GGWash Policy Posts
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Can traffic cameras make us safer?
This week, the DC Council held a roundtable on the district’s Automated Traffic Enforcement Camera program. GGWash and the DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition testified in support of the program. Here are some key points from that testimony. Keep reading…
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Getting there: A video recap from Part 1 of our series on transportation patterns in the Washington region
A recap of Part 1 of “Getting There,” a webinar series hosted by GGWash’s policy team, which looks at how transportation in the Washington region should evolve to meet public needs and sustainability and equity goals. Keep reading…
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Here’s what GGWash’s advocacy team said at the DDOT Director’s confirmation hearing
Last week, the Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee held a confirmation hearing for Mayor Muriel Bowser’s appointment of Everett Lott as DDOT Director. Here is why GGWash and DCST support Lott’s appointment. Keep reading…
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On this year’s Walk to School Day, #EveryBlockCounts for street safety
This Wednesday is the annual Walk to School Day, celebrating the joy and independence of families choosing non-car modes for their school commutes. Keep reading…
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A historic district nomination presents another test for DC preservation law
A Park View historic district nomination stretches recent historic board precedent.
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Every block matters in the fight for safer streets and the climate
One block can make the difference between a safe bike network and retrenching DC’s car dependence. An ANC writes about the struggle for safety and the climate in the backyard. Keep reading…
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Traffic violence wreaks havoc on our city and its residents. But it doesn’t have to.
The District has the resources, the tools, and the expertise to make every intersection in this city safe for people—regardless of race, income, age, gender, or ability—to cross on foot, on a bike, in a stroller, or in a wheelchair. Keep reading…
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A vision for an affordable and accessible Eckington deferred
It has been four years since many of Eckington’s residents and its Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners came together to craft a vision for how we want growth to happen in our neighborhood in the next 10 years. But despite countless hours spent over these four years to define and advocate for an affordable future for Eckington through amendments we wrote to the 2006 Comprehensive Plan, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is pushing to override our neighborhood’s wishes in one stroke of his pen. Keep reading…
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Here’s what GGWash’s advocacy team asked the DC Council to pay attention to during its performance oversight hearings
Right before the District’s budget season, the DC Council holds performance oversight hearings, where councilmembers question the agencies they oversee, including the District Department of Transportation, the Office of Planning, and the Department of Housing and Community Development. GGWash’s Advocacy team provided testimony at several key hearings. Here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…
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Why changes to DC’s Future Land Use Map do not eliminate community input
As Comp Plan limps to its conclusion, GGWash’s Alex Baca unpacks why increasing density in DC’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM), does not remove community input on development projects. Keep reading…