Mary M. Cheh

D.C. Councilmember for #Ward3 | Chair of the Committee on Transportation & the Environment | Avid cyclist and #DCStatehood advocate | Tweets from Mary & Staff

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

Big news! NPS announced today that it will close Upper Beach Drive to cars 365 days a year. This decision is a win for traffic safety, the environment & the many residents who will now be able to enjoy this part of the Park year. You spoke & NPS listened!

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[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

I'm told there's been some misinformation going around about the District's ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. To be clear: the ban has been in effect since January, & hasn’t been delayed or suspended. It’s in full effect. Report violations to @DC_DLCP here: https://t.co/daf9m5QNkx

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

large number of investments we've made in traffic safety. I hope my colleagues will act quickly to identify funding for the legislation next spring, so this bill can be implemented as soon as possible.

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

This interpretation of the language in my Committee's version of B24-66 was first brought to my attention yesterday shortly before the Committee markup. Of course the Committee does not intend to narrow the the area in which DDOT can conduct Action Plans or install school-focused

[CM Janeese Lewis George @CMLewisGeorgeW4]

The marked up bill expands school zones, which is an important provision from the original bill. But the mark up shrinks the area around each school where engineers will evaluate for traffic safety improvements about four times smaller — from a quarter mile down to just 350 feet.

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

so that the language moved by his Committee is clear on this.

The legislation by my Committee yesterday represents a tremendously important step forward in traffic safety for our students and school communities; I encourage everyone to read the Committee's Report to track the

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

At the hearing, I intend to follow up on a number of items, including why the Executive has paused efforts to enforce against fake tags, timing for DPW's new license plate readers, ticket reciprocity with MD/VA, & our work to enforce against boot-eligible vehicles.

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

On Wednesday at 12pm, my Committee will hold a hearing on traffic safety. The Committee posed pre-hearing questions to the Executive (DDOT, DMV, and DPW) -- their answers are attached here. (1/2)

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[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

an analysis of DC Water's plans to remove and replace all of these lines by 2030; that report has been submitted to the Council. I intend to do a deep dive into the contractor's findings at my Committee's hearing on lead service line replacements next Tuesday, 9/27. (2/2)

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

There is no safe level of exposure to lead, and addressing the thousands of lead service lines in the District must be a top priority. In the FY 2021 budget, the Council funded (1/2)

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[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

Due to agency scheduling conflicts, I've rescheduled my Committee's hearing on traffic safety in the District (and B24-949, the Booting and Impoundment Reform Amendment Act of 2022) to October 5th. See attached for the updated hearing notice.

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

On September 28th, my Committee will hold a hearing on traffic safety in the District, including considering of B24-949, a bill I introduced that would provide DPW with the authority to enter private garages and lots to boot and tow scofflaw vehicles. This year, there have (1)

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

(3) moved out of my Committee this fall and the Safe Routes and Safe Passage bills I intend to move out of Committee this fall. But our work does not end there. This hearing will be a opportunity for a broader discussion of what else is needed to make our streets safe for all.

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

On September 28th, my Committee will hold a hearing on traffic safety in the District, including considering of B24-949, a bill I introduced that would provide DPW with the authority to enter private garages and lots to boot and tow scofflaw vehicles. This year, there have (1)

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

already been 21 deaths due to traffic violence in the District. We must do more to address dangerous, reckless driving on our roadways. The first step in that work is funding the Vision Zero legislation passed by the Council in 2020, as well as the Safer Streets legislation (2)

[COG @MWCOG]

COG's newest publication highlights many innovative healthy #food access policies across the DMV. The FARM Committee hopes this will broaden understanding and further improve policymaking to strengthen food security. https://t.co/D92OhZHHI4

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

Yesterday, I, along with several members, introduced three critical bills on solitary confinement, our local solar carveout, and traffic safety via enhanced booting enforcement. I look forward to working with my colleagues to move these bills forward this session.

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

@BPrinceinK @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @ChmnMendelson @DCPSChancellor @WTUTeacher Hi Beth - can you please send details (including room numbers for impacted classrooms) to my legislative director Michael Porcello ([email protected]) so I can follow up with DCPS and DGS on this immediately?

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

This RFP being issued is great news -- a microgrid at St. Elizabeths will be a game-changer for the hospital, and this will serve as a model for future microgrids throughout the District.

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[John J. Falcicchio @falcicchio]

☀️ RFP IS OPEN ☀️

@MayorBowser has launched the RFP for a Microgrid Partner for the design, construction, ownership, operations, maintenance & transfer of a new resilient microgrid providing energy services for operations on the St. Elizabeths East campus https://t.co/a8dKb4xpno

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

We must band together with other jurisdictions who are of like mind to identify and undertake the best strategies that collectively protect the liberties that the Court seems intent on drawing back. (3/3)

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

For the first time in history, the Supreme Court today completely took away a constitutional right that it previously recognized. It overturned almost fifty years of settled law. And don't be fooled, (1/3)

[Mary M. Cheh @marycheh]

the Court's reasoning opens the door for many other rights to be taken away; this is not just about abortion. We are about to enter into decades of darkness. (2/3)