Posts by Jonathan Neeley — Former Staff Editor
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Ask GGW: The W&OD Trail’s sharp turn
A reader recently wondered why the Washington and Old Dominion Trail turns sharply at Idylwood Park next to I-66 in Falls Church instead of tunneling under the interstate and Metro. “Was this by design when they were constructing I-66?” asked Mark Scheufler. Keep reading…
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People are healthier, wealthier, and happier when cars don’t come first
It’d be pretty tough to read through everything on our list of the best planning books. But if you have 16 minutes, author Jeff Speck shares the basic arguments of his book Walkable City in this TED talk. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: What are the best urban planning and policy books?
A while back, we rounded up a list of urbanist books for kids. But what about grownups who want a bit more detail and background? We asked our contributors for their recommendations. Abigail Zenner‘s favorite is Happy City, by Charles Montgomery: Montgomery talks about how the built environment and transportation choices affect on people’s happiness. It’s… Keep reading…
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Please welcome our new Associate Editor, Jonathan Neeley!
Greater Greater Washington is pleased to welcome Jonathan Neeley as our Associate Editor! As our one paid staff member, Jonathan will be editing posts from our excellent team of volunteer contributors. We asked him to introduce himself below. Hi, readers! I’m Jonathan Neeley and I’m the new Associate Editor at Greater Greater Washington. I’m really, really… Keep reading…