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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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BeyondDC • October 30, 2025
Get spooked and solve Junctions, GGWoOoO edition.
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