By David Alpert (Executive Director) • July 2, 2020
Greater Greater Washington is working on some strategic planning, and in the spirit of our participatory and transparent culture, we want to both hear from readers and share our thinking with you. Today’s question: what are GGWash’s important achievements recently, and over our 12 years?
Tysons wants to transform from a suburban office park to a bona-fide city filled with more residents, even more jobs, and culture and activities. According to its comprehensive plan, Tysons is aiming to become “a true urban downtown for Fairfax County.” But the question on a lot of people’s minds is how they will get there, and how they will get around.
Our region’s wealthier neighborhoods afford their residents more, faster options for traveling around the region than poorer ones, even if the wealthier ones are farther away from the core.
Although far fewer people congregated in Washington this year for Independence Day festivities, the holiday still managed to draw a mix of Black Lives Matter protesters and Trump supporters in areas around the National Mall. (DCist)
While reopening plans in jurisdictions across the region have been more or less in alignment, Northern Virginia’s decision to move ahead to a modified Phase 3 has irked some DC and Maryland officials who are concerned about an uptick in cases and prefer regional coordination. (Robert McCartney / Post)
Governor Larry Hogan extended an emergency order that prevents utility companies from cutting off service or charging late fees through August 1. Hogan also announced that the state will use $30 million in federal funding to help prevent evictions. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
A statue of a Confederate solider in White’s Ferry, Montgomery County that formerly stood at the grounds of a courthouse in Rockville has been indefinitely put into storage by the family that operates the ferry. (Rebecca Tan / Post)
The design for a proposed mixed-use development for the Anacostia waterfront has been updated to reflect a change in the number of housing units and other details. When completed, the project will bring roughly 900 new housing units and a pedestrian promenade. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Toll revenue that’s typically used to fund transportation infrastructure projects is down nationwide, as the coronavirus pandemic has kept many drivers off the road. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Top image: A family in DC reflects on photos of Black men and women who have been killed by police. Image by Stacey Lewis licensed under Creative Commons.
