Posts tagged Legislation
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As Maryland’s General Assembly session approaches, here are three bills to watch
We’re tracking three bills that impact Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, including one about parking requirements and two that could dramatically change both counties’ planning departments. Keep reading…
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$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…
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The housing, transportation, and environmental bills coming up in this year’s Maryland legislative session
Maryland’s 2022 legislative session is in full swing. Here’s what to expect. Keep reading…
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New federal legislation could help people purchase e-bikes
As President Biden gears up to give electric car buyers a federally subsidized discount, advocates are urging Congress not to forget the other electric vehicle that can do far more to save the planet: the humble electric bicycle. Keep reading…
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Bikeshare could soon get federal transit dollars
Bike- and scooter-share systems across the country may soon be eligible for the federal transit dollars they need to remain a stable and thriving element of our transportation landscape, if advocates succeed in getting a hard-fought bill through Congress. Keep reading…
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This week in DC Council: source of income discrimination, a commission on poverty, and a cashless retailer ban
DC Council’s meeting on Tuesday, December 1 was an important deadline: as the second-to-last session before the end of the year, this was the last chance to get bills an initial vote or have them peter out as the year’s session ends. Keep reading…
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Barriers to housing abound in Virginia. Can these bills help break them down?
Since Governor Ralph Northam’s historic 3.7 billion dollar rail deal, eyes from across the country have been focused on Virginia’s attempt to transform statewide transportation policy. A flurry of exciting proposals from the General Assembly has reinforced the notion of a mobility revolution in the Commonwealth. The enthusiasm for change seems to have carried over to the state’s housing policy as well. Here are the top housing bills we’ll be watching. Keep reading…
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DC & Washington Gas both agree we need to stop burning gas. What’s next?
The clean energy law going into effect this year in DC requires the District’s electricity mix to be 100% clean by 2032, it sets strong energy efficiency requirements for buildings and calls for DC to transition away from gasoline-fueled transportation. But the law is silent on the source of nearly one-fifth of DC’s greenhouse gas emissions: methane gas. Keep reading…
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Mary Cheh re-introduced an eviction bill aimed at ending housing discrimination
Outside the District’s one-room Landlord-Tenant Court, pages of pending eviction cases are taped to the wall, all waiting to be heard at 9 am. The clerk begins to take a 40-minute roll call, the courtroom packed with people anxiously waiting to hear their name. Keep reading…
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The Ride of Silence honors fallen bicyclists
The Ride of Silence Wednesday evening in Benjamin Banneker Park SW was a gathering, a memorial, and a demonstration. But mostly, it was a sobering commemoration to cyclists killed or injured in crashes in the past year. Keep reading…