Posts by Jonathan Neeley — Former Staff Editor
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The service cuts Metro is floating are draconian, harmful, and could further damage Metro’s reputation
Closing 20 Metro stations except during rush hour? Cut bus service around the region? Raise fares? WMATA is facing a budget crisis, and some of the solutions on the table look grim. Even these ideas don’t get serious consideration, our contributors say putting them on the table is a door we should leave closed. Keep reading…
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Does the US highway system have high cholesterol?
Similar to how veins and arteries pump blood to and from our hearts, our infrastructure moves people and materials around the country. In this video, Metrocosm’s Max Galka took 24 hours’ worth of highway traffic and visualized it to look like the human circulatory system. Keep reading…
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Events: Does city growth mean dividing people by class?
“If you don’t have the big dollars, they want you out,” says one woman. “People want to live in [here],” replies another. “Are there going to be people moving out? That’s what happens.” One man wonders, “If we continue with this, where’s it gonna lead? Is it gonna be apartheid?” Dig into the thinking behind these quotes at an event this week, or check out a number of other ways to get… Keep reading…
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Join us for happy hour, learn to write about housing, and other great upcoming events
Tuesday night is our next happy hour in Mount Rainier, featuring Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker. Also, do you want to learn to write blog posts like the ones on Greater Greater Washington? Are you interested in talking about housing? We’ll teach you! Blogging is a powerful way to discuss our region’s issues with a greater community. To help… Keep reading…
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Is Tim Kaine a good pick for urbanism? Here’s what our writers think.
Tim Kaine is the Democratic candidate for Vice President. Currently one of Virginia’s US senators, Kaine was the state’s governor from 2006-2010, and its lieutenant governor for the four years before that. We asked our contributors what Kaine has done for and against urbanism. Kaine was a mayor, so he should understand cities David Cranor said, Kaine… Keep reading…
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What’s wrong with this map of DC’s social services?
This map shows where DC’s halfway houses, drug treatment centers, and mental health facilities are. What’s wrong with this picture? Keep reading…
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Today
In the last 72 hours, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Minneapolis a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, and then a sniper killed five police officers in Dallas. These tragic deaths, on the heels of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando last month, have left us reeling. At its core, Greater Greater Washington is about… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Raising the rent
More rent than income; Space > preservation; SafeTrack solution?; Make way for drones; Blame for the blaze; I-66 expansion, go; Baltimore ships that; Maryland’s fork in the road; Walmart’s new use. Keep reading…
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Want to write great blog posts? We’ll teach you how!
Blogging is a powerful way to share what you know. On Thursday, June 23rd at 2001 L Street NW, we’ll train you to write blog posts that effectively and persuasively share your ideas with the world. Keep reading…
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This map tells you if your water pipes are made of lead
Are you concerned about lead in your drinking water? If you live in DC, this map from DC Water will tell you whether or not the pipes at your place are made of lead. Keep reading…