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Targeted enforcement around schools is DC’s latest traffic safety plan
With pressure mounting to protect kids from cars after multiple traffic deaths, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a targeted enforcement initiative in which seven police officers will post up outside schools to ticket and educate drivers. Many advocates say it isn’t enough, and that DC should instead be focusing more on infrastructure changes. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Controversial Prince George’s zoning overhaul gets the green light
A long-awaited update to Prince George’s County’s zoning code was approved unanimously by the County Council despite objections from residents of Langley Park, who worry the change will encourage gentrification. (Ally Schweitzer / DCist)
What we’ve learned from Metroway, the region’s first BRT line
Metroway launched in 2014 to connect Arlington and Alexandria as the first bus rapid transit line in the region. Seven years later, ARLnow looks back on how it’s been going, citing real successes despite lower than expected ridership. (Matt Blitz / ARLnow)
DC’s Planning Director plans his exit
DC Planning Director Andrew Trueblood will be leaving District government at the end of the year. Trueblood had a key role in getting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan passed earlier this year. DC will launch a national search for his replacement. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Prince George’s launches affordable housing preservation program
A new Prince George’s County program will use American Rescue Plan dollars to give the county the right of first refusal when an affordable apartment building goes up for sale. (Jack Pointer / WTOP)
The Ward 5 council race’s generational gap
Ward 5 is striking a delicate balance between its old fixtures and longtime residents and its newer counterparts. Now that tension is showing up in the race for the ward’s DC Council seat, with candidates divided along generational lines. (Post)
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