Mayor Muriel Bowser announced yesterday that her eldest sister, Mercia Bowser, passed away from COVID-19. Mercia Bowser retired from a career of helping children, senior adults, and people with disabilities. She also helped advise Metro on services for people with disabilities. Have a tip for the links? Submit it here. Continue the conversation about urbanism in the Washington region and support GGWash’s news and advocacy when you join the GGWash Neighborhood! Latisha Johnson is a transportation planner and graduate student at Morgan State University. Her interest in planning stems from a desire to create an inclusive, sustainable, and just built environment. Latisha is a North Carolina native currently living in Silver Spring.