& more in this week's round up of posts.
Reforming Prince George’s dog breed laws. Expansion won’t fix Beltway traffic: Metro & road pricing will. DC is our home, not Trump’s sandbox. What became of DC’s ADU plan? Debunking fears of home property values changing due to school boundary changes in MoCo. The fun & challenge of biking with your family to the pool. Play GGWash Junctions lucky #13. Keep on keeping on, there’s still work to do.
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Your dog or your home? Prince George’s County made me pick
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by Caitrin Conroy • August 19, 2025
In 2020, my husband and I bought our first home in Prince George’s County, but beloved senior dog Poptart couldn’t be licensed there because she looked like a pit bull. We were told we had two options: “Get rid of” our beloved dog, or walk away from our home purchase and lose our life savings. The County Council could soon change that for Prince George’s pet owners.
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Spending money to go nowhere: Southside Express Lanes should be a Metro extension
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by David Edmondson (Contributor) • August 20, 2025
Widening roads cannot fix traffic. To really solve the problem on this portion of the Beltway, VDOT should transform it into a HOT-lane-only road like I-66. And it should give people a way to bypass driving altogether by building Metro.
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Washington, DC, belongs to the people, not to the president
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by GGWash Staff • August 18, 2025
The president has issued orders in recent days to deploy federal agents and exert control over local police in Washington, DC. They’re patrolling the streets and public spaces, forcing the removal of encampments, and detaining residents. But the District doesn’t belong to them, and it’s not just a stage for a national show: people live here. And what happens here will set the scene for what happens in cities across the country.
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What happened to DC’s Residential Accessory Apartment Program?
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by Renee Allard • August 18, 2025
DC’s pilot program for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) could have meant additional housing units in the District. But as of July 2025, only four of 15 units have been completed.
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Will the value of my home drop if MCPS boundaries change?
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by Avery Smedley (Policy Intern) • August 21, 2025
I hope this snapshot can inform the debate around school boundary changes and remove credence from the immediately-plummeting-home-prices boogeyman argument. I also urge parents and students to interrogate all the reasons why they might hesitate around changes to school assignments.
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A family attempts to bike to a shady pool
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by Sandy Lawrence (Operations & Administration Director) • August 22, 2025
A trip to a pool by bike can be done, but it can also be fraught with barriers. Join me on my journey of navigating bike route safety, kids, pools, and urban heat islands. I promise, there’s a pool at the end.
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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #13
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by BeyondDC • August 21, 2025
Junctions #13 is here: How well do you know urban and Washington region themes?
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Do Something #90: Just keep going
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by Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Kai Hall (DC Policy Manager) • August 22, 2025
This week on Do Something: come to the Fall Mixer; 901 Monroe: it’s back; National Week Without Driving; and bus rapid transit in Montgomery County.
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