Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts!
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The ripple effects of how – and if – kids are able to commute safely to school
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by Abigail Higgins (Contributor) • September 14, 2022
Students in wards 7 and 8 face longer commutes and community violence that may be affecting their safety, truancy, and school choice.
YOU GET TWO VOTES: GGWash endorses Elissa Silverman and Kenyan McDuffie for at-large DC Council
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by Endorsements • September 14, 2022
On Nov. 8, District voters can pick two candidates for the DC Council’s open at-large seats. GGWash endorses Elissa Silverman (I) and Kenyan McDuffie (I) because we see this election—always a confusing one beholden to arcane Home Rule requirements, complicated this year by the entry of three sitting councilmembers—as an unexpected opportunity to change who makes decisions about housing, and affordable housing, in the legislative branch.
Coalition releases new Georgetown transportation alternatives for review
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by John Besche (Contributor) • September 12, 2022
Georgetown to Metrorail Transit Study Coalition releases six alternatives for more car-free options between existing Metrorail stations and Georgetown
Northern Virginia’s transportation authority proposes a region-wide rapid transit network
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by D. Taylor Reich (Contributor) • September 15, 2022
A new plan from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority could transform our region, creating a new network of rapid transit—three times as large as Metro—across Northern Virginia.
An unrealistic transportation plan for Northern Virginia points to real solutions
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by Bill Pugh (Guest Contributor) • September 16, 2022
How the proposed Northern Virginia TransAction2045 transportation plan can do more for the climate and fostering livable, equitable communities, using solutions that aren’t directly proposed in their report.
Work with us: Research transportation and health inequities in DC
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by GGWash • September 13, 2022
GGWash is looking for a great researcher and writer who can help us draw a clearer picture of how transportation affects health and health inequity in cities.
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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