Below are upcoming opportunities to submit testimony with the DC Council. Recently Proposed Traffic Safety Legislation The Council’s Committees on… Read more Upcoming opportunities to submit testimony
Category: Advocacy
September 2023 events
This page was updated on August 24 to include the Ride for Sarah. Ride for Sarah Langenkamp SUNDAY, September 3,… Read more September 2023 events
Dangerous cars are killing our children
Click here to sign this change.org petition. In 2021, my 5-year-old daughter was hit and killed by a vehicle. Allison… Read more Dangerous cars are killing our children
Newly introduced legislation on dangerous driving
This post was last updated on September 18, 2023. Following the recent Council roundtable on traffic enforcement, Councilmembers Christina Henderson… Read more Newly introduced legislation on dangerous driving
June 2023 events
FSS Cross-Country Support Community Meeting: Journal Writing to Cope with Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 7pm… Read more June 2023 events
DC Families for Safe Streets testifies at Council roundtable on traffic enforcement
The Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment held a public roundtable on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 on traffic enforcement… Read more DC Families for Safe Streets testifies at Council roundtable on traffic enforcement
WaPo highlights human cost of traffic violence
In her column, “Letting bad drivers stay on the road is costing D.C. more than money,” Washington Post columnist Theresa… Read more WaPo highlights human cost of traffic violence
Members of DC Families for Safe Streets meet with Councilmember Charles Allen
Members from DC-FSS steering committee met with Councilmember Charles Allen and other councilmembers and staff from the Committee on Transportation… Read more Members of DC Families for Safe Streets meet with Councilmember Charles Allen
Letter to urge action needed on reckless driving
DC Families for Safe Streets, in close partnership with Virginia Tech Professor Ryan Calder, sent a letter on May 8,… Read more Letter to urge action needed on reckless driving
May 2023 events
Advocacy Opportunity: Letter on Reckless Driving Members from DC-FSS worked with Virginia Tech Professor Ryan Calder on a letter to… Read more May 2023 events