Posts by Claire Jaffe — Contributor
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Events: You can help make DC more sustainable
Make your voice heard at one of the city's Sustainable DC Plan working groups, learn about urban farming and resilience in cities, discuss the 11th Street bridge to Anacostia, and more! Keep reading…
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Events: Food access in DC, a more vibrant College Park, and more!
Hear more about what cities can contribute to food security and nutritional security tonight at the National Museum of Natural History. You can also learn about how to get involved in real estate, discuss Anacostia's Bridge Park and the Equitable Development Plan, delve into Maryland Governor Hogan's highway-widening plan, and more! Keep reading…
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Events: Prince George’s zoning rewrite and Strong Towns in DC
Prince George's County is rewriting their zoning code, Strong Towns is coming to DC to discuss how cities can be economically resilient, the District Department of Transportation wants to rehabilitate the 16th Street bridge, and much more this week! Keep reading…
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Events: Halloween happy hour, Metro hack night, and Amazon HQ2
Don your urbanist-inspired Halloween garb for the GGWash happy hour this Wednesday at Lost & Found! There's also a discussion about what can cities can learn from Amazon’s wish list, a Metro hack night, a daylong event on Accessory Dwelling Units in DC, a Strong Towns presentation on why American towns and cities are financially struggling, and much more this week! Keep reading…
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Events: Get social! Urban nerd party, happy hour, and planners trivia
Hey urban nerds, don't miss the Coalition for Smarter Growth's 5th annual Smart Growth Social, planners trivia at Denizens Brewing Company, or the chance to hear transportation and parking star Jeffrey Tumlin speak at Union Market! That and much more is happening around the Washington region this week. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how to be a Metro funding advocate, how public space affects social justice, and more!
Learn how to be a rock star Metro funding advocate at a forum this Saturday. There's also a discussion about the intersection of green infrastructure, public health, and social justice, as well as a Brutalist history walking tour, a chance to give feedback on the draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, and much more this week! Keep reading…
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Speak up for better buses, learn about inclusive development, and don’t miss our happy hour!
Join us for the Greater Greater happy hour with Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) this Tuesday, September 26 in Park View! There's also a chance to speak up for better buses, a discussion about inclusive development, a forum on Metro funding advocacy, and more this week! Keep reading…
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Events: Seeing the Better City book reading, testify to support our buses, and more
Don't miss the next Greater Greater happy hour with Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) on Tuesday, September 26 in Park View. There's a book reading tonight, as well as a gala to celebrate the Purple Line, a chance to testify in support of better buses, and much more this week! Keep reading…
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Events: Eastern Market and Hyattsville tours and a chat with Maryland Delegates
Walking tours are one of the best ways to get the inside-scoop on a neighborhood. This fall, join the Coalition for Smarter Growth for their Walking Tours & Forums Series to get a behind-the-scenes take on the good and bad of neighborhood development and change from CSG staff, elected officials, community members and advocates, developers, and subject-matter experts. And, make sure to check out these other great events happening this week! Keep reading…
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Events: Walking tours, PARKing Day, our next happy hour, and more!
It's time for the next Greater Greater happy hour! Join us and Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) Tuesday, September 26 from 6 to 8 pm at The Midlands in Park View. And since happy hour isn't until later this month, make sure to check out these other great events between now and then. Keep reading…