Posts from February 2023
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Photo Friday: The Metro!
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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Meet our spring 2023 interns!
This spring, GGWash is thrilled to welcome Jacy Heidorn, Karly Meyer, and Paul Medvetsky to our team. Keep reading…
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National links: The best new bike lanes in the US, ranked
Ranking the best new bike lanes in the US. Hedge funds are the big housing scapegoat. Pittsburgh pioneers a climate-focused budget process. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s population grows
DC population back on the rise. Proposed plan to increase affordable housing, reduce zoning limitations in Washington region. Prince George’s County receives grant from infrastructure bill to fix its roads. Keep reading…
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GGWash’s political endorsements process in 2023
Greater Greater Washington will endorse candidates in a handful of local races in Maryland and Virginia this year. Here’s how we’re planning to do that, and how you can help us expand our endorsements to even more places in the future. Keep reading…
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Map: What if Metro had local stops like NYC?
It might be nice to have a Yuma Street or Taylor Street station. But as this visualization shows, an MTA-style local stop system might not be the best way to improve riders’ experience. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Clarke, Bowser decry Metro shooting as part of national gun violence epidemic.
Metro shootings seen as part of national gun violence epidemic. DC Council is closer to decriminalizing street vendors and reducing their barriers to operation. MoCo passes bill to make it easier to build affordable housing on county-owned land. Keep reading…
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Could plans to redevelop Richmond’s Coliseum include reparations?
Richmond destroyed a Black neighborhood to build its Coliseum. Will the city’s redevelopment plans for the site include reparations to displaced families? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rockville ADU proposal gains momentum
Rockville considers allowing ADUs. Developer files to build new missing middle development in Takoma. New DC Council bill calls for 7,500 public EV chargers to be installed by 2027. Keep reading…