Posts by Jeb Stenhouse — Community Engagement Committee
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Events: “Generation Priced Out” book talk, rail happy hour, and more
Concerned about the future of urban America? Randy Shaw’s Generation Priced Out is a call to action on one of the most talked-about issues of our time: how skyrocketing rents and home values are pricing low- and middle-income people out of urban America. Keep reading…
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Events: Get advice on how to purchase a home
Purchasing a home is likely the single largest financial decision that anyone will make. How do you know if you're ready, both financially and logistically, to buy a home? And what factors should you consider to make the right choice? Come to our homebuying panel to learn more! Keep reading…
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Events: Can you help us get the last $4,728 for our birthday?
This is the final week for our 2019 member drive, and we still need $4,728 or 50 new members to reach our goal. Join our GGWash Neighborhood or make a donation of any amount and you’ll get a ticket to our 11th birthday party on March 14 in Crystal City. Keep reading…
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Events: Get homebuying tips, celebrate GGWash’s 11th birthday, and more!
Purchasing a home is likely the single largest financial decision that anyone will make. How do you know if you're ready, both financially and logistically, to buy a home? And what factors should you consider to make the right choice? GGWash is here to help! Keep reading…
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Events: Don’t worry, be ‘app’y about bus frequency, speed, and more!
Come to bus hack night; learn about rent control and affordable housing; weigh in on the Department of Housing and Community Development as well as the Office of Planning, the Office of Zoning, and the University of the District of Columbia; and more in this week's events. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn the DC planning head’s visions for the future + celebrate our birthday!
GGWash has two upcoming events in the Neighborhood. You can attend both of these events, and others throughout the year, for FREE when you join the GGWash Neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Events: Envision DC Planning with Acting Director Andrew Trueblood
Join fellow GGWash readers on Tuesday, February 19 at 6 pm at the WeWork Metropolitan Square (1440 G Street NW) for an open forum with Acting Director Trueblood, where you’ll hear his vision for the DC Office of Planning and have the opportunity to ask questions. Tickets are only $10, and FREE for GGWash Neighbors! Keep reading…
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Events: Hear ye, hear ye, speak up at DC’s budget and performance oversight hearings!
Speak at the DC performance oversight and budget hearings, discuss how to address the region's homelessness and affordable housing needs, weigh in on Montgomery County's budget as well as Dupont Circle bike lanes, and more in this week's urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Events: What makes for good or bad transit?
If you read this site, odds are that you, ahem, have opinions about transit. But do you have “An Opinionated Atlas of US Transit” with which to catalog all of your observations and ideas? Well, you could after you join the Coalition for Smarter Growth and Island Press for a talk with Christof Spieler. Keep reading…
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Events: Plan to make bicycling better in Arlington
Arlington County wants to know what you think about its proposed bicycle facility upgrades and other policies designed “to encourage bicycling as a transportation option for all Arlingtonians.” The county developed these ideas as part of its draft update to the Bicycle Element of the Master Transportation Plan. Keep reading…