Posts from April 2019
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Breakfast links: A gentrification exhibit may be coming to a library near you
The Anacostia Community Museum's neighborhood gentrification exhibit is coming to DC libraries. Metro's new safety watchdog looks into a train sent down the wrong tracks. Here's a roundup of local responses to AOC's praise of Metro over the MTA. Keep reading…
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Urbanist Villain of the Week: The Shay resident who killed go-go music in Shaw
A MetroPCS store at 7th Street and Florida Avenue NW in DC has been playing go-go music on outdoor speakers since 1995. Now, it's stopped after a resident of a new, fancy apartment building complained. Keep reading…
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Decongestion pricing could help fix traffic in the Washington region
State lawmakers recently sealed a deal to make New York City the first city in the country to implement decongestion pricing, a measure intended to cut down on the city’s infamous gridlock traffic, while also raising much-needed revenue to improve and maintain its aging subway system. Could such a system work in our region? Keep reading…
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Northern Virginia looks to fund more transit projects along I-66 with toll revenue
Another $20 million of transit improvement projects will be heading our way in the fall, paid for by money generated by tolling on I-66 between Fairfax County and DC. Local jurisdictions submitted $32.8 million worth of projects, but only the top few are able to get funded. The public comment period is now open, so you can voice your opinion now. Keep reading…
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Events: Join fellow GGWash readers at the National Building Museum
As part of the new GGWash social events schedule, we are planning a trip to the National Building Museum (401 F St NW) with fellow urbanists! If you have never heard of it, the National Building Museum is one of the coolest museums in DC, and it's focused on architecture, design, and urban planning Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Maryland’s transit for people with disabilities left riders stranded for hours
The MTA MobilityLink has left riders with disabilities stranded for hours. Housing advocates are glad to see District AG Karl Racine going after slumlords. HOT lanes are coming to I-395 as soon as October. Keep reading…
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What’s the environmental impact of Hogan’s highway plan? Tell Maryland’s Senate to find out.
A bill that would require Governor Larry Hogan to study the environmental and financial risks of the proposed expansion of I-270 and I-495 has until Monday, April 8 to be passed by the Maryland Senate. As it stands, the proposed highway widening would make existing air and water pollution significantly worse in the region, and potentially displace existing communities. Keep reading…
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National links: Empty trains and the new Eye of Sauron
This small town in Denmark is getting a skyscraper, and it’s not the only rural town with a tower. Maybe it’s not such a good idea to get rid of transit drivers after all. Street grids are great, but sometimes you need an architechtural escape. Keep reading…
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The Parking Madness finals are here!
In surprising upsets, voters let much larger parking craters outside the city off the hook to nominate smaller but more centrally located parking craters inside the city. After weeks of voting, the list of 16 parking blights has been narrowed down to just two. Keep reading…
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Here’s what urbanist podcasts we’re listening to
GGWash contributors shared some of their favorite urbanist podcasts in 2017, and since new ones are coming out all the time, we decided it was time to update the list. If you're all caught up on Talking Headways, give some of these a listen. Keep reading…