Reston shows there is no quick fix to good development. Are long-term residents the only folks who should get a say? A look back at the 20-year-old development of DC USA in Columbia Heights. Folks in Montgomery County have a skewed perception of who lives in townhomes, as the county strives to build more. GGWash endorsements for Falls Church City Council are hot off the presses. Try GGWash Junctions #22.
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Why Reston is so hard to replicate
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by Lauren Magnussen (Contributor) • October 20, 2025
Opinion: Building a place that works as well as Reston takes time and money. Modern development too often prioritizes fast turnarounds at the expense of effective long-term planning.
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Who gets to say who gets to have a say?
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by Mike English (Guest Contributor) • October 21, 2025
Opinion: Everyone was “new” at some point, and even if they were born here, their family was “new” at one point too. They may have come here for work or for school. It may be a forever home, or a stop along the way that stuck, but there was a time when there were people who wanted these now “established” residents to be ignored too.
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A meditation on Columbia Heights’ DC USA
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by Jacob Flignor (Contributor) • October 22, 2025
Columbia Heights’ mall is into its second decade. It can sometimes feel as if it was dropped into the neighborhood to jumpstart change, but it was only one piece of wider planning efforts.
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Don’t be childish about townhouses in Montgomery County
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by Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director) • October 23, 2025
On the walk home, there were townhouses like mine on one side, and on the other were bigger, stand-alone houses. I thought nothing of it until, a few days in, one kid said to me: “Your family is poor because you live in a townhouse. I bet your house is the size of that truck over there.” He lived directly across from me, in a “real house.”
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Our endorsements for Falls Church City Council
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by Endorsements • October 22, 2025
This fall, voters in Falls Church will choose four city councilmembers, at least one of whom will be new. GGWash endorses sitting councilmembers Marybeth Connelly and Laura Downs for reelection.
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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #22
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by BeyondDC • October 23, 2025
Will you decipher this week’s Junctions puzzle?
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Greater Greater Washington
80 M Street SE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20003
United States
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