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If you can’t read Greater Greater Washington every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance with Greater Greater Week in Review.

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WMATA poised to sell parcels above the Green Line tunnels: WMATA is finally nearing a sale for 3 lots it has been trying to sell for 9 years. The drawn-out saga illustrates how financing struggles and board politics bogged down a real estate decision for nearly a decade.

Would Biddle have been better off losing in January?: Remember January? Relative unknown Sekou Biddle narrowly beat out the establishment, insider candidate, Vincent Orange in the DC Democratic State Committee voting to become interim councilmember. Last night, Orange won in a crowded field including a poorly performing insider Sekou Biddle.

Hungry in NoMa after 7 pm? Your choices are lean: Some neighborhoods argue that a saturation of restaurants saps a neighborhood’s vibrancy. NoMa, a neighborhood recently recreated from old industrial land, lacks vibrancy at night because the neighborhood’s restaurants close soon after the office workers go home.

Sarles responds on wheelchair access: WMATA CEO Richard Sarles sent along the following response to Deena Larsen, whose letter to the editor about navigating Metro in a wheelchair was the subject of an article by Miriam Schoenbaum last week. Ms. Larsen also sent us her reply, included below Mr. Sarles’ letter.

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Orange win would make DC Council most colorful in history: Tomorrow is the DC Council special election. Many voters are still pondering whether to vote for the candidate with the best chance to beat Vincent Orange, or for whomever they like most.

What trees are on your street?: Casey Trees used data from DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration to create a great interactive map of street trees:

Anti-height frenzy dominates preservation meeting on Hine: A few Capitol Hill residents gave long and sometimes angry speeches yesterday against allowing mid-rise buildings at the Eastern Market Metro at a hearing before the Historic Preservation Review Board yesterday.

Replacing street parking with bike sharing is good policy: The Arlington County Republican Party recently chose to make a stink over the fact that as many as eight metered parking spaces have been replaced with Capital Bikeshare stations.

Georgetown restaurants not threatened by chains: Some people have lamented that the new Paul Bakery restaurant that is to open next to the Banana Republic in Georgetown is a chain. While it’s fair to complain about the lack of genuinely exciting or even interesting restaurants in Georgetown, one of the things Georgetown’s definitely not is chain-dominated.

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Matt Johnson has lived in the Washington area since 2007. He has a Master’s in Planning from the University of Maryland and a BS in Public Policy from Georgia Tech. He lives in Dupont Circle. He’s a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and is an employee of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. His views are his own and do not represent those of his employer.