By D. Taylor Reich (Contributor) • November 27, 2019
Arlington county wants to overhaul US Route 29, a vital corridor that serves as North Arlington’s main street. The project is in the early stages, and there’s a lot of opportunity for residents to shape how it unfolds.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • November 27, 2019
On December 5 at 6 pm, GGWash is cohosting a Ward 2 candidate forum with the Center for Washington Area Studies and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy at George Washington University at Gelman Library. There’s just a few spots left—get your ticket now!
By David Alpert (Executive Director) • November 26, 2019
Our amazing editor, Julie Strupp, is moving on from Greater Greater Washington at the end of December. We’re looking for another terrific person to run this publication, edit articles, manage our full-time Editor & Correspondent, hire and mentor our paid correspondents and fellows, and think about how to make Greater Greater Washington the greatest it can be. Is that you or someone you know?
To help accommodate the 1.5 million people who are expected to move to the Washington region over the next 25 years, local leaders are embracing transit-oriented development (TOD) and other proposals to enhance housing and transportation options. (Kristi King / WTOP)
A new initiative in St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Charles counties in southern Maryland is providing free bikes to 25 parolees and probationers. Returning citizens typically can’t afford cars, which makes it difficult to get to parole meetings and jobs. (Hannah Natanson / Post)
More and more suburbs in the Washington region and elsewhere are adopting Vision Zero policies that aim to eliminate pedestrian and cyclist deaths on roadways, but are having trouble implementing new policies after decades of car-centric planning. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
A bill going before the DC Council would provide $2 million to Check It Enterprises, which provides resources for LGBTQ youth, to purchase the space in Anacostia where it currently operates. Check It is not the only place in the District threatened by displacement. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
In October, a Metro operator ran into a stopped train even though he wasn’t authorized to move. The investigation into the incident has revealed ongoing safety issues, some related to the crash, and some not. (Michael Laris / Post)
A broken WMATA water line caused parts of the Pentagon Metro Station to close on November 25. Metro temporarily closed the station and ran shuttle buses from Pentagon City to address the matter. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
The Maryland Transportation Authority struck proposals to include separated bike and pedestrian paths in its plans to replace the Nice Bridge in Southern Maryland. This doesn’t bode well for similar plans for bike paths on I-495 and I-270. (Eric Brenner / Maryland Matters)
