Posts tagged Environment
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Events: There are lots of ways to celebrate Earth Day
Honor local leaders in sustainability, plant some trees, learn about vertical farming, tour a green roof, and more in this week's events roundup. Keep reading…
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DDOT shouldn’t delay a safer, greener K Street NE
The time has come to deliver on the K Street NE Road Diet, which could yield significant benefits for pedestrian safety, cycling, and climate change mitigation in NoMa, Near Northeast, and Hill East. Keep reading…
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National links: Concrete is used widely, but it harms the environment. What should cities do?
Concrete is the most destructive material on earth, and also the most-used substance after water. A wealth guru wants to build a car-free city outside of Denver modeled after bicycle-friendly Dutch cities. Seattle is getting a new waterfront, complete with an enormous shark tank. Keep reading…
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What would a Green New Deal for DC look like?
The Green New Deal, the economic and environmental plan most prominantly championed by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has sweeping ideas for a change in national policy. But what would a more localized Green New Deal for DC look like? Keep reading…
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Events: Learn the DC planning head’s visions for the future + celebrate our birthday!
GGWash has two upcoming events in the Neighborhood. You can attend both of these events, and others throughout the year, for FREE when you join the GGWash Neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Events: Envision DC Planning with Acting Director Andrew Trueblood
Join fellow GGWash readers on Tuesday, February 19 at 6 pm at the WeWork Metropolitan Square (1440 G Street NW) for an open forum with Acting Director Trueblood, where you’ll hear his vision for the DC Office of Planning and have the opportunity to ask questions. Tickets are only $10, and FREE for GGWash Neighbors! Keep reading…
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Discuss on Wednesday: How can the Green New Deal include land use?
The Democrats’ Green New Deal proposal fails to address “the most crucial environmental, economic, and racial justice issue of all: where we live,” Alex Baca, a GGWash Editorial Board member and engagement director at the Coalition for Smarter Growth, writes in an article for Slate. Keep reading…
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DC’s mayor signed an ambitious clean energy law on Friday. Here’s what it does.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the most ambitious clean energy law in the nation on Friday. It requires all of DC’s electricity to come from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2032, 13 years earlier than California and Hawaii transition to 100% green electricity. Keep reading…
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Trails could better connect Huntley Meadows Park, but planners are worried about environmental impact
In Fairfax County, bike advocates and a state representative have teamed up to keep a pair of trails in Huntley Meadows park from being removed—well, sort of. The kicker is that one of these trails has been on part of the county’s Comprehensive Plan since the 1970s and the other has been in the plan since 2014, but neither has ever been built. Keep reading…
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Events: Access new dwellings in Montgomery County
Learn about creating accessory apartments, volunteer to clean up Rock Creek Park in celebration of MLK Day, see an autonomous vehicle in action, watch the moon turn beautiful colors as it's shadowed by the earth, and more in this week's urbanist events roundup Keep reading…