Matthew Yglesias discusses the convention center and mentions my skybridge article. Comments on Yglesias’ site reveal the nuances of the issue and the need for livable streets advocates to educate the broader activist community.

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.