Hi Friend,
It was so good to see many of you last week at the Fall Mixer! It was a great way to get into the swing of things with my new role at GGWash. If you didn't get the chance, check out our favorite photos [[link removed]] from the event.

The #WeekWithoutDriving is wrapping up: see who participated on the DC Transportation Equity Network (DC TEN) website [[link removed]] . Stay tuned for more on what happened during the campaign!

It's October, and that means it's time to get in a Halloween mood. Have a spooky story to share? We're looking for story pitches and photos of urbanist Halloween costumes for the blog: details below.

We have a few happy hours coming up: I hope to see you in Capitol Hill [[link removed]] , Park View [[link removed]] or Silver Spring [[link removed]] this month.

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Upcoming Events
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Capitol Hill Meet-up [[link removed]]
Tuesday, October 7, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Maketto, Upstairs, 1351 H Street NE, DC [[link removed]]
Join us for drinks and community on H Street! We’ll connect with likeminded folks—plus, hear what GGWash is working on, and what you can do to get involved. Families are welcomed and encouraged to attend. We’ll have some crafts and games on hand for our younger guests. We’ll be on the upper level of the space.

GGWash Monthly Happy Hour - October [[link removed]]
Wednesday, October 15, 6:00pm–8:00pm
Sonny's Pizza, 3120 Georgia Avenue NW, DC 20010 [[link removed]]
Join Greater Greater Washington's staff, supporters, and friends for a monthly happy hour at Sonny's! If you're a reader of ggwash.org [ggwash.org] , or just want to talk about how building more housing, more affordable housing, and better public transportation works in the District, Maryland, and Virginia, join us from 6–8 p.m. on the third Wednesday, every month, for a casual meetup.

Silver Spring Happy Hour [[link removed]]
Wednesday, October 22, 5:30 pm–8:00 pm
Commas Food Hall (Ellsworth Place, 3rd Level),
8661 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910 [[link removed]]
Explore the newly-opened Commas Food Hall in downtown Silver Spring's Ellsworth Place mall with GGWash and our community of supporters. Join us in the clubhouse, where you can converse about housing, land use, and public transportation in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. Browse the various vendors of food and beverage and hear about what we've been up to.
GGWash hasn't had a downtown Silver Spring Happy Hour since 2023, so this is guaranteed to be quite the shindig! Contact [email protected] [[email protected]] if you have any questions.

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Get Involved
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Write for GGWoOoO Week [forms.gle/AixhsAKfzbBGP4sw8]
We’re planning a series of posts that are spooky, creepy, related to Halloween, or linked to long-dead people. We need your ideas and then we need your posts to pull this off, publishing the week leading up to Halloween. Let’s get freaky! Pitch a post. [forms.gle/AixhsAKfzbBGP4sw8]

Have a fun urbanist Halloween costume you've come up with in the past? Share your images with us at [email protected] [[email protected]?subject=Spooky week Urbanist costume pictures] . (By submitting pictures here, you give us permission to post these on our blog. Please include your name so we can give proper credit.)

Get on the Community Calendar - Get in an Events Post [[link removed]]
Have a great event in the DMV that aligns with our focus on transportation, land use, and housing? Submit it to our calendar using this form [[link removed]] . Your event may end up in a future events post. Submissions may be edited for context and clarity, or denied should they fall too out of scope. Event posts go out generally every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month: please submit by the week before to be considered for inclusion in our events posts.

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ICYMI
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Do Something #93: See you tonight? [[link removed]]
This week: the National Week Without Driving; duplexes and bus lanes in Montgomery County; and go talk about Duke Street in Alexandria.

Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #19 [[link removed]]
Take a Junctions break! This weekly puzzle tests your knowledge of urban and Washington region themes.
Play previous puzzles [[link removed]] .

See you out there!
All the best,
Tricia Chicka
Engagement Associate

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