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The Washington, DC, region is great, and it can be greater. Transportation, housing, land use. Mastodon: @ggwash @urbanists .social | Inquiries: info @ggwash .org
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OPINION: DC has a legal maximum of 788 bus shelters -- yes, you read that correctly. How the District's bus shelter contract is failing riders, especially in lower-income majority Black neighborhoods, and what should be done about it. From
@Santi4DC
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Express MARC trains between Baltimore and DC could bring much needed growth back to Maryland’s biggest city and relief to one of the most over-saturated housing markets in the country:
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Join us in welcoming our new regional policy director: Dan Reed! Dan will focus on policies to “make the things” - namely more homes, of all types and price ranges, in places with access to daily needs. We're thrilled to have him (back) on board!:
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Decline to sign: GGWash urges DC voters in Ward 1 and Ward 6 to decline to sign recall petitions for Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and Councilmember Charles Allen:
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OPINION: DC taxpayers are subsidizing 150,000 Residential Parking Permit spaces to the tune of up to $558 per DC resident. Joshua Peacock digs into the high costs of cheap street parking in DC:
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Greater Greater Washington is endorsing Erin Palmer in the Democratic primary for DC Council Chair. Read the full endorsement here:
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Alexandria considers permanently closing part of King Street to cars:
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About one person is taking a bike trip in DC for every four people who are taking a Metrorail trip anywhere, and other findings on the District's recent explosion of two-wheeled trips:
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WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke started his job with a simple goal: to ride literally every train. As service has improved, his performance has slipped:
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The real reason cyclists love green-painted bike lanes so much is simple: they send the clearest-possible message that roads are not only for cars:
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Much ado about nothing: Despite complaints, preliminary data from
@MDSHA
indicates the Old Georgetown Road bike lanes have made the street safer with little to no impact on automobile travel times:
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People ARE coming back to downtown DC...on Capital Bikeshare, which set another ridership record in August for the fourth straight month:
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Have you ever wanted to read a power ranking of the District’s CVS stores that should have apartments above them? Your day has come:
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CaBi hit a historic high of 584,402 trips in June 2024, breaking the all-time monthly ridership record – and saw its highest ridership day ever. Learn more in this month’s Bikeshare Beat:
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Beach Drive isn’t enough. For Rock Creek Park to realize its potential as a spectacular urban park, more of it should be closed to cars, argues
@thegreatermarin
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Opinion: WMATA will need new Metrorail lines and stations that fill gaps in the existing network, combined with great service, to make the Washington region transit-first, writes
@NSementelli
. Part 9 in a series:
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"Capital Bikeshare broke the all-time monthly ridership record in May 2024, recording 515,394 trips... The
@bikeshare
system has now seen year-over-year monthly increases in ridership for 29 consecutive months."
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Today, a driver hit two children in Ward 8 on
#WalktoSchoolDay
. Our hearts are with the children and their families. We want to live in a city in which all kids can walk safely, on this and every other day, and will continue to work for that reality.
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DDOT’s revised plans for Connecticut Avenue are worse all around. DC can't afford to waste $26 million on a bad project:
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Feet first: Studies show that urban customers tend to arrive by foot more than car, but shopkeepers systematically overestimate car use. As the Columbia Road bus priority project kicks off, one analyst conducted a local survey:
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One of every 100 Americans will die in a car crash. What happens when it’s someone you love?:
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All Metro content, all the time? 👀 Pretty much! This week and next, we're publishing a busload of stories about our regional transit system. All aboard!
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Despite Richmond's transit-oriented development zoning designed to discourage car-dependence, local law still requires buildings to provide parking. But that law,
@yitgordon
writes, could soon change:
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We heard u like transit? Let's build more rapid mass transit connections between DC neighborhoods:
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Green’s the new Blue? Maybe Metrorail’s next big extension should bring the Green Line to BWI:
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Bikeshare three-peat: Washington region sees third straight month of all-time record-breaking
@bikeshare
ridership, with e-bikes making up the majority of rides for the first time:
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In this new poll, voters say they want Maryland to fix the housing crisis–and they like Governor Moore’s proposal to do that:
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More fake license plates are entering our roadways, making it easier for dangerous drivers to hurt and kill people with impunity. Is anyone ready to tackle the problem?:
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Opinion: WMATA’s parking lots are underused. Some of that land could yield revenue and other benefits if turned into transit-oriented development:
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How is WMATA funded? Why does it face such a big shortfall?
@yitgordon
unpacks everything you want to know about the transit system’s budget situation. This is the first in a series made possible with support from
@GW_Partnership
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Greater Greater Washington is endorsing Zachary Parker for the Ward 5 DC Council seat in the Democratic primary. Read the full endorsement here:
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Here's how the old Metro for DC plan differs from the new Metro for DC plan: Now with more bus.
