Posts by Seth Grimes — Guest Contributor

Seth Grimes is a community advocate and former member of the Takoma Park City Council. He consults on artificial intelligence technologies and applications.

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  Montgomery County needs more homes. Here’s how it can ‘densify’ with little disruption.

  ZoningBy Seth Grimes (Guest Contributor) January 17, 2019 18

  Affordable housing is in short supply in the Washington region. You'd think we could simply build more housing, but no aspect of development and land-use planning around here is easy. That's particularly true where I live, in Montgomery County.  Keep reading…

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  One bike parking mistake Takoma Park made, and what we’ve learned from it

  BicyclingBy Seth Grimes (Guest Contributor) August 22, 2017 60

  For me, a light went on after I made a mistake. I had pushed bicycling infrastructure as a member of the Takoma Park City Council, but when we brought Capital Bikeshare stations to the city in 2013, I was too quick to recommend locating the bikes where they wouldn’t inconvenience drivers, instead of where they’d be most convenient for bicyclists.  Keep reading…