Maryland’s government is confident the Intercounty Connector won’t damage the environment, but when it comes to the bike trail, in order to “avoid constructing paved trails in environmentally sensitive areas” the trail has to take long detours while the highway plows straight through. WashCycle exposes the hypocrisy.

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.