Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

September 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Taking the public out of DC's public spaces

Safe bike connections for more of Ward 1‌ This week on the blog: The "DC Safe and Beautiful" initiative disregards the people who actually live here. Making Ward 1 a safer place to bike means connecting to and extending existing infrastructure. Preservation of natural or agricultural landscapes depe…

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  Chelsea Allinger · [email protected]

September 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM

The Mixer is different. Here’s why.

Hang out with fellow urbanists and support GGWash's mission. Photo by Ericka Hume. Hi Friend, At GGWash, we host free meetups every month; from the standing get-together at Sonny’s in Northwest DC, to opportunistic hangouts around the region, to the recurring Planners of Color happy hour (this one i…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

September 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Downhill for CaBi in July

Plus, infill housing = climate action‌ This week on the blog: July showed a decline in CaBi ridership, even as milestone celebrations were in swing. Delaying the building of infill housing is denying real action we can take to combat climate change. Elrich's veto of affordable housing champion, Jame…

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  Kai Hall · [email protected]

September 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM

Planners of Color Happy Hour next Thursday, September 10

You're invited! Join us at Shanklin Hall from 6 to 8 pm next Thursday. Hi Friend, Our next Planners of Color Happy Hour is coming up next Thursday, September 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Shanklin Hall (not Franklin Hall) in Adams Morgan, and we'd love for you to join us! Fall is a time of transition …

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  Tricia Chicka, GGWash · [email protected]

September 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM

September update: Mixing it up.

Happy hours, ANC tool, and more! Volunteers from last year's Fall Mixer: Sign up here to volunteer on September 30. Photo by Ericka Hume. Hi Friend, Summer is quickly falling away into autumn, and GGWash has a busy month coming up! Find all the highlights here: We just dropped a new interactive ANC …

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  Tricia Chicka · [email protected]

September 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Come to our Mixer! Mark will be there (this time)

Don't miss it like Mark. Photo by Ericka Hume, edited by Tricia Chicka. Hi friends, The GGWash Fall Mixer happens once a year; miss it and you’ll have to wait 12 whole months to see your city-loving pals, old and new, all in one fantastic place. Last week we told you why our team loves it. This week…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

August 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM

250K homes by 2050 (the why & the how)

Plus, opportunities emerge in Prince George's County What the GRID Act could do for energy‌ DC should build 250,000 homes by 2050 Nick Sementelli (Board of Directors), Payton Chung (Board of Directors), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • August 27, 2026 To erase the District’s current housing shortage…

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  Caitlin Rogger · [email protected]

August 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Our team’s favorite event of the year

Alex and D. put up the GGWash banner at the Fall Mixer last year. Photo by Caitlin Rogger. Hi Friend, We launched the Fall Mixer back in 2021 as a way to start regrowing our web of in-person connections after a tough year. Five years later, our staff loves it more than ever, and moreover we’d love t…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

August 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM

How do we fix DC’s money woes?

No central Red Line: Pratt-ically a mistake‌ This week on the blog: DC's financial situation has gone downhill since the pandemic - how do we start to fix it? Baltimore's Red Line should be placed on a central, connected street. WMATA can reduce building emissions by planning for it now. How can we …

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  Kai Hall · [email protected]

August 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM

Our next Planners of Color Happy Hour is on September 10

Join us at Shanklin Hall. Hi Friend, Fall is just around the corner, and so is our next Planners of Color happy hour! Join us on Thursday, September 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Shanklin Hall (not Franklin Hall) in Adams Morgan. RSVP to the Planners of Color Happy Hour Despite the event name, you do …

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

August 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM

More housing = more housing to subsidize

Plus, more lanes = fewer crashes‌ This week on the blog: Zoning determines how big and how dense buildings can be, and what they are used for; who they're for most often emerges after they're built. Data shows bus and bike lanes in DC are reducing crashes. The development strategy of Crystal City an…

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  Tricia Chicka · [email protected]

August 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM

What are you doing September 30?

