Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts.

This week we look at how policies around staircases in buildings could affect housing in Virginia.

In Maryland, contributor Alex Holt gives us the latest on Baltimore's plans to overhaul its Charm City Circulator.

Researchers in DC provide an interactive tool to help expand the ways we think about walkability.

And GGWash's endorsements are in for Wards 3 and 5 DC Council seats. Enjoy!

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How single-staircase buildings could impact Virginia’s housing market
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by Wyatt Gordon (The Virginia Mercury ) • May 11, 2022

Some planners in Virginia are looking at new ways to diversify housing types that can be built in the state, including authorizing single staircase buildings up to six stories.
Here’s a look at the proposed plan to revamp Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator
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by Alex Holt (Contributor) • May 13, 2022

It’s no secret that Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator bus system has been in need of a revamp for quite some time. Here's what the proposed changes could look like, and what it means for residents.
Walkability is about the full walking experience, not just access to resources
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by Yonah Freemark (Urban-Greater DC), Eleanor Noble (Urban-Greater DC), Peace Gwam (Urban-Greater DC) • May 12, 2022

Many measures of walkability boil it down to access to key destinations, but new Urban research expands the definition to include multiple measures of the walking experience.
Our endorsement for Ward 5 DC Council: Zachary Parker 
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by Endorsements • May 9, 2022

Parker is in our lane on the issues.
Our endorsement for Ward 3 DC Council: Ben Bergmann
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by Endorsements • May 9, 2022

Ideology matters, and Bergmann brings it. Greater Greater Washington is endorsing Ben Bergmann for the Ward 3 seat.

JOB POSTING: Freelance with GGWash
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Calling all freelancers! Are you a writer interested in exploring how decisions about land use, transportation, and housing shape the world we live in? GGWash is expanding paid writing opportunities for the GGWash publication. We are looking for pitches for explainers, features, historical pieces, and news articles about transportation, housing, land use, and sustainability in the Washington region.


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