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MPD officers caught parking in DC bike lane, locals want it to stop A DC resident took video of MPD officers walking into a Wawa after parking their cruisers in a bike lane. Last year, DC announced it would fine drivers who do so. Author: John Henry Updated: 11:34 PM EST March 3, 2021 WASHINGTON — A Northwest D.C. resident wants police officers to stop blocking the District’s bike lanes when they are not responding to emergencies. On Monday, Logan Circle resident Lukas Pietrzak took video and pictures of Metropolitan Police Department officers parking their...

© Getty Images A group of essential workers are rallying across the country on Tuesday to pressure members of Congress and other lawmakers to prioritize workers’ needs and a higher minimum wage in the COVID-19 relief effort. Workers plan to congregate in ways including car caravans, town halls, rallies and protests in 20 states in a movement advocating for a $15 federal minimum wage and beneficial relief to working families.  In D.C., workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Fight for $15 gathered at Thomas Circle on the steps of the National City Christian C...

Dave Thomas probably wouldn’t have approved of "Dave Thomas Circle," anyway. After all, he prefers squares. Officials in Washington, D.C., have used eminent domain to acquire a property at the center of the city’s most "notorious" intersection — a property that currently houses a Wendy’s restaurant — in order to make improvements and rework traffic for the safety of motorists and cyclists. Constriction on the intersection, often referred to as "Dave Thomas Circle" in honor of Wendy’s founder and square-burger proponent Dave Thomas, will begin in 2022. The property that house...

Long ago, people could ice skate on the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, and a 1964 proposal would have created a permanent ice rink each winter. Alas… these days, if it’s cold enough to skate, you’ll get chased away.   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! Libby Solomon is a writer and editor for GGWash. She was previously a reporter for the Baltimore Sun covering the Baltimore suburbs and a writer for Johns Hopkins University�...

Filed under: D.C. Will Pay $13 Million to Buy Out the City’s Most Notorious Wendy’s Location “Dave Thomas Circle” will be transformed into a public space under a new plan to reform the traffic black hole the city loves to hate Share this story Getty Images Sometimes you hate something so much that the hate becomes a form of love. The object of hatred — say, a fast food franchise plunked in the middle of a busy intersection that makes no sense — is so universally despised that a community develops a collective angst around it. This phenomena could explain why anyone online is even ...