Our endorsement for Gaithersburg City Council
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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 the need to convert Metro station parking lots onto housing; Wyatt Gordon unpacks the findings of a recent "walking audit" along Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond; plus, read our policy team's testimonies at a recent hearing on traffic safety bills.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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