Why Greater Greater Washington is important to me

Greater Greater Washington is holding a reader drive to fund our Associate Editor, who makes sure we get high-quality posts up every day. Some members of the Greater Greater Washington family have written accounts of why this community is important to them and to the region. Please support us today!

I don’t remember when I started reading Greater Greater Washington. It probably came from clicking on links from DCist and slowly realizing that it would be easier just to come to the site directly.

I was first drawn to the high-quality, substantive content that GGW provided. I could be kept informed of WMATA’s latest plans and what new developments I could look forward to.

Probably more than any other website, GGW changed the way I thought about the world around me. I learned what damage vast amounts of parking can have on an area. I learned why certain areas seemed to be teeming with life, while others seemed barren.

Perhaps most of all, I liked the comments section. With its thoughtful discussions and reasoned responses, I came to regard it as the best comment section on the internet. I would lurk around other websites’ comment sections (and did at GGW for a while). But I decided to join the conversation on GGW, and made it one of the only sites I commented on.

As I read more and got more invested in the site, I wanted to get more involved. I thought about writing articles, but I wasn’t sure what to write about. Then an opening came up to put the breakfast links together. I was (and still am) a big fan of the links and I figured if they meant so much to me, I should help with them, even though it would require doing something I loathe, which is getting up early. You now see my byline a lot less, as I’ve moved behind the scenes to editing links from our fantastic links team.

But now GGW needs your support. Please consider making a contribution so that we can continue to grow and provide you with some of the best urbanist content on the internet.