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Amazon Likely Won’t Deliver Jobs if WMATA Can’t Deliver a Reliable Metro
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) must deliver a safer, more reliable and more efficient Metro system for the Washington metro region to have a chance of attracting top-line investments from global tech giants.
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Wanted: A Few Good Trustees
As the Langston Initiative moves forward, the Federal City Council (FC2) is recruiting trustees to join four committees to help guide project decision-making on everything from facilities planning to marketing and community outreach.
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Universal Paid Leave Gets Another Look
Universal paid leave is getting a second look from the D.C. Council at an Oct. 10, 2017, public hearing to receive public comment on five pieces of legislation that would modify the new law.
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The D.C. Policy Center Gets Busy
Saying the D.C. Policy Center has exceeded expectations since its website launch in March 2017 is an understatement. To date, the site has posted 61 studies, welcomed more than 100,000 distinct visitors and earned some 60 mentions in local and regional media.
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CityPaloo-what?
CityPalooza is taking the pulse of innovative practices used to solve intractable city problems and broadcasting them far and wide. Conceived by Federal City Council’s Anthony Williams, the new website is a go-to place for city officials to learn about novel solutions to thorny issues, from promptly testing E.coli at urban beaches to incubating new city tech services to tracking heroin deaths. Learn how the new Head of Homelessness in Aurora, Colorado, works with Denver-region agencies and non-profits to provide services and develop housing options and work programs for homeless families.
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D.C. Tax Revision Commission Touted as U.S. Model
As Congress grapples with tax reform, The New York Times encourages it to take a page from our capital city (“For Tax Reform Lessons, Congress Needn’t Look Far”). Columnist James B. Stewart cites the District’s successful enactment of the 2014 D.C. Tax Revision Commission’s recommendations as a tax-reform model, noting its success at reducing tax rates while adequately funding government services. DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said, “We now have the lowest general sales tax and lowest property taxes in the region, and the business tax is the same as Maryland.”
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D.C. Policy Center in the News
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Yesim Sayin Taylor’s Recommendation? Everyone Take a Deep Breath
Yesim Sayin Taylor, executive director of the D.C. Policy Center, was quoted in The Washington Post on Sept. 17, (“Fearing revolt from businesses, D.C. to shift focus away from worker protections”), encouraging D.C. policymakers to assess the effects of recent laws, such as the minimum-wage increase, before imposing new regulations on business. “It’s an important time to sort of stop for the moment and really understand what kind of burden businesses carry in the District,” Taylor said.
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A Legacy Along the Anacostia
The Anacostia Waterfront Trust’s Doug Siglin recommends this evocative NPR story about the Seafarers Yacht Club on the Anacostia River (“They Built Their Own Boating 'Shangri-La.' Preserving It May Be Just As Hard”) by Beck Harlan, a volunteer photographer for the Trust. Founded in the 1940s, the Club was the creation of a high school teacher who wanted a place for black boaters to gather in the segregated District. The story recounts the club’s history and the work of today’s members who act as stewards of the river and legacy keepers for their club. The Trust is working closely with Seafarers to develop a survival plan.
*Photo by Beck Harlan
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