that don’t kill
On Thursday, the DC Council held a hearing about a slate of seven road safety bills that would, among other things, ban on right-on-red turns and lower speed limits to 20 mph throughout the city. Over more than eight hours, residents shared stories of loved ones injured and killed on DC roads, as well as their own crashes and close calls. Keep reading…
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The DC Council took a very tentative step to legalize apartments citywide
Many local housing advocates have been waiting for almost a year and a half to see how the DC Council would react to the newly-rewritten intro of the Comprehensive Plan. The Comp Plan guides future growth and development, and the intro (called the Framework element) is important because it lays out the vision for the rest of the document. Keep reading…
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Video: How are downtown DC’s red hot summer bus lanes working out?
What’s black and white but red all summer? DC’s H and I street pilot bus-only lanes are getting more publicity, now from a short film produced by TransitCenter and Streetfilms. Keep reading…
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Road trip! DC Councilmembers try out the H & I pilot bus lanes
DC’s dedicated bus lanes need long-term political commitment to thrive amid the jungle of competing demands for our street space. That commitment had a visible boost Monday, as a group of DC councilmembers gamely tried out the H & I pilot bus lanes, and shared their thoughts on the value of bus priority in the District. Keep reading…