Here's our roundup of "must-read" posts from the week:
Good news out of Maryland, as the MTA decides not proceed with potentially damaging cuts to bus service for thousands of riders.
We've got posts for anyone who's visited the Kennedy Center for a bit of culture and thought, couldn't it have been a more accessible from downtown? Or tried to take in the great outdoors at Great Falls, only to wonder why nature requires a car. It didn't have to be this way!
Mulling over that ballot? Our DC at-large Councilmember endorsements are what you've been waiting for.
Did you read an amazing, quintessentially GGWashesque post in the last month that seemed somehow...familiar? Find out why.
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • October 2, 2020
In a stunning reversal of the decision made at the beginning of September, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and its parent agency, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced this week, that they would immediately be canceling most of their planned cuts to bus service in and around Baltimore City.
By Neil Flanagan (Contributor) • September 30, 2020
The Kennedy Center is a marble island cut off from downtown by highways. What if instead, it was the heart of a new urban neighborhood linking Georgetown and the National Mall?
Today, the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) is a paved bicycle trail used for fun and for commuting across Northern Virginia. Of course, the Washington & Old Dominion was originally a railroad — one with a long and convoluted history that helped form communities along it including Dunn Loring, Reston, Herndon, Sterling, and Ashburn.
Voters will choose an at-large member of the DC Council in November to replace David Grosso, who is not running for re-election. The Greater Greater Washington Elections Committee recommends voters choose Ed Lazere and Democratic nominee Robert White, and we also think very highly of Christina Henderson.
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • October 1, 2020
Have you noticed that a lot of Greater Greater Washington articles are re-runs from past years? Are we doing okay? A few people have asked, and you deserve an answer to that!
