Here at The Hill is Home, we have become amateur urban planners by dint of self-preservation. Once you start walking more, using more public transit and driving less, you start to realize that streets and entire cities need to be planned better. The streets belong to the pedestrian, the cyclist, the scooterer, and to anyone […]

Good morning, Capitol Hill! Sure, it’s been a little chilly, but just focus on our lack of mosquitoes and enjoy your sweater and your warm beverage. What terrible surprises greeted us this week? Our hearts go out to four businesses on Barracks Row, who woke up to find their windows smashed yesterday morning. It appears […]

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 StreetJustice newsletter: He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. See more information below. –Maria Helena Carey It’s Personal Now for DC’s Road Safety Advocates The juxtaposition this week of Mayor Bowser’s K Street Transitway event and the Memorial for Abdul Seck was stark; lost on no one attending the latter. In […]

Good afternoon, Capitol Hill! Looks like we went from spring into DC Spring all of a sudden. I like the heat so I’m fine, but my heart goes out to the fans of Old Man Winter: Nothing but sweat for you kiddos until mid-October. What’s been happening? Our friend and neighbor Dave Salovesh died. You […]

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 StreetJustice newsletter: He’s offering a 20% discount to THIH readers. See more information below. –Maria Helena Carey East Capitol Bridge Getting Car-Focused Rehab On Thursday, DDOT presented project plans for their revitalization of the East Capitol Street Bridge, from RFK Stadium to I-295 across the Anacostia River and Kingman Lake. […]