Posts tagged National Mall
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Photo Friday: World of orange
Fall colors from around the region in this week’s Photo Friday! Compiled from images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool and posts from Instagram tagging @greater_greater_washington. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Fall colors
Fall colors from around the region in this week’s Photo Friday! Compiled from images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool and posts from Instagram tagging @greater_greater_washington. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Out for a stroll
This week, we feature leisurely strolls! Compiled from images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Fun people in fun places
Enjoy this week’s images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some transit riders with health conditions express worry about lifted mask mandates
End of transit mask mandates causes some riders to rethink their commute. DC says masks stay on in taxis, and ride-hailing vehicles. Gunman in Van Ness shooting dies by suicide Keep reading…
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Video: What it’s like to get around the Capitol by bike since Jan. 6
A DC resident offers a glimpse into what it was like to navigate around the Capitol by bike before and after the riots on Jan. 6. Keep reading…
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In the 1970s, the National Mall was a literal parking lot
These photos from the 1970s show block after block of parking, inside the National Mall. Keep reading…
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Events: Join fellow GGWash readers at the National Building Museum
As part of the new GGWash social events schedule, we are planning a trip to the National Building Museum (401 F St NW) with fellow urbanists! If you have never heard of it, the National Building Museum is one of the coolest museums in DC, and it's focused on architecture, design, and urban planning Keep reading…
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Events: More bicycle lanes please!
Our calendar doesn't have very many events this week, but mark your planners for a GGWash “fireside chat” next Friday at noon about how government can take better risks. Is there a great urbanist event going on this week that we don't know about? Let us know in the comments! Keep reading…
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Video: People used to gather at malls, but they’re closing. Now what?
The number of shopping malls in the US quadrupled between 1970 and 2017, and for decades, they served an important social function. Malls were a gathering place for people of all ages, particularly in suburbs where there were generally few places to hang out. Even today, they have a unique place in the American psyche and in our pop culture. Keep reading…