Wunder Garten sign by Ted Eytan licensed under Creative Commons.

Join us for a special happy hour from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 25 at Wunder Garten. Meet and celebrate the writers and volunteers who make the GGWash publication possible — and the readers who make that work worthwhile. Connect with everyone from Breakfast Links curators to our editor-in-chief, chat about your favorite stories, and maybe even learn how to become a contributor yourself. Register for the event here.

Wednesday, October 19

Attend a community meeting in Prince George’s about pedestrian and bicyclist behaviors: Join the Prince George’s County Planning Department to discuss how the presence, design, and location of County transportation facilities affect pedestrian and bicyclist behaviors. This study will examine whether the presence and location of transportation facilities affect pedestrian and bicyclist behaviors and how to design such facilities that can best anticipate and accommodate future active transportation users. The findings will help inform the Prince George’s County Planning Department in providing recommendations for area master plans, evaluating submitted development applications, and ensuring conformance with the adopted subdivision and zoning regulations.

The Pedestrian Bicyclist Behavioral Study (PBBS) will focus on the following three topics:

  • Equity: How is pedestrian and bicyclist behavior in the County affected by common elements of equity as it relates to transportation?
  • Infrastructure: What is the effect of transportation infrastructure on pedestrian and cyclist behavior?
  • Safety: The study will examine how pedestrian and bicyclist behavior is affected by factors such as equity, safety, and infrastructure. It will examine collisions to ascertain, to the extent possible, what the behaviors of the parties involved in crashes were just prior to the collisions. These behaviors will be compiled into crash typologies to identify patterns.

For more information and to RSVP, please see here.

Thursday, October 20

Hear how existing buildings can be converted to residential space: Up for Growth is hosting a webinar from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm on October 20 to discuss policy and practical concerns regarding non-housing space to residential conversions, and other adaptive reuse concerns. Please join Up for Growth for a compelling discussion between experts in the housing space and policy leaders who are driving these discussions to understand the implications for affordability, housing supply, and the challenges and benefits of adaptive reuse. See here to register.

Explore the decision-making needed to achieve Net-Zero emissions: The Net-Zero Economy Summit, hosted by the independent research institution Resources for the Future, will explore the transformative decision-making needed to deliver on two goals: net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and the advancement of our economic well-being.

Join them all day on Thursday, October 20, as leading voices in government, business, academia, and the media explore the solutions needed to achieve net-zero emissions across all major sectors of the economy—from electricity and transportation to industry and land use. They will also examine the crucial decisions needed to confront climate risks, build resilience, and prioritize solutions that are just and equitable.

For more information on the location, agenda, topics, speakers, and more for the Net-Zero Economy Summit please see here. RSVP at this link.

Friday, October 21

Register for a webinar about reducing traffic deaths and injuries: George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government’s Regional Elected Leaders Initiative is hosting policy webinars this fall. The topic of their October 21 webinar is Reducing Traffic Deaths and Injuries: Best Practices.

Some key questions that will be explored include:

  • How do Vision Zero, Safe Streets for all, and Safe Routes to School programs advance these goals?
  • What are the best practices to protect kids? The elderly?
  • What are tangible actions localities can take to reach their goals?

The webinar will be moderated by Nick Donohue: Principal, Capitol Transportation Consulting; Former VDOT Deputy Secretary.

The panelists are:

  • Christine Baker, AICP: Principal Planner and Vision Zero Program Coordinator, Arlington County
  • Tom Biesiadny: Director of Transportation Fairfax County
  • Jerry Roche: Team Leader, Safety Integration Office of Safety, Federal Highway Administration
  • Dave Snyder: Council Member, City of Falls Church; Vice Chair, NVTA

Register here.

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Juliana Schmidt was one of GGWash's Summer 2022 Engagement Interns. She was a rising senior at George Washington University where she studied International Affairs, Geography, Sustainability, and GIS. Originally from car-centric Upstate New York, Juliana appreciates the public transportation options that D.C. has to offer. She is passionate about sustainable and accessible forms of active transportation and hopes to educate others about the benefits of walkable urban communities.