David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Here’s a thought experiment: if the US capital were planned and built from scratch today, what would it look… Read more “Security Policy and Urban Policy: Uncomfortable Bedfellows”
Category: Urban Policy
New Bill Makes DC Poised to Become National Leader in Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
David Meni, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 — a bill introduced to the District of Columbia city council… Read more “New Bill Makes DC Poised to Become National Leader in Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety”
Can Body Cameras Decrease D.C.’s Growing Homicide Rate? Mayor Muriel Bowser Places Her Bet on the New Technology
Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives There have been 123 homicides in the District of Columbia as of October 16, 2015. Compared to 2014 crime… Read more “Can Body Cameras Decrease D.C.’s Growing Homicide Rate? Mayor Muriel Bowser Places Her Bet on the New Technology”
Municipal Broadband – A Tool to Ease Internet Access Inequality in DC
Conor McGrath, MPA, Staff Writer Brief Policy Perspectives In January, the White House rolled out a new initiative to promote expanded broadband internet access nationwide. Among the… Read more “Municipal Broadband – A Tool to Ease Internet Access Inequality in DC”