Saturday email 02/15/25

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Note: The GGWash office is closed on Monday for President's Day. We will see some of you next Tuesday for the next Daily email.

This week in our round-up of must-read posts: In this week's Do Something, talk about DC's Comp plan, take the WMATA survey, and support More Housing in MoCo; good cause eviction allows residents to stay rooted in their communities; the FTA’s proposal to end the “taxicab exemption” could impact the region’s paratransit service; a new app aims to increase access to Metro for people with visual and other impairments; ten lessons on parking from the late Donald Shoup; how to light up your your ride for safety and fun.

Do Something: The week of February 11, 2025

Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • February 13, 2025

This week: class is in session for the Comp Plan; take WMATA’s rider survey; go time for More Housing in MoCo; and come with us to Annapolis next month!

It’s time for good cause eviction in Maryland

Mike English (Guest Contributor) • February 10, 2025

As more and more people are forced to stay renters because of an unaffordable homeownership market, good cause eviction allows residents to stay rooted in their communities and holds large landlords accountable for their actions.

FTA’s proposal to end “taxicab exception” for paratransit contractors could slow down rides

Aden Yacobi • February 12, 2025

WMATA provides paratransit through MetroAccess, and also contracts it out through Abilities-Ride. Here’s how the FTA’s proposal to end the “taxicab exemption” could impact the region’s riders.

New app could make WMATA “Way” more accessible for riders

Kea Wilson (Guest Contributor) • February 13, 2025

A new app aims to increase access to Metro for people with visual and other impairments. WMATA could soon be the first transit network in the world to be 100 percent navigable on a smartphone, even in the deepest reaches of its underground.

Here are ten lessons the late Donald Shoup taught us about parking

Abigail Zenner (Editorial Board Alum) • February 10, 2025

Parking reform rock star Donald Shoup, who died last week, literally wrote the book on the subject. In honor of his decades of groundbreaking work on parking in urban centers, we’re republishing an oldie-but-goodie with ten takeaways we learned from Shoup’s career.

Family Biking Matters: Lights, bicycles, action

Amber Gove (Guest Contributor) • February 11, 2025

This month, Family Biking Matters shines a light on how to brighten up your ride, for fun and safety.