Recent Posts
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Breakfast links: Despite improvements, Anacostia River still gets failing grade on latest report card
Despite recent improvements, the Anacostia River still gets a failing grade. MTA releases three possible Red Line routes for Baltimore. Owner of two Washington Highlands housing complexes ordered to pay $2M to tenants. Keep reading…
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DC will participate in the first National Week Without Driving (October 2 - 8)
The DC Transportation Equity Network and GGWash invited public officials in the District to commit to the National Week Without Driving (October 2 - October 8). Here’s why we’re organizing this campaign and how you can participate. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Up to 65 DC affordable housing units vulnerable due to dispute over $2 million
Dispute over $2M in public funds may cost DC 65 affordable housing units. Fairfax County passes plan to reduce parking minimums. Arlington leads US cities in the percentage of people living alone. Keep reading…
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How demonstrational bike lanes may save our bike lane dialogues
Too often, public-engagement processes address speculation about the potential impact of bike lanes on a wide range of aspects. An increasing number of cities have turned to demonstrational bike lanes to bridge the information gap. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA set to present three budget scenarios to thwart shortfall
WMATA to present three budget scenarios to board to close gap. Purple Line construction has caused significant road damage along route. NPS taking comment on Mt. Vernon Trail and GW Parkway overhaul. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County just passed rent stabilization. Now what?
Montgomery County has had a big last six months: In that time the county has passed an increase to the recordation tax, a property tax increase, and, most recently, passed a (pretty good!) permanent rent stabilization law. So…now what? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Driver fined $2,000 for killing cyclist Sarah Langenkamp
Truck driver who killed cyclist fined $2,000. New flood maps for Arlington show more buildings at risk of flooding. Shops in Penn Branch apartment building gets grant from Amazon. Keep reading…
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Events: Usher in fall at the GGWash Fall Mixer
Usher in fall at the GGWash Fall Mixer. Celebrate the new Crystal City Bike Network with a bike ride. Attend a webinar on reducing roadway deaths and injuries in Fairfax. Join the citywide Hunt. Read more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Study: Low-income people use micromobility the way they use transit
Shared bikes and scooters are meeting low-income people’s basic mobility needs. A study looks at how access programs are working in US, Australian, and New Zealand cities. Keep reading…
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Here’s what Rockville and Gaithersburg candidates have to say about housing and transportation
Gaithersburg and Rockville voters head to the polls this November. We asked candidates in three key races for their views on housing and transportation. Here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…