This 50-year-old movie shows how the District’s built environment has changed. Two research papers explain why more housing is good for you, even if you won’t be living in it. Governor Moore’s new housing agenda focuses on “starter homes.” The neighborhood around Swann Street has a dense history of violence and resistance. Play GGWash Junctions #29.
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How has DC’s built environment changed in the past 50 years? Watch “All the President’s Men” to find out
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by Andrew DeFrank (Guest Contributor) • January 6, 2026
If we take a look at what “All the President’s Men” filming locations look like now, we can see changes to the streetscape and built environment that tell us a lot about how DC has changed, and stayed the same, over the past half century.
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Housing built for other people saves you money
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by Pete Rodrigue (Contributor) • January 7, 2026
Two research papers explain why more housing is good for you, even if you won’t be living in it.
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Smaller, faster, more accessible: Wes Moore’s housing agenda
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by Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director) • January 8, 2026
Maryland governor Wes Moore’s new housing agenda would make it easier to build lower-cost “starter homes” for families starting out or downsizing seniors. He calls the proposal “the most aggressive housing policies this state has seen in years.”
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“No gentleman”: A history of violence and resistance on Swann Street
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by David Schneider • January 5, 2026
Swann Street is where a former member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was beaten and bloodied by two teenagers in August 2025. Before that, Swann Street and the surrounding neighborhood witnessed more than a century of violence and resistance, espionage and counterintelligence, state power and defiance, arrivals and forced departures.
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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #29
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by BeyondDC • January 8, 2026
Happy New Year, Junctions players. Ready to try your luck with this week’s urbanist word puzzle?
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Greater Greater Washington
80 M Street SE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20003
United States
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