Here’s your roundup of this week’s must-read posts: New poll says that Marylanders overwhelmingly want Moore Housing; A DC asphalt plant applies for a permit renewal amid questions about local air quality; Naming all of DC's ANCs and Single Member Districts; The agony and the ecstasy of Crystal City's urban layout; GGWash’s 2024 DC primary endorsement process; Plus, meet our new interns!
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Poll says Marylanders want more homes, in more places, to fit more budgets
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • March 11, 2024
We asked Maryland voters what they think about Governor Wes Moore’s bill that would juice home construction across the state. They like what’s in it–and they want state leaders to make a move, because local governments haven’t done enough to fix our housing crisis.
Permit renewal for Eckington asphalt plant raises questions about air quality, health
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by Tom Lee (Guest Contributor) • March 14, 2024
Fort Myer Eckington asphalt plant is situated, unusually, near a lot of people, schools, and recreational facilities. With the plant’s operating permit up for renewal, a neighbor took a deep dive into what that proximity means for a growing population.
Do Something: The week of March 11, 2024
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • March 13, 2024
This week on Do Something: weigh in on Rhode Island Avenue; the once and future Fort Myer asphalt plant; Moore Housing nears the finish line in Maryland; and get ready for endorsements in Virginia.
What would you name your Single Member District? We mapped our ideas for all 345 of them
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by David Edmondson (Contributor) • March 13, 2024
The work of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and the Single-Member Districts that make them up have major local relevance, but their alpha-numeric titles make them seem remote and non-human. What if they each had a name based on a neighborhood, school, park, or other landmark?
Company town: Is Crystal City, part of Amazon’s “National Landing,” a “place”?
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by Addison Del Mastro (Contributor) • March 12, 2024
A city is more than just an urban form; it’s a collection of residents, properties, business owners, and developers crafting a place together, over time. Crystal City delivers a kind of urbanism at a large scale, as a kind of product.
GGWash’s process for our 2024 DC primary endorsements
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by Chelsea Allinger (Executive Director) • March 14, 2024
The District of Columbia’s 2024 primary election is June 4. Greater Greater Washington will be endorsing candidates in races for council seats in Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 7, Ward 8; for the at-large majority-party seat; and for United States shadow senator and shadow representative. We’ll also weigh in on the emerging efforts to recall incumbent councilmembers.
Meet our spring 2024 interns!
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by Gauri Girirajan (Engagement Intern), Beckett Neustad (Intern), Kate Jentoft-Herr (Engagement Manager) • March 15, 2024
GGWash regularly hosts student interns. For spring 2024, we’re welcoming two new interns, and welcoming back two “veterans.”
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