Events: How to improve transit and safety along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE

Last year, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) piloted priority bus lanes along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE as part of DC’s COVID-19 response and recovery. Now DDOT is hosting a public meeting to discuss its findings and feedback about the pilot program, and talk about other ways to improve safety and transit along the corridor from Good Hope Road SE to St. Elizabeths East Campus.

The public meeting will be held from 5:30 pm to 7 pm, on Tuesday, September 14. Click here for more information on this event, and to access the meeting link.

Wednesday, September 8

Goodbye POW! WOW! – hello DC Walls: The District’s annual mural festival is back for its sixth year, but now with a new name. The 10-day event formerly known as POW! WOW!, is now DC Walls, and will feature 17 artists from DC and around the world. The festival, sponsored by the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) runs from September 8 - 18. Click here for details.

Tuesday, September 14

A driveable or walkable community?: The Action Committee for Transit (ACT) is hosting a discussion about the big choice many communities have to face: whether to embrace cars or walking. The guest speaker will be Tristan Cleveland, a community designer, Ph.D. researcher, and writer. This event will be from 7:30 to 9 am. Register here.

Monday, September 27

What the heck is public interest technology?: Learn how some folks are blending big data and inclusive community input, into a new field called public interest technology. The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is hosting a paneled discussion on the subject from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, September 27. Click here to learn more.

Thursday, September 30

Mix it up with GGWash: After more than a year of isolation and some big changes at Greater Greater Washington, we are ready to meet, greet, and have some fun. Bring your friends and family and join us from 4 pm to 8 pm on Thursday, September 30, 2021, for a fall mixer at Metrobar, located at 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, in DC. The majority of each ticket sale directly supports GGWash’s work. Click here to purchase tickets.

Check out more urbanist events at ggwash.org/calendar. Do you have an event you’d like to see featured in the weekly events post? Submit it here!