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Learn how to make your city more walkable: The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) wants to help you make your city more walkable. Recently ITDP launched Pedestrians First, a free interactive resource for planners, agencies, and people wanting to understand why walkability matters, and how to measure it in their neighborhood or city. Now there is a webinar beginning this Thursday at 9 am to help people better understand how to use the Pedestrians First tool. Click here to register.

Wednesday, December 9

You’re invited to a party: Join Sierra Club DC as they celebrate their annual Holiday party from 5:30 pm to 7 pm Wednesday. The festivities will be virtual this year with guest speakers to include Councilmember Elect Janeese Lewis George (Ward 4) and Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6). Admission is $15. Register here.

Learn to be comfortable riding your bike on trails or in traffic: Riding a bike can be a fun experience, especially if you feel confident about where you’re going and are prepared. WABA is offering a free online webinar to help cyclists feel more confident on or off the road. The course begins at 5:30 pm on Wednesday. Click here to register.

Thursday, December 10

Discover how transportation based elements in the environment are harming the health and quality of life of low-income, tribal populations, and other people of color. The Eno Center for Transportation is hosting a webinar that will unpack these issues, look at the Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Title VI regulations as they relate to environmental justice, discuss the environmental justice challenges brought on by the pandemic, and look towards solutions. This event will begin at 2 pm Thursday, December 10. Registration is required for this event.

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George Kevin Jordan was GGWash's Editor-in-Chief. He is a proud resident of Hillcrest in DC's Ward 7. He was born and raised in Milwaukee and has written for many publications, most recently the AFRO and about HIV/AIDS issues for TheBody.com.