H Street business owners are proposing a business improvement district to give the corridor a stronger voice in decisions about transportation, public welfare and safety, beautification, and development.
A major H street establishment warns the end of the DC Streetcar could derail H Street’s momentum, even as Metro offers reassurances with bus options and DDOT frames the shutdown as a budget decision.
The sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers will be prohibited in the District starting in January. Environmental advocates say it’s a move in the right direction.
Next spring, DDOT will break ground on D.C. Streetcar’s expansion onto Benning Road. While some community members have long advocated for this project, others aren’t sure the slow-moving tram is worth the bill.
Like other performing arts organizations, H Street’s Atlas Theater suffered major losses during the pandemic. Now, as it launches its fall season, the enduring success of the Atlas will depend on the financial recovery...
D.C. set an ambitious goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024, but with 30 deaths in the District to date and just two years to go, that goal seems unlikely.
DC's largest street festival roared back to life on H Street, despite planning woes and public health and security risks.
Lorna Quandt, Ph.D., and professor Melissa Malzkuhn at Gallaudet University have launched a brand new research network to engage deaf researchers across the world to collaborate together. The two researchers discuss...
A variety of places you wouldn’t want to miss during your visit to the corridor.
Everything you need to know about the redevelopment of Union Station — and how residents and commuters are reacting.
Accessibility for people with disabilities in the District has not been easy, despite laws made to protect them. An advocacy group on H-Street Corridor is calling out businesses to make their establishments more...
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