By Rushad Nanavatty (Guest Contributor) • August 21, 2019
The Palisades Trolley Trail runs along the Potomac River from the Palisades neighborhood to Georgetown. The only issue? Right now it’s not much of a trail at all. The former Glen Echo Trolley line corridor is overgrown and few people use it, so DC is looking at various options to revitalize it.
By Brian Goggin (Community Engagement Committee) • August 21, 2019
News broke from the Washington Post last week that Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans threatened WMATA officials in order to hide the results of their investigation into his ethics violations. This comes after previous revelations that Evans leveraged his political positions to gain personal consulting gigs.
By Jane Green (Development Director) • August 21, 2019
Greater Greater Washington is proud to be an online community for people in the Washington region to engage with urbanism. For 11 years, we’ve been educating you about transportation and housing policy, while giving you opportunities to put your beliefs into action. And now we want to hear what you love about the site and what we can do to improve our work.
By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • August 21, 2019
While most bus systems across America face a lack of investment and ridership figures scraping 30-year lows, the latest addition to Virginia’s transportation ecosystem cannot grow fast enough. The Commonwealth’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) debuted the Virginia Breeze in November 2017 through a public-private partnership with Megabus.
In the District, many children experiencing homelessness live in hotels and have a hard time getting to school. One group proposed a shuttle bus service from the shelter hotels to the nearest Metro station, similar to what hotels do for tourists. (Theresa Vargas / Post)
Keith C. Ivey put together an analysis of the DC Office of Campaign Finance report for Ward 2 council candidates. The analysis focuses on the number of contributions for each candidate, as opposed to the amount. (Keith C. Ivey / DC Geekery)
The intersection of Wisconsin Avenue at Middleton Lane, where a driver struck two people last week, will get pedestrian crossing signals installed by late 2020. Area residents say they have warned the state about the dangers of the intersection for years. (Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
The Sterling, the District’s fifth short-term family housing building, has just opened on Rhode Island Avenue in the Brookland neighborhood in Ward 5. It’s one of the replacements for the DC General Hospital shelter, which closed about a year ago. (Abigail Constantino / WTOP)
George Washington University’s AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy developed an app that guides users to 17 sites in DC associated with Native American history. (Cortlynn Stark / Post)
Metro Board representative Corbett Price is under scrutiny for his actions during the ethics committee investigation into former board chairman Jack Evans. Price is being criticized for attempting to prevent the disclosure of Evans’ violations. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
