GGWash’s office is closed from Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, January 1. We will reopen on Thursday, January 2. Over this period we’re reposting our favorite posts from 2024 on the blog, but not sending emails. Happy holidays!
This week in our round-up of must-read posts: GGWash staff thanks you for a good 2024; Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is today; even with the dropping temperatures, Capital Bikeshare numbers keep rising; vacancy statistics don’t justify blocking new housing; have a good holiday and we’ll Do more Somethings in 2025.
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Thank you for 2024
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by Chelsea Allinger (Executive Director), Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director) • December 20, 2024
Grateful Grateful Washington: we’re reflecting on all we achieved together in 2024, and thanking our staff, board, and wider community.
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is December 21. I’m remembering one in particular.
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by Dean Howell (Policy intern) • December 17, 2024
“I understood, intellectually, that hypothermia is a risk when you sleep on the streets. But before this, I don’t think I understood the cruelty of dying–alone, and largely unnoticed–of a completely preventable cause in the capital city of one of the wealthiest countries in the world.”
Bikeshare Beat: November CaBi ridership surge continues, annual rides up 36% in 2024
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by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • December 16, 2024
Capital Bikeshare ridership in November 2024 was 55.5% higher than it was in November 2023, even as fewer folks chose to ride in chillier November than they did in the halcyon days of October. The regional network has now recorded year-over-year increases in ridership for 35 consecutive months.
Debunking the vacancy myth
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by Patrick McAnaney • December 19, 2024
Some claim that the high number of vacant housing units in the District disproves the need for new housing supply. That’s inaccurate.
Do Something: The week of December 16, 2024
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by Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • December 18, 2024
“The point of this time of year, IMO, is to look for the lights. They don’t make it less dark, but they help us see and can provide a good perspective.”
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