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On Tuesday, May 23, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will convene a public oversight roundtable on the District’s efforts to enforce the laws around dangerous driving and hold drivers with demonstrated patterns of excessive speeding, stop sign running, and other dangerous behaviors accountable.

The Council just took the first of two votes on our revisions to the Mayor's proposed FY24 budget -- in total, more than $19.7 billion, with about $10.7 billion in local dollars.

On Wednesday, May 17, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will convene a government witnesses-only oversight roundtable on the D.C. Build Back Better Infrastructure Task Force, which was created by the Mayor in March 2022.

UPDATE: See media coverage of the River Terrace Community site visit from WUSA9 and NBC Washington.

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Bill Introduced During Small Business Week and on Same Day as Council Approved Allen’s Food Delivery Fees Legislation

Budget Includes Tying ATE Fines to Street Safety, Funding for Metro for DC, Vision Zero, BEPS, E-Bikes, Clean Energy for Businesses and Residents, and More

Well, it's been a beautiful spring, even if the temperatures are jumping all over and the tree pollen gives everything a lovely green/yellow sheen.

Under the District’s Brand New Monthly Basic Income Program, EITC-eligible Families Need Only File Taxes to Be Enrolled Automatically in Receiving Monthly Cash Payments from the District