Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: Our endorsement of Shanika Whitehurst for the open seat on Gaithersburg's City Council; Dr. Sogand Karbalaieali on how transit-oriented development on Metro's parking lots will help both it and the region move forward; Wyatt Gordon explores what it might take to make walking along Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond VA safer; plus, read the GGWash policy team's testimony at a recent traffic safety hearing.

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Our endorsement for Gaithersburg City Council
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by Endorsements • October 11, 2023

This fall, voters in Gaithersburg will choose three City Councilmembers, at least one of whom will be new. GGWash endorses Shanika Whitehurst for the open Gaithersburg City Council seat.
To get the Metro we deserve, transform parking into housing
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by Sogand Karbalaieali (Guest Contributor) • October 10, 2023

The Metro system is the foundation the Washington region needs to build a pleasant, sustainable, equitable future. Transforming its parking lots into transit-oriented development can increase revenue and build a bigger rider base.
Can Richmond reduce the danger people face when walking along Chamberlayne Avenue?
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by Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • October 12, 2023

In Richmond’s Northside, a stretch of Chamberlayne Avenue was the site of two recent pedestrian deaths. Advocacy groups are narrowing their focus on the corridor, joining residents in speaking up about the dangers people face when walking there.
What GGWash said at a recent DC traffic safety hearing
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Kai Hall (Policy Officer), Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • October 12, 2023

At a hearing held by the DC Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment in October, Greater Greater Washington, the DC Transportation Equity Network, and the DC Sustainable Transportation Coalition testified about bills designed to reduce increasing risks from traffic violence on DC streets.




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