19 Feb 2020

News:

Street Justice: How Some DC Elected Officials Campaign Against Bus and Road Safety Improvements

Gordon Chaffin is a freelance journalist who focuses on infrastructure and traffic news and insights for Street Justice. You can support independent journalism by subscribing to Gordon’s newsletter. He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers.  –Maria Helena Carey Note: This newsletter usually appears on Mondays, so some key dates may be affected in this post. Bloomingdale Official Will Continue Their Campaign Against Safety Measures Tuesday Night On Tuesday, February 18th, ANC 5E will take up […]


18 Feb 2020

News:

Hill Buzz

Hello Capitol Hill! Greetings from the throes of the week DCPS sends parents into turmoil February Break! It’s lovely, really. And really, it’s not so bad, once you kind of give in to chaos– much like what happens when you live in DC. On with the news, shall we? Last week’s bombshell was that Horace […]


17 Feb 2020

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The Franking Swindle

As I continue to dip into John Ellis’s 1869 tome, Sights and Sounds of the National Capital, I keep getting distracted by the author’s digressions from his stated intention of writing a guide to the city. Such as today, when I noticed that – in the middle of a section on about 40 different members […]


13 Feb 2020

Events:

To Do: Weekend of February 13th – 16th

Happy Weekend! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! While, sure, everyone says they hate the date, very few are willing to refuse the chocolate that comes along with it. Life is short and this world is kind of a lot these days, so enjoy a Russell Stover box for some short-term bliss. Tonight at the Hill Center, […]


11 Feb 2020

News:

Street Justice: DC Accidentally Reversed Traffic Fines it Claimed Necessary for Safety

I’m Gordon Chaffin, a journalist in Washington DC. I cover transportation & urban planning in DC, Maryland, & Virginia for Street Justice. I explain what’s happening in the street and why. Below is a summary of last week’s transportation news. I produce reports delivered every weekday afternoon for paid subscribers and Sunday mornings for free […]


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