Posts tagged Police
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I live with PTSD in DC. The city both helped and endangered me.
Housing, good transit, and kind neighbors helped Dave Murphy weather mental health struggles, but the District’s default crisis response actually made matters worse. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Homeowners protest new housing in Montgomery County
A group of homeowners push back against desperately needed housing development in Montgomery County. Amazon moves forward with HQ2. A bill could tackle synthetic turf waste in Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Here’s how a DC newspaper covered traffic safety just before World War II
The defunct Washington Evening Star ran a series of punchy, illustrated columns called “Why Must They Die?” Keep reading…
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Video shows DC police taking over a Metrobus last week during the Capitol riot
In case we needed another reminder of how much Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot at the Capitol has affected locals, a video captured on January 6 shows Metropolitan Police seemingly using a Metrobus to travel toward the Capitol. Keep reading…
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Events: How to navigate the intersection of women’s safety issues and policing on transit
Join the conversation on how to address women’s safety issues on transit. Help make Fort Stanton Park a little cleaner. Grow some microgreens, and more in this weeks urbanist events. Keep reading…
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As Virginia’s eviction moratorium ends, the state scrambles to offer relief to those in need
Virginia recently launched the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP), which uses $50 million in funding from the CARES Act to provide assistance to renters and homeowners. The relief program launched the same day Virginia’s statewide evictions moratorium expired, meaning that thousands of people can now be called to court for overdue rent or mortgage payments. Keep reading…
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At Black Lives Matter Plaza, the struggle for the right to safety in public spaces intensifies
On June 1, law enforcement and military forces executed a coordinated attack on people exercising their first amendment rights in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, forcibly removing protestors from Lafayette Square in downtown Washington, DC. Since that day, many Americans have realized what Black Americans have known for a long time: the right to safe and legal use of public space is assured for no member of the public. Keep reading…
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Urbanist organizations speak out about racial justice and white supremacy
A core part of urbanism involves how to create and design public spaces for people. How people experience public space depends directly on the color of their skin and outside perceptions of their gender, and with the recent killing of George Floyd, Americans are again confronting this reality. Keep reading…
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Here’s how a DC newspaper covered traffic safety just before World War II
The defunct Washington Evening Star ran a series of punchy, illustrated columns called “Why Must They Die?” Keep reading…
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Sex workers struggle to find housing in DC. A bill to decriminalize their job can help.
Sex workers face stigma, legal penalties, and police violence in the District, and one of the impacts is that many have trouble finding a place to live. That’s one of the reasons why a coalition of DC sex workers and supporters are pushing a bill to reduce criminal penalties for consensually exchanging sex for money. Keep reading…