Recent Posts
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Notes from Seattle: Trolley buses
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Seattle is home to America’s 2nd largest trolley bus network. Trolley buses are buses on wheels powered by overhead wire instead of diesel fuel or battery. They’re quieter and smoother… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delays and stumbling blocks
Streetcar delayed; Purple Line draws critics; MetroAccess strike?; Golf course development; Put school near park; You know what’s hip? A task force; Skyline soon to be all scaffolding; More high-end condos for Georgetown?; Arlington fights bike theft. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Moving around DC and Northern Virginia
This week, hear about DC’s and Northern Virginia’s transportation future, speak out on the height limit, and advocate for safer walks to school at events all around the region. Help shape DC’s transportation future: The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hosting its final round of public workshops in October to discuss moveDC, an initiative… Keep reading…
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Notes from Seattle: The monorail
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Seattle’s monorail opened in 1962 for the world’s fair, and for decades was the only rail transit in town. Unfortunately it’s more of a novelty than a bona fide transit system. The… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Education woes
GWU considers money in admissions; Parents try to stay; Parents consider leaving; New laws for bikes; DC United stadium deal critics gather; 495 Express lanes see lower volumes; New tool to help CaBi; And…. Keep reading…
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Have you signed up to testify on the zoning update?
The epic hearings for DC’s zoning update are coming up in just a few weeks (and so are Montgomery County’s). Have you signed up to testify? There are 4 key hearings: Wednesday November 6 on low-density residential areas. This includes the proposal to allow accessory apartments which will let a homeowner rent out a basement or garage to add housing and help with the… Keep reading…
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Notes from Seattle: Neighborhood greenways
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Seattle residents were sick of speeding cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets. In response, the city is creating a network of “neighborhood greenways” designed to slow drivers… Keep reading…
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Notes from Seattle: The subway
Several GGW editors and contributors are in Seattle this week for the Railvolution conference. While there, they’ll offer a series of short posts about their experiences. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: DCPS celebrates trajectory and IMPACT
DCPS is “on the right track:” In her address on the state of DC public schools, Chancellor Kaya Henderson stressed investing in great educators, rigorous academic content, motivated students, and engaged families. Some were unconvinced by the lack of specifics for improvements east of the river. (Post) IMPACT is having an impact: Henderson has also hailed a new… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New millennium
Millennials change DC; Robotic parking garages are coming; Verizon center billboards go live; Infrastructure charges lead to foreclosures; Fairfax planners nix Huntington TOD; Fairfax schools foresee cuts; Suburbs compete in bikability; LA debuts new data portal; And…. Keep reading…