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Double-parked DoorDashers. Loading trucks blocking bike lanes. Mopeds zipping through traffic. Some of the biggest stressors on city streets could soon be a thing of the past. wapo.st/3TDUrbS

Jack Evans is back on the D.C. payroll with a $127K/year job—but DHCD won’t explain what he does. Ignored emails, FOIA requests, and one bizarre comment about someone else typing his reports: buff.ly/lSgeRmo

Watch: Trying to make the left turn from the right thru lane is rarely a good idea, but many people like to do it. This vehicle came off the ramp from the airport road where there is no legal access to make the left turn onto S. 23rd St. from Richmond Highway. @ArlingtonVaPD and…

In today’s @washingtonpost, Venezuelan migrants, who neither the U.S. or El Salvador ever proved had criminal records, describe horror, torture behind bars at the prison our country sent them to. Brilliant work @teoarmus @schmidtsam7 @HeleCarpio washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

The federal spending bill would ban D.C. from enforcing traffic laws with automated cameras and prohibit enforcement of a local law protecting employees from discrimination based on their reproductive choices. wapo.st/4lCXQE3

#BREAKING METRO ALERT: Speed restrictions caused by a Pepco power problem are delaying Metro trains on Friday morning along the Orange, Blue and Silver lines. fox5dc.com/news/metro-del…

Didn't think a congressman would rent this. Oh Cory.

Big update in council: By vote of 8 to 4, lawmakers just voted to fund ranked choice voting in the budget, one of the two voting reforms that passed as ballot initiative I-83 last November.

Interesting: @kenyanmcduffie has introduced a bill that would allow fully self-driving cars to operate in D.C. @Waymo has been operating in D.C. for a few months, but with human drivers behind the wheel. McDuffie's bill would clear the way for fully autonomous driving.

Bowser admin is preparing for family shelters to hit capacity under a budget proposal that shifts the homelessness strategy -- and also seeks a return to congregate shelter if no private rooms are available, unsettling many advocates: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…

Did you notice the Throne public bathrooms (in Columbia Heights, DuPont, Oxon Run and a few other neighborhoods) suddenly closed a few days ago? Bowser admin says the funds were temporarily frozen but they’ll be back open soon. Statement from the City Administrator:

The Putnam County Democratic Committee has better opsec than the Pentagon

Artist Gareth Fuller explored D.C. mostly via its sidewalks and trails. Some days he walked five miles. Other days, he walked 35 miles. The result is a rich map of D.C. and its surrounding neighborhoods. wapo.st/4lcYJCZ

Metro says 8000 series trains will be ready to roll in 2028

Getting Trump's full tax break on car loans may mean buying a $130,000 vehicle cnbc.com/2025/06/24/how…

Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully share this short dispatch about a grieving father and am so grateful to him for letting me in. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

The unfounded attacks by @DNIGabbard on @washingtonpost reporter @nakashimae demean the office she has been appointed to. We will continue to pursue transparency and report on the IC in service to our readers and the values on which this country was founded. Happy July 4th. 🇺🇸

The parking garage, events, museums, public plazas. The FBI’s proposed move to the Reagan Building could bring it all to an end. bizjournals.com/washington/new…