Posts by George Kevin Jordan — Former Editor-in-Chief
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Events: Virginia legislators host a virtual town hall on electric transportation
Learn how Virginia is going electric. Learn how to maintain your bike during the winter months, learn about these 12 kid-friendly activities to engage with your child over winter break, and more in this week’s virtual urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Events: How to make cities more walkable
Discover how to make your city more walkable. Learn how environmental justice issues and the pandemic intersect. Join the Sierra Club DC for their annual holiday party, and more during this week’s virtual urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Events: Come explore CyberWashington with us
Come bar hop through CyberWashington with GGWash. Learn how to design better cities. Celebrate our Latino environmental champions during the third annual Naturally Latinos Conference and more in this week’s virtual urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Events: Let’s discuss segregation in DC and “The Color of Law”
Join GGWash’s online book discussion as we chat about Richard Rothstein’s book “The Color of Law: A forgotten history of how our government segregated America.” WABA is offering a free class to teach a child how to ride a bike. Enjoy the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees virtually, and more in this week’s urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Want more recreational space? Now is your chance to let the District know.
DC is looking for input on the master plan that will shape the city’s parks and recreation for the next 20 years. This plan will serve as a “blueprint” for the District Department of Parks and Recreations’ funding and programmatic priorities. Keep reading…
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Events: How to make mobility options more equitable and accessible for all people
How to make mobility options accessible to everyone, see how DC activists stopped a federal plan to build freeways through neighborhoods in the 1950s and 1960s, how to revamp the rules for a changing mobility landscape, and more in this week’s (virtual) urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Union Station badly needs updates. Here’s why fixing it is so complicated.
Union Station in DC is a key transportation hub serving 37 million riders annually on various modes of transit, but the station is also in need of a makeover to address a range of issues, from insufficient train tracks to long bottlenecks for passengers. The $5 to $7-billion Washington Union Station Expansion Project involves myriad different agencies and others. Keep reading…
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Events: DC Council will hear testimony on the District’s Comp Plan amendments this week
The DC Council plans to hear public testimony during its Comprehensive Plan Amendment hearings this Thursday and Friday. Take a virtual step to end homelessness in DC. Learn about the complex history of the District during the 47th annual DC History Conference, and more in this week’s urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Five more miles of Slow Streets will be added throughout the District
The District will add five more miles of Slow Streets, making a total of over 26 miles of much-needed road for people to walk, bike, and exercise while practicing social distancing during the pandemic Keep reading…
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Events: Learn about DC’s Comp Plan update and how to testify ahead of an upcoming Council hearing
Learn about DC’s Comp Plan updates, and get tips on how to effectively provide testimony. Listen to five former DC Office of Planning directors unpack 25 years of comprehensive planning. Discover how we can make the energy sector be more equitable, and more in this week’s virtual urbanist events. Keep reading…