Transportation & Environment Budget Funds New STEER Act Tools for Dangerous Driving & Restores Laws, Partial Funding for Climate Programs
DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), Chair of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, has circulated his budget recommendations to be voted on by the full committee tomorrow, Wednesday, June 25, at 12:30 p.m.
Ward 6 Update: June 21, 2025
Ward 6 Update: The Budget & the Stadium, New Housing in Buzzard Point + Recreation Upgrades
Plus: Walk in the 4th of July Parade!
Ward 6 FY26 Budget Town Hall
Councilmember Allen hosts his 11th annual Ward 6 Budget Town Hall
Ward 6 Update: June 7, 2025
Ward 6 Update: Budget Impacts, New Bus Routes + Pride Celebrations
Come to the Town Hall June 17!
Statement from Councilmember Allen on Clean Energy Cuts in Mayor’s Proposed FY26 Budget
The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment, following today’s release of the Mayor’s proposed FY26 budget:
Ward 6 Update: May 24, 2025
Ward 6 Update: Pools Open, Budget Coming & Some RFK Reading
Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill to Automatically Enroll Eligible Residents in Every Utility Assistance Program with One Form
Despite the availability of multiple utility assistance programs, enrollment is a fraction of what it should be due to paperwork and a lack of awareness.
Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill Setting Safety Standards for E-Bike and Scooter Batteries
Bill requires micromobility devices sold or operated in DC to meet well-recognized fire safety standards.
Ward 6 Update: May 10, 2025
Ward 6 Update: State of the Budget, Safer Streets + Pride
Plus: Office Hours May 16
Statement from Councilmember Allen Following 5 More STEER Act Prosecutions by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb
The statement below is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), following the announcement of five new lawsuits brought by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb, using the STEER Act, against drivers with excessive speeding violations on DC roads. One driver in Maryland had accrued 300 speeding tickets in just two years. The STEER Act was authored by Councilmember Allen, and the provisions giving the Attorney General authority to go after dangerous drivers went into effect on Oct. 1, 2024.
