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Do Something: The week of January 8, 2024
This week, here’s how you can Do Something about split-roll taxes, talk about parking in DC and Montgomery County, and statewide housing reforms in Maryland, and why you should still go out in January. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s Northeast Boundary Tunnel passes first major test during Tuesday’s rainstorm
Northeast Boundary Tunnel worked as intended, lessening the impacts of Tuesday’s major rainstorm. Over half of DC area rental listings on Zillow featured concessions in December. Pedestrian hit by subway in Baltimore. Keep reading…
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Alexandria could lead Virginia into statewide e-bike incentives
Alexandria recently released a report in e-bike incentives and could soon decide on a citywide program. Could they be the model for a statewide incentive program? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Council hopes to “STEER” dangerous drivers off the road with new bill
DC dangerous driving bill passes first vote unanimously. Three housing bills to come before Maryland General Assembly. Micromobility company Veo will exit Arlington and Alexandria. Keep reading…
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How DC neighbors got a dangerous street closed in front of Bancroft Elementary
At 8:00 am and 3:00 pm every school day, volunteers shut down the street in front of Bancroft Elementary School in Northwest DC to keep kids and parents safe from drivers. Here’s how they made it happen. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 820+ housing units in the works for Bellevue neighborhood
Bellevue redevelopment will bring 675 additional units of housing to Ward 8. Maryland Supreme Court considers whether property containing paved-over Black cemetery can be sold. Envisioning the future of Baltimore’s “highway to nowhere.” Keep reading…
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Events: Kick off the new year at GGWash’s Planners of Color Meetup
Kick off the new year at GGWash’s Planners of Color Meetup. Explore transit systems from cities around the world. Tune in to the Alexandria Transit Company Board Meeting. Learn about emerging road pricing strategies. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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DC, I love you. Lose the post-breakup energy.
Like lovers we just couldn’t quit, office building monoculture and businesses we thought cared for us left DC when we were utterly dependent on them. It hurts. But it’s time to dust ourselves off and create our own future. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All new cars must be zero-emission in Washington region by 2035
All new cars in Greater Washington must be zero-emission by 2035. Virginia legislators to introduce bill to extend massive Alexandria sewer tunnel project. Floating pier proposed for Rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Fly into 2024
Compiled from images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool and posts from Instagram tagging @greater_greater_washington. Keep reading…