Meet us at metrobar! Rain or shine, GGWashers know how to have a good time! Photo by Ericka Hume. Hi Friend, Usually, you get messages from me throughout the year about what we’re up to and how to engage with the GGWash community. I’m here to kindly suggest, if for some reason you have to prioritize…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

August 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM

The RFK master plan is "no good"

Plus, fill out ANC questionnaires!‌ This week on the blog: GGWash staff agree, the RFK plan wasn't great and it got worse. It's time to get in ANC candidate questionnaires. NVTA needs feedback to plan for multimodal transportation in Northern Virginia. Buildings in DC are struggling to become energy…

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  Tricia Chicka, GGWash · [email protected]

August 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM

August update: Summer cleaning

Fall Mixer tickets are open now! This is the kind of view I want to be seeing right now. Image by angela n. used with permission. Hi Friend, Forget spring cleaning! Summer is the time for us at GGWash. It's a slower season in the region and even as staff are taking well-earned vacation and sabbatica…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

August 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Water Week is back

Pooling our data in maps‌ It's water week on the blog: Have a visual of nearly all of the outdoor pools in DC. The District Waterways Advisory Commission asks the community what makes for a good DC waterfront plan. Some 'eely' good policies for regional river health. Pride and Pools: a bikeshare sto…

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  Chelsea Allinger · [email protected]

July 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM

GGWash Fall Mixer tickets are coming in hot

Join us on September 30 Hi Friend, With all this summer heat, it’s almost hard to believe, but our Fall Mixer at Metrobar is only two months away! Tickets just launched today, so we hope you’ll buy yours and plan to join us from 5:00–9:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30 for the coolest urbanist social…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

July 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM

DC's dire domicile deficit

Rte 29: Bad road design for all‌ This week on the blog: Analysis shows DC's home-building shortfall is in the tens or hundreds of thousands range. Route 29 in Montgomery County fails everyone. DC OP's proposed FLUM does not go the distance. Third spaces make great communities. Enabling energy effici…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

July 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Train spotting

Plus, non-walkable homeless shelter?‌ This week on the blog: Watch this Purple Line drone video at 2x speed... and then, if that's not enough rail-spotting for ya, visit these spots in the region to watch trains in person. Woodbridge is building a homeless shelter that can't be safely accessed on fo…

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  Tricia Chicka · [email protected]

July 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM

This Wednesday! See you at Sonny's

Plus, hear about a plan for the District's waterways Hi Friend, Our standing monthly happy hour is this Wednesday, July 15 from 6:00 pm–8:00 pm at Sonny's Pizza on Georgia Avenue. Whether you've just heard about us, or you've been with us from the beginning, this is a great space to connect with fel…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

July 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM

A Better Better Bus Network

Plus, GGWash reflects on the primaries‌ Two different writers talk about the Better Bus Network, and what could make it better. The GGWash advocacy team reflects on the DC and Maryland primary season. Zoning changes in DC will make it easier to build housing. Liftetime trends for CaBi shows the impo…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

July 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM

How to run for ANC

Plus, where my CaBis at?‌ The GGWash office is closed Thursday, July 2 through the weekend. So our weekly email is being sent today! Have a safe holiday. This week on the blog: Curious about running for ANC? We got you covered. In some DC neighborhoods, CaBi bike rebalancing cannot keep up with the …

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  Tricia Chicka, GGWash · [email protected]

July 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM

July update: Quiet, but not so quiet

Here are some save the dates! The GGWash contingent of the Pride parade gathers at the Wilson Building for a final photo. Hi Friend, After a loud and busy Pride-and-primary month, GGWash is rolling up our banner for a moment and settling into one of the quieter parts of our year. However, that doesn…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

June 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Four steps to better BRT

Plus, a bridge over bureaucratic waters‌ This week on the blog: Here are four things to keep in mind for an H Street BRT. When bureaucracy and highway thinking ruin your Chesapeake Bay Bridge plan. Here’s how you can get involved in DC DOB's code updates. $750,000 is locked in for a protected bike l…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

June 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Will MD voters go 2 for 2 on pro-housing elections?

Plus: How to reduce evictions in DC.‌ How our endorsee Andrew Friedson is going to bat for Montgomery County. His opponent, Will Jawando, has struck out on housing reform. And Marc Elrich should be benched for continuing to oppose affordable housing in Chevy Chase. The Urban Institute offers suggest…

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  Tricia Chicka · [email protected]

June 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM

Last call to march with GGWash at Pride!

RSVP by Fri, to get the deets. GGWash getting ready to step off at last year's World Pride Parade. Photo courtesy of Dan Reed. Hi Friend, This is your last chance to sign up to march with GGWash for the Capital Pride Parade! Don't miss hanging out and celebrating queer urbanism with a few dozen new …

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  Kai Hall · [email protected]

June 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM

Join us for a Vision Zero happy hour

Pizza on us at Sonny's next week Hi Friend, Our standing happy hour next week will look a little different than usual: It's a Friends of Vision Zero meet-up! If you care about creating safer streets for all and connecting with other likeminded neighbors, please join us on Wednesday, June 17, from 6 …

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

June 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM

It's voting time!

