In the DC area, more jobs are continuing to move to the suburban areas outside the city. The way the regional authorities handle this growth will have a great deal of influence on whether the growth leads to more walkable, transit-oriented communities or to more sprawl.

Some are pushing the creation of a new light-rail Metro line, the Purple Line (map). Unfortunately, it looks like a freeway will be built instead.

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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.