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An unprecedented study out of Johns Hopkins shows 12’ wide traffic lanes are associated with 50% increase in rate of crashes compared to 9’ lanes. But will DOTs listen to the data?:
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Greater Greater Washington has appointed Caitlin Rogger as interim executive director, as we plan for our next era and prepare to recruit a new permanent leader:
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Fare evasion is an unserious, ill-defined issue for a serious time, when we have plenty of well-defined problems to solve:
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Do you want it? You want it. Our interactive tool shows you where more than 175 candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner seats stand on transportation, housing, and land use. Take a look at GGWash’s one-of-a-kind voter resource:
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Say hi to our new Transportation Equity Organizer Ron!:
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Streateries may be preventing vehicle crashes in Georgetown:
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Get yourself a transit GM who understands not everyone can or wants to drive. Let's build systems that work for all of us.
#WeekWithoutDriving
@disrightswa
@americawalks
#WeekWithoutDriving
yeah that’s how we roll
@wmata
Get on board to avoid the cost and stress of driving and help the 🌎 at the same time.
#wmata
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Greater Greater Washington is endorsing Mayor Muriel Bowser for reelection in the DC Democratic primary. Read our measured endorsement:
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DC's Vision Zero was supposed to make the roads safer for everyone, but
@fixcircle
and
@NSementelli
argue that after six years and a surge of traffic fatalities and crashes, its time to acknowledge its failure and start over:
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DC’s bike network is like an old blanket: patchy in well-loved spots. Data shows show why bike lanes on Q and R Streets need strengthening:
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DDOT will start building a bus and bike lane on Columbia Road in July 2024. Removing residential permit parking will enable faster transit and make it safer to bike & walk. Sign a petition in support, and attend DDOT’s pre-construction meeting on June 13:
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A protected bikeway project on P Street SW is moving ahead, despite pushback over parking loss. It will provide a connection between stadiums, the Wharf, the Southwest Waterfront Metro, and Navy Yard areas:
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For months, we’ve been sharing news of
@bikeshare
’s dramatic growth in DC – but it’s not just CaBi, y’all. Private micromobility operators are also reporting record-breaking surges in scooter and e-bike ridership. Dig into the data with
@swlittauer
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore wants housing to be a big priority this year, and he's saying all the right things. Let's take a look at what we're calling "Moore Housing":
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For more than a third of DC residents,
#WeekWithoutDriving
reflects year-round, day-to-day life. We appreciate officials highlighting that reality. 🚌
About 36% of Washingtonians, or 252,000 people, do not drive. I'm participating in
#WeekWithoutDriving
, commuting this week by bus and by bike – something I do most weeks – as we commit to building more accessible, inclusive communities for all.
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DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board protected a non-historic parking lot in Chevy Chase – seemingly leaning into the desire (of some) to use historic preservation to override zoning and prevent development:
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Is it time to widen the 15th Street bikeway to four lanes?:
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Hey drivers, all those “just a minute” violations really add up! Volunteers found bus-only lanes are blocked during a third of the operating hours on the majority of the blocks they monitored:
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The
@GGWash
Elections Committee endorses
@RobertWhite_DC
and
@edlazere
for DC Council at-large this November:
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This month’s Bikeshare Beat is back with big news: 2023 was CaBi’s highest ridership year ever! Learn more – and find out how many riders rang in 2024 while on a CaBi bike, among other holiday trends:
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Opinion: MARC could do so much more, by connecting Maryland and Virginia directly for the benefit of commuters:
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Chevy Chase formed as an enclave for wealthy white people. Now, a group seeks to preserve the area as a historic district. Data suggests historic districts in DC preserve racial segregation:
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OPINION: The DC Circulator nearly had its funding slashed this year, and its future is uncertain as the cost of bus electrification is pitted against the cost of service. It’s a lose-lose for riders and the environment:
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"Khashoggi Way" gets an (unofficial) sign after all, thanks to some enterprising anti-Trump activists:
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Comparing zero-emission vehicle subsidies to electric bike subsidies,
@theGreaterMarin
finds that e-bike subsidies are 2.9 times more effective per dollar at displacing gasoline-fueled travel miles:
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Montgomery County needs to build more homes, particularly for low and middle-income people. But nearly 200 residents of Silver Spring's Woodside Park neighborhood would prefer the county build those homes elsewhere:
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Please welcome GGWash's new executive director, Chelsea Allinger!
