Posts from February 2023
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What makes a city romantic?
Today we’ll spend a lot of time thinking about love and romance. What, though, makes cities themselves romantic? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Nats owner, prolific area real estate developer Ted Lerner dies at 97
Area mall and residential developer and Nationals owner Ted Lerner has died. DC faces prospective shelter shortage. Arlington receives grant to shelter unhoused residents. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn more about Georgetown’s Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning
Learn about Georgetown University’s Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning program. Discuss the rehabilitation of the Suitland Parkway Trail. Play this year’s TranspoBINGO. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Here are resources for this year’s performance and budget hearings in the District
As DC Council’s public hearing season gets into full swing, here’s what you can expect, how to share your views, and what GGWash staff plan to talk about. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MetroHero app to shut down, WMATA promises similar tracking solution
With MetroHero retiring, WMATA teases tracking website updates of its own. Developers say DC office-to-residential conversions tax abatements aren’t enough. Prince George’s County’s Blue Line corridor revamp not dependent on Commanders status. Keep reading…
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Read the questionnaires submitted by Montgomery County Planning Board applicants
This month, Montgomery County will appoint three new Planning Board members, and GGWash will be making endorsements for those seats. We sent questionnaires to all the applicants to learn more about their stances on housing and transportation, and published the applicants’ responses for you to see. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: City curves
Enjoy the pops of color and light in this week’s Photo Friday, compiled with images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool! Keep reading…
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National links: New study dissects high cost of transit projects in the US, provides recommendations
Dissecting the drivers of high transit project costs. Why has construction productivity fallen in the last 70 years? How cities can be a haven for biodiversity. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Black homeownership drop extends east of the Anacostia
Black homeownership rates fall east of Anacostia River. Arlington County Board to review plans to redevelop lot on Columbia Pike. Shutdown of encampment at McPherson Square highlights staffing issues. Keep reading…
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Over the river and onto TranspoBINGO
TranspoBINGO is back for the fourth year! Compete with others to fill out a bingo board based on your travels around DC from Thursday, February 16 to Thursday, February 23. Keep reading…