Posts by Julie Strupp — Former Managing Editor
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Dozens memorialize two men killed by a driver while resting on a park bench
Last Thursday evening, about 50 people braved sweltering heat to memorialize two men who were struck and killed by an SUV driver at James Monroe Park on July 10. They were the 13th and 14th people to be killed in a traffic crash in the District this year. Keep reading…
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Walksheds help planners make routes to transit stops better for people on foot
Planners have a new tool to understand the barriers people face on when walking to a central destination, such as a train station. Analyzing a “walkshed,” the area around a transit stop that’s reachable on foot for the average person, can help planners understand how to make them more accessible. Keep reading…
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Mary Cheh proposes a bill to restrict scooters, to negative reviews
DC Councilmember Mary Cheh, who chairs the Committee on Transportation & the Environment, proposed a bill today that would ban dockless bicycles and scooters from being used between 10 pm and 4 am, set rules for where they can be parked, and give DC more power to regulate and fine operators, among other updates. Keep reading…
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The Post published an anti-accessory apartment letter with racist & classist claims
On Sunday, June 16, the Washington Post published a letter to the editor from Gaithersburg resident Katherine Gugulis that is riddled with racist and classist assertions. Gugulis was protesting the county’s proposed plan to loosen restrictions on building accessory apartments (also known as Accessory Dwelling Units, Auxiliary Dwelling Units, or ADUs). Keep reading…
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Local bicycle shops ask Mayor Bowser to get serious about road safety
While advocates are often the ones who generate events and statements about road safety, now local bike shops are also speaking out about Vision Zero. On Monday, several local bicycle shop owners sent an open letter to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, urging her to make the District safer for people who bike. You can read it in full below. Keep reading…
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Hundreds “die” on Pennsylvania Avenue for streets that don’t kill
A few hundred people rallied in front of the John A. Wilson Building at noon on Friday to demand “streets that don’t kill people” in the District. Protesters laid down on Pennsylvania Avenue and blocked the street for about eight minutes, a nod to the eight road deaths that have occured in the District so far this year. Keep reading…
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GGWash remembers bicyclist and outspoken road safety advocate Dave Salovesh
Dave Salovesh, a friend to many local cyclists and road safety advocates, was killed by a speeding driver on Florida Avenue on Friday, April 19. His loss has shaken many people, including many of our contributors. Here's what some of them have to say about Dave as an advocate, and as a friend. Keep reading…
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Abdul Seck, the pedestrian hit in a crash in Anacostia on Sunday, has died
A man driving a silver Chevrolet sedan ran a red light before striking a white Chevrolet sedan with a family inside at 16th and V streets, injuring a total of six people including two children and Abdul Seck, who was walking on a nearby sidewalk, Fox 5 reported. Keep reading…
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Meet our Spring 2019 Urbanist Journalism Fellows!
Our Urbanist Journalism Fellowship is continuing this spring with two new faces: ThienVinh Nguyen and Natasha Riddle. Please welcome them to GGWash! Keep reading…
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Single-family homes take up a lot of space in the District
This map from the DC Policy Center shows what an overwhelming amount of the District's housing stock is comprised of single-family homes. Most of the housing outside of downtown DC consists of low-density buildings, illustrated above in purple, its new report “Taking Stock of the District’s Housing Stock” shows. Keep reading…