Plans for a more permanent version of D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza along 16th Street Northwest have been unveiled, and they’re not going over well with neighborhood leaders.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced people around the world to instantly change the way they lived their lives: how they bought groceries, how they traveled, and if and how they worked. Elected officials on the local and national level responded with financial resources, rent and utility assistance programs, emergency housing for those experiencing homelessness, and initiatives that gave residents staying closer to home more use of their streets. Neighbors got to work as well: They organized mutual aid groups, helped one another book vaccination appointments, and offered helping hands. The past 14 months have by no
Mayor Muriel Bowser made multiple transportation announcements Wednesday that have the potential to affect traffic safety and transit in the District.
Among the announcements issued in a press release are:
$10 million is set to be invested in Vision Zero traffic safety initiatives;
Bowser’s office is nominating the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) interim director, Everett Lott, to lead the department permanently; and
The DC Circulator will continue to be free in 2022.
“We need drivers to slow down – not just because they’re avoiding a ticket, but so they don’t kill people on our streets and sidewalks,” Bowser said in a statement. “The investments we’re making today are intended to slow drivers down and protect pedestrians, cyclists, and everyone moving around DC.”
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The iconic yellow lettering of Black Lives Matter Plaza is covered by a fresh coat of asphalt in Washington, paving the way for what @MayorBowser has described as a permanent art installation on 16th Street near the White House. But a striking sight this morning. pic.twitter.com/AmT1TqD26t Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) May 11, 2021
Underground electrical utility work is being done near the plaza, according to multiple reports, prompting street repairs that involved removing the letters that spell out Black Lives Matter.
Bowser told The Washington Post earlier this month that the District is planning to make the mural a permanent installation.
DC Mayor invests $10M to address safety concerns on roads, announces Circulator will remain free
By FOX 5 DC Digital Team
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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced Wednesday that the District is investing $10 million to address pressing safety concerns at intersections and on roads across DC.
The Mayor also announced that in order to encourage more people to use public transportation and get more cars off the road, the DC Circulator will remain free in the Fiscal Year 2022.
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 22: A DC Circulator bus makes its way east on Pennsylvania Ave., SE, on September 22, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)