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Greater Greater Washington

Consider: rapid transit options instead of widening the South Beltway; cuts in the Forest Service will affect cities too; a visual story of a small town who redeveloped their main street into a car-centric suburbia; the neighborly feel of peak bloom season in Kenwood should be happening year-round; go to our film screening next week and stand up for parks in Montgomery County; check out our April Fools' posts.

Consider a Purple Line South for Northern Virginia

Ian Ollis • March 31, 2025

How ‘bout that return-to-office rush hour? A writer proposes a rapid transit route between Tysons Corner and the denser communities along the southern Beltway.

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Forest Service layoffs could mean less resilient cities

Lorenzo Cinalli, Kesha Braunskill • April 2, 2025

Tomorrow’s trees depend on today’s saplings: two former US Forestry Service workers explain how recent cuts will drastically affect climate and disaster resilience, livability, sustainability, and human health for generations of urban communities.

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Suburbia, in a manor of speaking

Addison Del Mastro (Contributor) • April 3, 2025

Colmar Manor in Prince George’s County is a peek at a brief moment in American urbanism, and a cautionary tale about urban renewal and car-oriented development.

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It’s peak bloom in Kenwood

Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • April 4, 2025

For a moment, cherry blossoms in Kenwood look like the world we could live in: one with lively public spaces, one where people take priority over cars, and one where even the wealthiest of neighborhoods opens its gates (figuratively speaking, Kenwood’s streets are all public) to anyone.

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Do Something: The week of March 31, 2025

Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • April 3, 2025

This week on Do Something: come to the DC History Conference; Moore Housing 2 gets a last-minute makeover; support parks over pettiness in Montgomery County; and don’t forget our film screening next week.

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All our April Fools' posts in one place

April 1, 2025

Did you miss our April Fools' newsletter? Enjoy all of our spoof posts in one place! Such as K Street "Spaway" could bring a wave of investment downtown pictured above.

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