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

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Why a Red Line train with passengers on board headed towards a track fire
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by Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • August 3, 2022

WMATA and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the independent oversight safety agency for Metrorail, are investigating both a track fire on the Red Line that occurred Saturday (July 30) as well as the Metro’s response to it.
A tale of two circulators: The lessons Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator can teach the Towson Loop
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by Alex Holt (Contributor) • August 2, 2022

Baltimore's Charm City Circulator has been around for more than a decade, and now Towson has its own version. What lessons can Towson learn from its older Baltimore counterpart?
Why cities need to do a better job of counting bicyclists
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by Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • August 1, 2022

In a recent paper for the National Institute for Transportation and Communities, researchers took a close look at the shockingly nascent science of bicycle counting and how cities could do a better job of measuring where its residents ride.
Prince George’s composting program leads the region
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by Ethan Goffman (Contributor) • August 4, 2022

Prince George's County plans to expand its curbside composting pick-up program to reach more households in the county.

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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