Posts by Libby Solomon — Former Managing Editor

Libby Solomon was a writer/editor and Managing Editor for GGWash from 2020 to 2022. She was previously a reporter for the Baltimore Sun covering the Baltimore suburbs and a writer for Johns Hopkins University’s Centers for Civic Impact. 

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  Breakfast links: Where, oh where will the FBI go?

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) April 1, 2022 27

  FBI resumes investigating new HQ locations. Maryland lawmakers propose bill to cut greenhouse gases. Arlington’s hottest neighborhoods… literally.  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: A list of ideas for DC’s economic recovery

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 30, 2022 30

  How DC could recover from the pandemic. What we can learn from the Purple Line’s contract. US lawmakers ask: What’s up with the Silver Line?  Keep reading…

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  Voting in DC: key dates to put on your calendar

  PoliticsNews/AnalysisBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 29, 2022

  Here are the key dates and deadlines you need to know to vote in DC’s primaries.  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: The generation zooming into Washington’s rental market

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 29, 2022 10

  Washington rental market draws in Gen Z. Federal funding bill includes Southern MD Rapid Transit earmark. Who’s on the ballot in DC?  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: 7000-series return and Silver Line extension both delayed

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 25, 2022 5

  Two pieces of bad news for Metro. Federal allocation keeps 11th Street Bridge Park on track. MoCo Council supports I-270 transit plan.  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: Would you swim in DC’s rivers?

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 23, 2022 8

  Some urge DC to allow swimming in the rivers again. Montgomery County Shared Streets program to continue until September. Arlington to residents: use transit.  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: Falls Church residents decry Leesburg Pike pedestrian dangers

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 22, 2022 8

  Falls Church immigrant community fears pedestrian safety on Leesburg Pike. New DC design rules could require “bird-friendly” materials. Three Montgomery County students struck by drivers since February.  Keep reading…

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  Maybe the cyclist “trolling” the People’s Convoy was actually just teaching us good bike safety

  BicyclingNews/AnalysisBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 21, 2022 41

  The liesurely cyclist that slowed the People’s Convoy to a crawl in DC on Saturday was actually demonstrating excellent bike safety.  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: Where departing DC residents are moving

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 18, 2022 16

  The county absorbing DC residents by the thousands. Officials seeks funds for trail around Arlington National Cemetery. DC Main Streets program accused of mismanagement.  Keep reading…

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  Breakfast links: How DC’s population has changed in the COVID era

  LinksBy Libby Solomon (Former Managing Editor) March 16, 2022 17

  DC growth in young, educated workers has stagnated during the pandemic. Alexandria ordinance will allow speed limits as low as 15 mph. Amazon funds two transit-oriented development projects in Prince George’s.  Keep reading…