Plus, a Pennsylvania Ave that works for all‌ This week on the GGWash blog: Vote for our endorsees in DC and MD. Widening Penn Ave is a no-go for residents. NPS missed some opportunities in the Logan Circle project. How creative use of third spaces fosters community in DC. Arlington County should pri…

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  Dan Reed · [email protected]

June 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Why I march.

Make signs with us next Monday! GGWash marching in the World Pride Parade last year. Photo by Dan Reed. Hi Friend, The Capital Pride parade is my favorite day of the year in DC. Marching down 14th Street, lined by hundreds of thousands of happy people, you’re immersed in positive, uplifting energy. …

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  Tricia Chicka · [email protected]

June 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM

June 17: Monthly meet-up, Vision Zero edition

Join GGWash & others at Sonny's next week Hi Friend, Next week's standing happy hour with GGWash has gotten an upgrade: It's a Friends of Vision Zero meet-up! Join us along with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, DC Families for Safe Streets, and the Coalition for Smarter Growth on Wednesday…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

June 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM

No housing, mo' problems.

From DC construction to MoCo starter homes‌ This week on the blog: Why has housing construction ground to a halt in DC? Legalizing starter homes in Montgomery County would generate tax revenue without raising taxes. We deserve stadium transit that befits a world class city. Bus priority-related proj…

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  Tricia Chicka · [email protected]

June 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM

March with GGWash and friends at the Pride Parade on June 20!

And make signs (and eat pizza!) the Monday before GGWash marching in the World Pride Parade last year. Photo by Dan Reed. Hi Friend, For the fifth year in a row, Greater Greater Washington will march in the Pride Parade -- and this time we're bringing a bunch of friends! Join GGWash as well as membe…

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  Tricia Chicka, GGWash · [email protected]

June 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM

June update: It's Pride month y'all

Plus, a Friends of Vision Zero happy hour Some of the signs and sights at the Pride Parade last year. Photo by Dan Reed. Hi Friend, Happy Pride Month! It's that time of the year again when local establishments deck out in rainbows and post supportive signs on their windows. Every month should celebr…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

May 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM

What Congress doesn't know about DC (vol. 951)

And, Virginia's missed housing chances‌ Study: AVs are coming, and road pricing can help limit the resulting traffic woes - but Congress wants to shut down the regional conversation before it starts. Virginia took a big swing at housing reforms this year…and hit merely a single. Have you ridden the …

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  Dan Reed · [email protected]

May 29, 2026 at 6:55 PM

Join our Planners of Color+ Happy Hour on June 3!

Everyone is welcome at Shanklin Hall Hi Friend, Pride Month is just around the corner, and that means our quarterly Planners of Color Happy Hour is also an LGBTQ+ Planners Happy Hour! Join us at Shanklin Hall this Thursday, June 3, to connect, gather, and network. As always, you don’t have to be a p…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

May 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Shape the Cities of Tomorrow with a Master's from Georgetown

Attend a June 1 webinar to learn more Greater Greater Washington is committed to providing blog content for our readers free of charge. Advertising helps to make that possible. We’re sharing this advertiser-developed content through an agreement with a mission-aligned organization. Attend Georgetown…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

May 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM

A clickable map of DC's racist land use

Plus, more Congressional meddling‌ The historical racist legacy of single-family zoning in DC still affects us today, and this post gives us some clear visuals. Congress is trying to control DC by banning road pricing when it doesn't yet exist. An avid runner shares why the Washington region is grea…

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  Dan Reed · [email protected]

May 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Join our Planners of Color+ Happy Hour on June 3!

Everyone is welcome at Shanklin Hall Hi Friend, We're less than two weeks out from our next Planners of Color Happy Hour – and in honor of Pride Month, we're also inviting our LGBTQ+ planners to join us! That said, there's one question we've gotten a lot since we started doing these gatherings in 20…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

May 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM

How to help our endorsees

Plus, the value of informative bus stops‌ We've endorsed them: here's how you can help our candidates in DC and Maryland win. See our endorsements for Prince George's County. Riders should be able to view route information at their bus stops. This Maryland state government bill shows promise to boos…

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  Chelsea Allinger · [email protected]

