Do something this weekend
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Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: Start 2024 off by taking action to support more housing on U Street and in Takoma Park, Maryland -- especially if you live nearby!; Tommy Wells is back with his first piece for GGWash in nearly a decade, with three key ingredients for making downtown a vibrant neighborhood; a pilot effort in Columbia Heights is activating a plaza and helping neighbors; plus, what it'll take for cargo e-bikes to revolutionize last-mile freight delivery in cities.
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Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • January 5, 2024
This week, you can finally (!) Do Something about 1617 U Street and a chance to turn Takoma Park’s vacant hospital into homes. Meanwhile, we’re counting down the minutes until the Virginia General Assembly
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Tommy Wells (Guest Contributor) • January 3, 2024
As Washington reimagines its urban core, the key is mixed-use development, creating an environment where people can live, work, play, send their kids to school, and age in place.
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Brianne Dornbush (Guest Contributor) • January 4, 2024
The Columbia Heights Civic Plaza long lacked maintenance and experienced further deterioration in the pandemic, both physically and socially. A new outreach effort brought together entities around the plaza to address the needs of its most vulnerable users and support a thriving community space.
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Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • January 2, 2024
Getting more cargo e-bikes on the street as a last-mile freight delivery option will require a strategic approach that goes beyond basic bike-friendliness.
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