Posts tagged Muriel Bowser
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Vision how many? We’re still tracking how many people are killed while traveling in DC
In the time I conceived the idea for this article on 2:20 pm on May 6 to when I got home to put words on paper around 9 pm, the traffic fatality count in DC had already ticked up another notch. In case you’re counting, that puts us at 10 traffic-related fatalities inside DC’s borders in 2019. That’s the same number as this date last year. Keep reading…
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DC passed the most ambitious clean energy law in the US. Now what?
In January 2019, the District passed the most ambitious clean energy legislation in the nation. However, local climate activists say the hard work is just beginning—they want to know who will lead the DC Green Bank, whether the law will benefit the least-privileged residents of the District, and whether it will be adequately funded. Keep reading…
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Three new bills aim to make DC streets safer
Following weeks marred by multiple traffic-related deaths in the District, Councilmember Charles Allen (ward 6) introduced a bill on Tuesday that would push much harder for Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate traffic-related deaths and injuries. It would also push DC to fulfill its Sustainable DC commitment. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how YOU can make greater Washington even greater
Whether you’re a new arrival or a DC veteran, the ways in which the District works (or doesn’t work) can be a mystery. Unravel the enigma with GGWash’s DC 101, a lively workshop that will give you the knowledge, tools, and encouragement to be an advocate for safer streets, expanded housing, and more. Yes, DC can be greater — and you can help make it happen! Keep reading…
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Let’s make our streets safer by putting the transportation people in charge of traffic cameras
Here’s one of the changes proposed by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to combat dangerous streets: transfer photo enforcement from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). DC councilmembers Mary Cheh and Charles Allen disagree on whether to make this change, but Cheryl Cort argues it's the right move. Keep reading…
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Hundreds “die” on Pennsylvania Avenue for streets that don’t kill
A few hundred people rallied in front of the John A. Wilson Building at noon on Friday to demand “streets that don’t kill people” in the District. Protesters laid down on Pennsylvania Avenue and blocked the street for about eight minutes, a nod to the eight road deaths that have occured in the District so far this year. Keep reading…
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No one should lose a friend to a traffic crash
Every time I read about a traffic fatality in the District, I breathe a sigh of relief when I don’t recognize the name. On Friday April 19, 2019, that all changed. That morning, I saw on twitter that a cyclist had been struck and killed. I said a silent prayer, raged a little on the inside, and then moved on with my day. Later that evening, I opened twitter and I saw a name I recognize, Dave Salovesh. Keep reading…
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This Brightwood congregation built affordable housing for their community
The Emory Fellowship, a United Methodist Congregation in Ward 4, has been holding their Sunday worship services in a nearby school for more than two years. It was a hardship they knowingly undertook when they decided to build affordable housing for the surrounding community. Keep reading…
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The District’s streets are dangerous, and unjust, by design
On March 13 and 14 road safety advocates and leaders gathered to discuss the District's progress on Vision Zero, its committment to eliminating road deaths and serious injuries by 2024. The initiative is badly needed—we as a region, and as a nation, face a traffic safety crisis, particularly for people walking. Keep reading…
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Bowser’s budget funds fixing “Dave Thomas Circle,” Circulator to Ward 7, bike lane towing, streetcar, and more
DC will extend the Circulator bus to Ward 7, demolish the Wendy's at New York and Florida avenues NE, extend the DC Streetcar to Benning Road, and more under the proposed 2020 budget just released by Mayor Muriel Bowser. Keep reading…