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Councilmember Charles Allen hosts his annual Ward 6 FY27 Budget Town Hall.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
May 5, 2026 
Contact: Erik Salmi 
202-445-0834

Ward 6 Update: Budget Town Hall, Safer Streets & Spring Clean Success

Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), Chair of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, is announcing legislation to allow the commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) offering rideshare services in the District of Columbia.

Ward 6 Update: DC's Next Budget, A Transformed Library & Traffic Safety Wins

Ward 6 Update: Volunteers Needed, Utility Bills, & New Public Art
Plus: Improvements Coming to Our Parks

Ward 6 Update: Ward 6 Spring Clean + Good & Bad News for Street Safety

The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) following today’s announcement that DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb secured nine court judgments against dangerous drivers using the authority given to his office under Councilmember Allen’s STEER Act – including against the driver who struck a student on Capitol Hill while she was in a crosswalk walking home from school.

Ward 6 Update: Potomac Cleanup, Tax Filing Updates, & H Street Planning
Plus: Books from Birth(day) & Office Hours March 20

Bill would also exempt small, balcony solar installations from permitting outright.