BeyondDC posted this photo of a church in Rosslyn built above a gas station. Or was a gas station built under a church? Does it count as Good Works to enable people to fill up their tanks?

Photo by BeyondDC.

I do ponder this (mixed-use gas stations, not religious charity) when walking by some gas stations in the midst of very walkable areas, like at 18th and S or 15th and U. How about some housing with ground-floor retail offering regular, premium, super, and diesel?

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.