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We treat Georgia Avenue NW like a commuter thoroughfare to shuttle cars in and out of downtown DC, but data shows most people traveling on Georgia are treating it as a destination. What if we designed it that way?:
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Duplexes legalized citywide. A modernized permitting process. An end to mandatory parking minimums. As pro-housing reforms sweep across Virginia localities, Charlottesville’s ambition stands out:
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A new bill making its way through the Virginia General Assembly would require drivers to fully change lanes to pass people biking, allow cyclists to ride two abreast in a lane, and permit people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs:
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No cars? No problem. A historic waterfront street in Baltimore filled with diners instead of traffic during Fells Point Al Fresco:
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Riders are returning to Washington-area transit systems faster than in any other US region:
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Are you curious about running for an elected ANC seat in DC?
On 7/21, we're leading a virtual training about how to run -- and handle your duties if elected.
Anyone who might be interested in running is welcome to join. Registration is here:
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This week, Montgomery County's Planning Board will recommend relaxing single-family zoning. Chair Artie Harris and planning director Jason Sartori explain why it's time to give everyone a chance to call the county home:
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Ahead of today's snowstorm: a reminder that sidewalks should not be seen as places where we can store melting snow, but rather as vital arteries for people who walk and use wheelchairs:
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Montgomery County is considering allowing duplexes and triplexes to be easily built in neighborhoods that currently only allow single-family detached homes.
@janeplyons
writes about what could change, where, and how:
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Whether or not MARC and VRE actually become a Metro Express or (more likely) just start through-running some trains, this represents one of the most obvious ways to improve transportation for the entire region:
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Legislators want Maryland to study an extension of the MARC Brunswick Line to Hagerstown. Their top route choice: an old, long-abandoned branch of the B&O Railroad:
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Developers secure financing to construct NoMa "Flatiron" apartment building:
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This week's smoke-induced bad air quality is unnerving -- but not that long ago, it was a "normal" part of DC summers. What changed?
@beyonddc
unpacks how our region evolved from Code Red to blue skies:
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Plans for Reston's new plaza are on hold because of concerns that teenagers will use it. We should remember that human activity is a good thing, and helps bind a community together:
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Get to know
@DCDOTRA
, a parody city department making DC streets safer through tactical urbanism:
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The average Lime scooter lasts only 23 days on the street, and other things we learned from DC's dockless pilot data:
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GGWash is endorsing Lisa Gore for the at-large DC Council seat in the Democratic primary. Read the full endorsement here:
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That’s right: we said One Million Metrorail trips per day. Here’s how:
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WMATA's board is nixing the transfer penalty. Advocates say it's high time:
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Happy birthday Metro! Check out our animated slideshow of the system's evolution since 1976:
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The DC of the 1980s & '90s was a dramatically different place than the DC of 2017:
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Most area residents and 2/3 of DC residents want to see road lanes changed into bus lanes. Let's do it!:
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GGWash’s
@Caitlin_Rogger
writes that neighborhoods built to make driving and parking easier put children at risk:
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Alexandria makes King Street block closing permanent:
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100% affordable housing development proposed for DC's Navy Yard: .
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"If we mean what we say about Vision Zero, we have to tackle the core problem: there are too many cars in too many places in DC. We need to clearly state that our goal is to get people to drive less in our city.":
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Maybe the best way to mark
#WeekWithoutDriving
is with transit improvements that serve the 36% of District residents who don't drive. 🎉
Another
#weekwithoutdriving
week. Hope new customers are checking out the more affordable, sustainable and stress free way to get around the
#DMV
with
@wmata
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More than a dozen DC-based organizations and GGWash have joined together to form the DC Transportation Equity Network (DC TEN) in order to advocate for transportation policies that achieve mobility justice. :
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.
@hmdappio
takes a look at what happened after a protected bike lane was installed along 1200 First St SE:
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JUST LAUNCHED: Our new Career Board! Whether you're hiring or seeking a job, this resource is for everyone who is working to make the Washington region greater. Submit a listing – or find your next role:
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The Nats won the World Series over the Astros, giving DC the perfect opportunity to mock Houston's zoning:
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced a historic rail deal on Thursday that will vastly expand Amtrak and VRE service over the next decade:
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When local government comes to the people it represents, it’s most often in gymnasiums, community rooms, and cafeterias. Unfortunately, these rooms are often the worst-designed spaces for public dialogue:
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OPINION: Applicants behind the latest attempt to create a historic district in Chevy Chase now say it outright: it’s a play for veto power over the planning process:
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"We’re grieving, we’re hurting, we’re raw, we’re mad.” Protesters gathered in front of the Wilson building to demand that DC leaders act with urgency on road safety:
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Rolling in data?
@bikeshare
ridership hit an all-time high in October! Learn more in this new monthly column from Samuel Littauer:
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