Reflections from Week Without Driving in DC. Our endorsements in Gaithersburg. And a recap of GGWoOoO Week including: Bikeshare surprise; Maryland multi-purpose graveyards; “Placehaunting” in Takoma; Family Biking Matters Halloween edition; WoOoO Something; and a very spooky GGWash Junctions.
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Reflections on the National Week Without Driving
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by Kai Hall (DC Policy Manager) • October 29, 2025
Current and former local public servants share their reflections from the National Week Without Driving.
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Transit Diary: A DC resident does the suburbs
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by Bianca Palmisano • October 30, 2025
Follow Bianca Palmisano’s trips during the Week Without Driving as they criss-cross the region.
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Transit Diary: An Adams Morgan ANC commissioner spends a week commuting abroad
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by Peter Wood • October 31, 2025
Follow Peter Wood’s trips as he travels in DC and Brazil during the National Week Without Driving.
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Our endorsements for Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council
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by Endorsements • October 30, 2025
This fall, voters in Gaithersburg will choose a mayor and two city councilmembers. GGWash endorses incumbent mayor Jud Ashman and sitting councilmember Lisa Henderson for reelection.
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Welcome to GGWoOoO Week
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by Caitlin Rogger (Deputy Executive Director), Melanie Pincus (Associate Editor) • October 27, 2025
We’re celebrating the spooky that isn’t scary with a selection of festive, urbanist posts. Welcome to GGWoOoO Week.
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Bikeshare Boo: CaBi sustains annual growth as September ridership dips
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by Samuel Littauer (Contributor) • October 29, 2025
Despite the 6% decrease in Capital Bikeshare ridership compared to September 2024, the system has still seen a 19% annual ridership increase through September 2025.
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Meet the many magnificent memorials and mausoleums of Maryland
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by Mark Clements (Maryland Policy Manager) • October 27, 2025
Living souls can be sparse at cemeteries, but that’s not by design. Many cemeteries, including these five in Maryland, are well worth a visit.
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Halloween calls for “placehaunting” in a Takoma alley
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by Erin Palmer (Guest Contributor) • October 30, 2025
Halloween is a radical act of community building. It’s a night when boundaries blur: between the living and the dead, between private and public, between “my property” and “our block”. Children, teens, and adults roam freely. Strangers knock on doors. Sidewalks, alleys, and streets become gathering spaces—like this yearly celebration in Takoma.
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Family Biking Matters: Halloween ride recap
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by Mark Sussman (Contributor) • October 28, 2025
Costumed bicyclists rode 4 miles in the third annual Hill Family Biking Halloween Ride and Costume Contest, which featured a lantern fly, Buzz Lightyear, the Popemobile, and more.
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WoOoO Something #96: Spooky edition
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by Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • October 28, 2025
This week on Do–I mean, WoOoO Something: get hype for crosstown buses; more stuff in Ward 3; townhouses and pit bulls in Maryland; and Virginia’s new “pro-housing” caucus.
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Play GGWoOoO Junctions weekly word puzzle #23
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by BeyondDC • October 30, 2025
Get spooked and solve Junctions, GGWoOoO edition.
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