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Greater Greater Washington

What should not be on the chopping Block in the suburbs. CaBi proves its popularity, but supply may not be keeping up with demand. Exploring dirt bike culture & safety in the District. What are ANCs & why are they important to our communities in DC? Missives from the beach (including a pup photo). Play GGWash Junctions #14.

What the end of The Block means

Addison Del Mastro (Contributor) • August 26, 2025

The closure of The Block in Annandale raises an important question about how we view suburbs. That question is not “more housing, yea or nay?”, but whether or not these maturing yet aging places are mere candidates for redevelopment, or are a legitimate kind of place of their own.

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Bikeshare Beat: Over 700K rides in July, over 4 million in 2025

Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • August 27, 2025

Capital Bikeshare recorded 705,343 trips in July, an increase of 19.7% from July 2024. Annual ridership in 2025 is up 27.1% from the same time in 2024.

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Navigating the intersection of dirt bike culture, safety, and law enforcement in DC

Madeleine Voth, Winnie Chan • August 25, 2025

In DC, some ride dirt bikes and ATVs on public roads as a creative outlet. Dirt bike culture, safety, and law enforcement have a complex intersection.

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Advisory Neighborhood Commissions can strengthen communities, if we let them

Tyler Davis • August 28, 2025

An ANC’s real strength comes from the communities it builds, and its ability to provide an avenue for residents to come together. This is only possible when community members know about ANCs and feel motivated to engage.

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Do Something #91: Beach week edition

Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Kai Hall (DC Policy Manager) • August 28, 2025

This week: some light-lift ways to Do Something—even from the beach!—to help increase the number of homes in our region, decrease the trips people take by car, make all of it safer (including getting your ticket for our Fall Mixer, less than a month away). 

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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #14

BeyondDC • August 28, 2025

Another Thursday, another game for Washington urbanists. Junctions #14 is here!

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