Here’s your roundup of this week’s must-read posts: Find out what 100-year-old zoning documents tell us about land use today; GGWash is searching for new board members!; how MetroRail should expand; does Baltimore need a regional transit authority?; plus, Do Something to support affordable housing development in Montgomery County.

Action Alert: Maryland could take some huge steps to tackling its housing shortage and skyrocketing home prices, but only with your help! Find out more.

Do Something: The week of February 19, 2024

Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • February 21, 2024

This week, here’s how you can Do Something about DC’s upcoming Comp Plan; Moore Housing and stopping a dumb bill in Maryland; and get accessory apartments over the finish line in Virginia.

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Could you be one of our next board members?

Tracy Hadden Loh (Board of Directors), Chelsea Allinger (Executive Director) • February 20, 2024

As we’ve evolved, we’ve realized we’re missing a few key perspectives and skill sets on our board of directors. To that end, we’re hoping to welcome three to five new members.

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Metrorail capital expansion: The transit future we need and deserve

Nick Sementelli (Board of Directors) • February 20, 2024

The Washington region needs more–a lot more–Metrorail coverage if we’re going to achieve substantial gains in mode shift to transit. What changes could make the biggest difference?

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Time zone: How documents from the 1930s shed light on DC’s land use today

Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • February 22, 2024

The National Capital Planning Commission began its 100-year celebrations with a review of some of the many documents in its new digital library. GGWash’s DC Policy Director, Alex Baca, presented.

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Would Baltimore be better off with a regional transit authority?

Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • February 21, 2024

Despite being Maryland’s largest locally operated transit system, the MTA hasn’t delivered a single new rail project since the 1990s. The system hasn’t expanded using more affordable modes like bus rapid transit, either. A grassroots activist coalition is proposing that a new transit authority could be more responsive to the region’s transit needs.

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