May 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM

It's go time for our endorsed candidates in DC and Maryland

Donate or join a canvass this weekend! Hello Friend, Primary- and special-election ballots went out to DC and Maryland voters on Monday, May 11. It is go time for our endorsed candidates. The most surefire way to get more housing built in the region, and to reduce trips by car, is to elect people wh…

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  Dan Reed · [email protected]

May 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Our next Planners of Color Happy Hour is on June 3

Join us at Shanklin Hall Hi Friend, Pride month is around the corner, and there’s no better time for another Planners of Color (and LGBTQ+ Planners) Happy Hour! Join us on Wednesday, June 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Shanklin Hall (not Franklin Hall) in Adams Morgan. RSVP to the Planners of Color Happ…

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  Tricia Chicka, GGWash · [email protected]

May 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM

ICYMI: Upcoming events and much more

GGWash staff silly pic (minus yours truly) at the 18th Birthday Party last month. Photo by Ericka Hume. Hi Friend, Our 18th Birthday Party was a blast, or so I heard. I was unfortunately down with an illness and had to miss it myself. However, you can experience photo proof of the fun on our 18th Bi…

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  Sandy Lawrence · [email protected]

May 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Tomorrow! Will we meet up in Capitol Hill?

Meet GGWash at Maketto on 5/12 Hi Friend, Come join us for our next Capitol Hill Meetup tomorrow, May 12 at Maketto on H Street NE. From 6:00 - 8:00 pm, all are welcome to come chat about cities, housing, land use, road pricing, and everything related. Register here! These meetups are family-friendl…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

May 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Who will road pricing benefit?

Plus, our poll in Prince George's County‌ Our analysis of the road pricing report shows that the people in DC who will benefit most from the policy are drivers. This new poll shows what Prince George's voters think about their streets. See what FOIA data reveals about car ownership in DC. A transit …

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  Tricia Chicka, GGWash · [email protected]

May 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM

May update: Four meetups in four weeks

From Capitol Hill to Montgomery County GGWash staff silly pic (minus yours truly) at the 18th Birthday Party last month. Photo by Ericka Hume. Hi Friend, Our 18th Birthday Party was a blast, or so I heard. I was unfortunately down with an illness and had to miss it myself. However, you can experienc…

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  Caitlin Rogger · [email protected]

May 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Next week! Meet us at Maketto

Drinks & dumplings with GGWash Hi Friend, Come join us at our next Capitol Hill Meetup on Tuesday, May 12 at Maketto on H St NE. It's not just for Capitol Hill residents (though Sandy and I love to see neighbors there, old and new). From 6:00 - 8:00 pm, all are welcome to come chat about cities, hou…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

May 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Let Ward 3 heal with more housing

Plus: CaBi blooms around 15th Street bike lanes‌ Last call for our bikey auction! Get your bids in before 5:00 pm on May 2nd! SAVE THE DATE: The Fall Mixer will be on Wednesday, September 30. -------------- Ward 3 won't heal unless more housing is built for all. Capital Bikeshare's March numbers sur…

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  Caitlin Rogger · [email protected]

May 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Final call: Auction ends Saturday

Support GGWash, and maybe win a bike Hello Friend, Check out our 18th birthday online auction before it’s too late! We don’t want you to miss out on these awesome bike prizes when bidding closes Saturday at 4:59 pm. Proceeds support the work we know you care about: GGWash publishes and advocates for…

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  Chelsea Allinger · [email protected]

April 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM

LAST CHANCE to buy advance tickets for Wednesday’s party!

Help us celebrate 18 years! Guests from last year's Spring Gala. Photo by Ericka Hume. Hello Friend, Online ticketing for our 18th Birthday Party closes at 11:59pm tonight – don’t miss out! Join us! We’re celebrating from 6:00-9:00pm on Wednesday, April 29 at Pearl Street Warehouse. Each ticket incl…

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  Caitlin Rogger · [email protected]

April 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Win a Bunch Bike & more in our 18th Birthday Auction!

Plus one more day to buy your party ticket Hello Friend, Every great birthday party has great presents. That’s why we’re super excited to launch an online auction alongside this week’s 18th Birthday Party. Up for bid are some “wheely” special packages from Bunch Bikes (“like a minivan, but better” -…

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  Greater Greater Washington · [email protected]

April 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Explore our DC indicators map

23 factors that shape the District‌ Two days left! Tickets for our 18th Birthday Party are here, and online sales close on Monday at midnight. ------------------------------------------------ Click around our interactive choropleth map of DC. Learn how transit makes a difference in a 15 year old's l…

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