I’ve never lived in a state where the government conducted emission inspections; it was always private service stations. But according to this article in the Examiner, 13 states still centralize their operations. DC, though, may end the practice of forcing all drivers to go to the one facility at Half and M, Southwest.

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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.