Posts tagged Brianne Nadeau
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GGWash endorses declining to sign the Ward 1 and Ward 6 recall petitions
Don’t sign petitions to put recalls for Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau on the ballot. Tell your friends and neighbors to decline to sign, too. Keep reading…
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GGWash’s process for our 2024 DC primary endorsements
The District of Columbia’s 2024 primary election is June 4. Greater Greater Washington will be endorsing candidates in races for council seats in Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 7, Ward 8; for the at-large majority-party seat; and for United States shadow senator and shadow representative. We’ll also weigh in on the emerging efforts to recall incumbent councilmembers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA still may raise fares, but calls for regional funding to combat shortfall
WMATA considers raising fares as it searches for funding. Montgomery County purchases Aspen Hill apartment complex to stave off displacement of its residents. DC elected officials rebuke House Republicans’ proposed fiscal bill. Keep reading…
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Our endorsement for Ward 1 DC Council: Brianne K. Nadeau
Councilmember Nadeau’s bold vision and extensive track record on housing and transportation demonstrate her ability to meet the moment. 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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DC Council held a roundtable about how to get emergency rental assistance to residents. Here’s my testimony.
On February 22, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau held a roundtable on emergency rental assistance. The roundtable also addressed the goings-on of the mayor’s strike force on rental housing, a group of mayoral appointees tasked with delivering 10 recommendations by mid-March on how to “save” rental housing. by mid-March. Alex Baca, GGWash’s policy manager offered testimony at this meeting. Keep reading…
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Three DC councilmembers ask Mayor Bowser to open streets for people
Cities like Oakland, Seattle, Denver, Charlotte, New York, Paris, Montreal, and Bogotá have opened many neighborhood streets for people not in motor vehicles to use to run errands and get exercise during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic. DC councilmember Mary Cheh (Ward 3), who chairs the transportation committee, and colleagues Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1) and Charles Allen (Ward 6) sent and published a letter Friday asking DC to do the same. Keep reading…
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A 9th Street bikeway will get a vote Tuesday amid church opposition. Ask the council to un-stall the project.
A proposed protected bikeway on 9th Street NW has been quietly stalled for years by Mayor Muriel Bowser, but on Tuesday, the DC Council will take a vote on an “emergency” bill to compel forward progress. Keep reading…
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This project aims to let residents guide how lower Georgia Avenue develops
A frequent complaint residents have about new development in their neighborhood is that things changed without their input. A new initiative called the Lower Georgia Avenue Equitable Development Project aims to let community members guide how their neighborhood will develop. 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…