By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • August 26, 2019
How does Baltimore, a major city, lose the busiest part of its busiest transit system—light rail—for over a month during the busiest part of the summer, to the detriment of its bus system and the dismay of roughly 30% of residents who don’t own cars?
By Julie Strupp (Managing Editor) • August 26, 2019
As we shared in June, we’re bringing on two correspondents to add more regional context to Greater Greater Washington’s coverage. Please welcome skilled journalists (and longtime readers) Alex Holt in Baltimore, Maryland and Wyatt Gordon in Richmond, Virginia to the Greater Greater Washington family!
By Jeb Stenhouse (Community Engagement Committee) • August 26, 2019
Attend a free bike clinic at the Anacostia Library on September 7 and 28. Understand the narrative language of Landscape design from 5:30 to 8:30 pm September 5 at UDC. Find out what makes a good restaurant and bar from 9 to 10 am September 6 tin Bethesda.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • August 26, 2019
Should urban spaces be “sylvan” and “riparian” or an “active” “people place”? Is the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal in Georgetown a “treasured” “wild place” or “dangerous and falling apart”?
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver in a vehicle around 5 am Tuesday in the eastbound lanes of Waxpool Road, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
In 2015, the Trust for Public Land named DC the city with the most community gardens per capita. City Paper and the Avatist explore the day-to-day drama of community gardens, and who reaps the benefits of the labor. (Laura Hayes / City Paper)
A recent article in the Washingtonian about a new ice cream shop Here’s the Scoop, in Columbia Heights, has sparked conversations on placemaking, wayfinding, and how we view neighborhoods. (Hayden Higgins / 730DC)
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office is expected to release findings from an ongoing survey about where more affordable housing should be built at a community meeting next month. It’ll be held at Ron Brown High School, near the Deanwood Metro station. (Andrew Giambrone / CurbedDC)
This summer when Wheelhouse in Federal Hill opened its doors to renters, it gave them new bikes along with a lease. The developers, 28 Walker, hope to encourage carless living in Baltimore. (Meredith Cohn / Baltimore Sun)
As the temperatures rise across the globe, some scientists are fearful that the heat will make it difficult for solar panels to operate efficiently. One way to address the problem? Install solar panels over crops. (Linda Poon / CityLab)
As the Bureau of Prisons tries to resolve a contract dispute, the fate of a halfway house for men released from federal prison remains uncertain. (Jenny Gathright / DCist)
