Here's our roundup of this week's must-read posts!
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This interactive tool lets you explore ANC candidates’ views on housing, transportation, and land use
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by Endorsements • September 27, 2022
If you’re curious about where candidates running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) seats in DC’s 2022 general election stand on issues, look no further than our handy interactive tool.
How the region’s housing targets can support transit-oriented communities
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by Ethan Goffman (Contributor) • September 30, 2022
Equity is the overarching goal of a new planning tool from Metropolitan Washington Council of Governance, which charts the path for the region's built environment in the coming decade. It's an evolution from past plans, which focused on improving transit but not on housing residents of all incomes nearby.
Why the Washington region’s first attempt at bikeshare failed
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by Peter Harnik (Guest Contributor) • September 26, 2022
DC is known globally for being the birthplace of American bikeshare, but much like the systems it looked to for guidance, it struggled in its first attempt to get off the ground.
How Capital Bikeshare launched a mobility movement
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by Peter Harnik (Guest Contributor) • September 30, 2022
Despite setbacks, the Washington region came together to not just launch a bikeshare system, but a whole new industry and global movement.
A new car-lite neighborhood is coming to Richmond
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by Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • September 28, 2022
Richmond's City Council just selected a development team for a $2.4 billion reimagining of the Diamond District, which could yield more housing, transit-oriented development, and park space.
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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