Here's our roundup of must-read posts from the week:
Water damage, pests, trash overflowing... when a landlord draws back investment, the problems pile up. Residents of apartment buildings in Langley Park are speaking up.
Where we direct our investment speaks volumes about what we really care about. In DC, a lot of transportation money has historically been spent on arterial roads, meant to get people in and out of the District. What does that do to the pedestrians who can't hop in a car to cross those wide, fast-moving streets?
You can learn a lot about streets, and what they're designed for, by looking at the kinds of intersections they have. Check out these entrancing maps by D.W. Rowlands showing the distribution of intersections in our region.
Tysons is trying to build out a street grid as it grows, but that's a long way off. In the mean time, land eventually slated for development is being used in creative ways — this time, with shipping containers and beer.
Finally, we provide an update on where we are as we mark year 13 of GGWash. We hope that if you value the work we do, you'll help us keep doing it.
By Carolyn Gallaher (Contributor) • February 17, 2021
The Bedford and Victoria Station Apartment complex in Langley Park, Maryland is a microcosm of immigrant neighborhoods across the region. Like tenants in Chirilagua, Culmore, Manassas Park, and Montgomery Village, tenants at Bedford and Victoria Station apartments say they are confronting a trifecta of challenges: a global pandemic, severe unemployment, and landlord neglect.
By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • February 16, 2021
Tysons is under construction, but much of it will take a long time to build. In the meantime, the Tysons Comprehensive Plan calls for “interim conditions that will enhance the urban character of Tysons,” such as pop-up parks and green space. The people behind ShipGarten are kicking those interim conditions up a notch, adding shipping containers and beer.
By Kate Jentoft-Herr (Program and Community Coordinator) • February 16, 2021
A few weeks ago, the GGWash publication quietly had its 13th birthday. Like most quarantine birthdays it was a muted affair, but it marks the end of a really important year for us, and we wanted to take some time to let you know what we’ve been up to, and how you can help us succeed this year.
