Posts from April 2019
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Washington Region Parking Madness Round 3: The final four
A champion from each division has been chosen, and we have reached the penultimate round of Parking Madness! After a couple of close races and a couple of blowouts, we have uncovered the worst parking blights in different areas inside the Beltway. But which one is the worst? Keep reading…
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Events: GGWash’s regional rail forum, National Walking Day, spring cleanups, and more
Attend GGWash's forum on comprehensive regional rail! This event brings together political, technical, and managerial perspectives to discuss how the region’s citizens and leaders can come together to make comprehensive regional rail a reality. Keep reading…
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Next time you hear “I didn’t see him,” remember this
Thursday evening at about 8:25, I was walking to Silver Spring Metro station. I was about two blocks from the station in an area that is highly urbanized and well-lit. This area has very high pedestrian volumes at all hours of the day. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Local students are leading the push to reexamine school zoning
Montgomery County students are leading the push to reexamine school zoning. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says parenthood is helping her notice gaps in pedestrian infrastructure. Alexandria will consider expanding HOV lanes this summer. Keep reading…
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DC’s hottest neighborhood is at the bottom of the sea
Not long ago, the center of the action in DC was around Dupont Circle and Georgetown. Over the past 15 years, neighborhoods throughout the District are seeing a resurgence of new residents and new investment, from Brightwood to Ivy City to Deanwood to the Southwest waterfront. Keep reading…
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Get to know your ANC Commissioners
Last year, DC residents elected a lot of exciting and new Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners to their local government. They’ve been quite busy! We’re checking in on some of them to see what they’re doing, and to give you some more insight into what they stand for in our fine city. Keep reading…
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Greater Greater Washington is launching a dating site!
Have you seen someone on the street and wondered “is he into boys who like transit”? We all know that dating as an urbanist can be a real challenge. What if your new crush is against ADUs or thinks bus lanes take away too many parking spaces? GGWash is here to kick your love life into high gear! Keep reading…
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The educational admissions scandal widens dramatically
The education world was shaken recently when federal prosecutors charged 50 people with conspiring to cheat on college admissions tests or bribe athletic coaches to designate students as athletic recruits. Families paid $400,000, $950,000, and other amounts for what mastermind Rick Singer called a “side door” into elite colleges. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Citing climate change, DC makes radical changes to reduce car-dependency
Citing the need for urgent action in the face of climate change, the DC government is making radical changes. Officials will permanantly close half the BW Parkway in light of reduced driving during its “BACK2GOOD” pothole program. Hogan isn't proposing new highways after all. Keep reading…