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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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What’s next for progressive reform in DC?: Since the April 26 special election, I’ve been working on my jump-shot, growing a wicked Al Gore beard, and getting my money’s worth out of Capital Bikeshare. I’ve also been meeting with other at-large candidates, progressives, civic association activists, and concerned citizens who want to know where the reform movement goes from here.

The sprawl lobby girds for another assault: Several times over the last 30 years, the Washington region has rejected a plan that would have gobbled decades of transportation funds to make our area much more sprawling and far less walkable, bikeable and transit-accessible.

Would you pay $1 for more reliable rush hour bikeshare?: If Capital Bikeshare’s new Reverse Rider Rewards program doesn’t end up improving bike availability, the next step might include a small fee for rush hour trips to or from the busiest stations.

Police catch Met Branch Trail attackers, but dispatch problems remain: The Metropolitan Police Department still has a little ways to go to get used to dealing with the Metropolitan Branch Trail. They successfully caught some kids trying to attack riders, but gave discouraging messages to riders and dispatchers still are having trouble with locations on the trail.

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Where are DC’s downtown surface parking lots?: Surface parking lots are the scourge of urbanism. They take up valuable land that could be used for activity-generating buildings, and they spread development out so that walking and transit use are more difficult.

AU’s East Campus plan is a good start: American University’s campus plan goes before the Zoning Commission on June 9th. It’s imperfect, but the plan still deserves support.

DC begins removing old streetcar tracks: DC has begun a project to rehab and replace the streetcar tracks on O and P Streets in Georgetown.

Rosslyn has its own High Line: New York’s High Line has become the darling of American parks, but did you know Rosslyn has been home to a similar elevated linear park for fifteen years?

Why a classical memorial better honors Eisenhower: This Monday, the anniversary of D-Day, the National Civic Art Society (NCAS) and the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICA & A) announced the winners of the Eisenhower Memorial Counterproposal Competition. This competition was initiated after one of the most famous modern architects, Frank Gehry, had been selected to design a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, DC.

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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.