Posts by Shayna Goldsmith — Guest Contributor

Shayna Goldsmith (she/they) is a Montgomery County native and recent graduate of Georgetown University’s master’s in urban planning program. Her Park View neighborhood is an ongoing source of inspiration for her work on public space, sustainable mobility, and placemaking.

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  How these six ‘spokes’ could make Washington a model biking region

  BicyclingOpinionBy Andrew Grinberg (Guest Contributor), Shayna Goldsmith (Guest Contributor) December 13, 2021 11

  A summer-long project by Master’s students at Georgetown University’s Urban and Regional Planning program mapped out strategies to achieve an ambitious goal: to make Greater Washington the best biking region in the country.  Keep reading…

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  Georgia Avenue isn’t a thoroughfare, it’s a destination

  Public SpacesOpinionBy Shayna Goldsmith (Guest Contributor) September 30, 2021 21

  We treat Georgia Avenue NW like a commuter thoroughfare to shuttle cars in and out of downtown DC, but data shows most people traveling on Georgia are treating it as a destination. What if we designed it that way?  Keep reading…

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  Georgia Avenue isn’t a thoroughfare, it’s a destination

  Public SpacesOpinionBy Shayna Goldsmith (Guest Contributor) March 11, 2021 43

  We treat Georgia Avenue NW like a commuter thoroughfare to shuttle cars in and out of downtown DC, but data shows most people traveling on Georgia are treating it as a destination. What if we designed it that way?  Keep reading…

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  These six ‘spokes’ could make Washington a model biking region

  BicyclingBy Andrew Grinberg (Guest Contributor), Shayna Goldsmith (Guest Contributor) October 26, 2020 49

  Six steps could make the Washington region the best in the country for biking, according to a project by Master’s students at Georgetown University’s Urban and Regional Planning program.  Keep reading…