Here's our roundup of must-read posts from the week:
Why is it that those Slow Streets signs never seem to be where they're supposed to be? We look into how the programs are working in Baltimore and DC and the challenges they face.
Environmental groups are hoping one thing moves a little less slowly: the movement toward electrification of WMATA's bus fleet.
Montgomery County residents too are thinking about ambitious long-term goals The county is working on Thrive 2050, its 30-year planning document.
After you've peered into Montgomery County's future, take a look at Prince George's past: specifically, the experimental social outreach library that shaped libraries as we know them today.
Finally, great news: we've extended the deadline for applicants for our Executive Director position to the end of the year! GGWash is at an exciting phase as we look forward into 2021. If you're the right person to join us for that new phase of our organization, we hope to hear from you.
By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • December 9, 2020
In DC, Slow Streets barricades have been hauled off to the side or onto the sidewalk. In Baltimore, they’re knocked over or completely smashed, scattered across the concrete as cars roll by without a care. What’s going on?
By Stephanie Klein (Guest Contributor) • December 10, 2020
Sixteen regional environmental groups are calling for WMATA to help DC meet its climate goals by electrifying all of its 1,500 bus fleet by 2045. A Vision for Climate Leadership in DC, a report recently published by the group, lays out a case for the environmental, public health, and financial benefits of going electric
The Montgomery County we know today may exist because of a little-known document written over 50 years ago. As county planners work on a replacement, they’re tackling some big issues, like racial equity, public health, and a slow economy.
In the late 1960s, the town of Fairmount Heights in Prince George’s County was the site of an important but controversial experimental library, one of the first to tie libraries to services for low-income communities.
By Adam Weers (Board of Directors, Advocacy Committee) • November 23, 2020
We realize 2020 has been a heck of a year (for us too!), so we are extending the application deadline for GGWash’s next Executive Director until the end of the year.
