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Share your thoughts on DC's Strategic Bikeway Plan. Ride your bikes with the Littles at the reopening of Garfield Park. Save the date for a celebration of GGWash writers.
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Events: Strategic Bikeways Public Workshops coming to a ward near you
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November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Share your thoughts on DC's Strategic Bikeway Plan. Ride your bikes with the Littles at the reopening of Garfield Park. Save the date for a celebration of GGWash writers.
And more in community events:
And more in community events:
Opinion: The Blue Line Corridor Coalition is bringing together public, private, and community partners to build on a rich legacy of Black excellence in Prince George's County.
After decades of planning, the Blue Line Corridor's promise must be fulfilled
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November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Opinion: The Blue Line Corridor Coalition is bringing together public, private, and community partners to build on a rich legacy of Black excellence in Prince George's County.
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/17/25: DC's housing agency lost $3.5 million in federal housing credits. Proposal to end parking mandates possible in Virginia. EV charger inspections coming to Maryland.
Breakfast links: Affordable housing money sacrificed by DC housing agency
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/17/25: DC's housing agency lost $3.5 million in federal housing credits. Proposal to end parking mandates possible in Virginia. EV charger inspections coming to Maryland.
Spend some time with these mellow yellow trees from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool:
Photo Friday: Mellow yellow
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Spend some time with these mellow yellow trees from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool:
NATIONAL LINKS: Texas transportation agency admits to transit necessity. Developing cities should prioritize shared infrastructure, railways, roads. Housing wins at the ballot box.
National links: Transit would help Texas grow
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NATIONAL LINKS: Texas transportation agency admits to transit necessity. Developing cities should prioritize shared infrastructure, railways, roads. Housing wins at the ballot box.
Why does Metrorail's signaling system need an update? WMATA's chief infrastructure officer explains:
Metrorail's signaling system is showing its age. Here's why it needs a new one
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Why does Metrorail's signaling system need an update? WMATA's chief infrastructure officer explains:
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/14/25: Lawsuit to stop small multi-unit homes in Alexandria fails. Drivers could soon face fines for bike lane parking in Prince George's. Lead architect selected for new Commanders stadium.
Breakfast links: Anti-housing lawsuit dismissed in Alexandria
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November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/14/25: Lawsuit to stop small multi-unit homes in Alexandria fails. Drivers could soon face fines for bike lane parking in Prince George's. Lead architect selected for new Commanders stadium.
This week on Do Something: World Day of Rememberance; tell us your transportation time tax stories; saving streateries; and pets and housing instability in Prince George's County
Do Something #98: Regulations are good
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week on Do Something: World Day of Rememberance; tell us your transportation time tax stories; saving streateries; and pets and housing instability in Prince George's County
Tunnels and bridges and streets (oh my!) feature in this week's Junctions word puzzle:
Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #24
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November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tunnels and bridges and streets (oh my!) feature in this week's Junctions word puzzle:
OPINION: Visitors, residents, and workers in Southwest DC would benefit from more seamless mobility options. Over the past two years, a pilot program from the DC Mobility Innovation District provided reliable transportation.
In a DC neighborhood divided by highways, a pilot program provided connection
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November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
OPINION: Visitors, residents, and workers in Southwest DC would benefit from more seamless mobility options. Over the past two years, a pilot program from the DC Mobility Innovation District provided reliable transportation.
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/13/25: Potomac River earns 'B' in water quality as progress stalls. Apartment expansion in Bethesda set for planning board review. Bicycle advisory committee opposes reduced role in Arlington projects.
Breakfast links: Potomac isn't swimmable yet
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November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/13/25: Potomac River earns 'B' in water quality as progress stalls. Apartment expansion in Bethesda set for planning board review. Bicycle advisory committee opposes reduced role in Arlington projects.
Safe bicycle parking matters for short- and long-term stays. Protect your trusty steed with these tips from Hill Family Biking:
Family Biking Matters: Locking it up, part 2
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November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Safe bicycle parking matters for short- and long-term stays. Protect your trusty steed with these tips from Hill Family Biking:
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/12/25: Electric school buses face legal issue in Montgomery County. Biggest ever judgment against DC property owner costs $41 million. University Boulevard corridor upzoning advances to full county council.
Breakfast links: Illegal electric bus agreement called out in Montgomery County
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November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/12/25: Electric school buses face legal issue in Montgomery County. Biggest ever judgment against DC property owner costs $41 million. University Boulevard corridor upzoning advances to full county council.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is this Sunday. 1 in 100 Americans die in car crashes, including the author's friend.
Traffic victims all over the world will be remembered Sunday. One was my friend
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is this Sunday. 1 in 100 Americans die in car crashes, including the author's friend.
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/10/25: Maryland, Prince George’s sue over FBI headquarters reversal. Northern Virginia lawmakers seek long-term fix for transit funding. Suburban offices are being transformed into townhouses.
Breakfast links: Lawsuit lands over FBI headquarters
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/10/25: Maryland, Prince George’s sue over FBI headquarters reversal. Northern Virginia lawmakers seek long-term fix for transit funding. Suburban offices are being transformed into townhouses.
It's time for Photo Friday! GGWash's responsible adults are away at a staff retreat today, and you know what that means? ggwash.org/view/101399/...
Photo Friday: Editor’s away, posting highways
Psst! You wanna see some highways?
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November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's time for Photo Friday! GGWash's responsible adults are away at a staff retreat today, and you know what that means? ggwash.org/view/101399/...
Democrats notched big wins around the country in yesterday’s election – but another trend, nationally and locally, is that pro-homes candidates also prevailed.
Pro-homes candidates notch wins in 2025 election
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November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Democrats notched big wins around the country in yesterday’s election – but another trend, nationally and locally, is that pro-homes candidates also prevailed.
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/5/25: Amazon to pay hundreds of millions for data center-zoned land in Bristow. Housing, zoning reforms signed in Baltimore. DC Department of Buildings director to lead RFK project.
Breakfast links: Data center land deal breaks NoVa record
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November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/5/25: Amazon to pay hundreds of millions for data center-zoned land in Bristow. Housing, zoning reforms signed in Baltimore. DC Department of Buildings director to lead RFK project.
This week on Do Something: join us for happy hours this month; go vote in Falls Church and Gaithersburg; crosstown bus lanes and Comp Plan open houses; a win for townhomes in MoCo; and Prince George's County's breed ban
Do Something #97: If it fits
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November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This week on Do Something: join us for happy hours this month; go vote in Falls Church and Gaithersburg; crosstown bus lanes and Comp Plan open houses; a win for townhomes in MoCo; and Prince George's County's breed ban
Zoning doesn't shape our buildings, it shapes our culture. When you can only build one big house per lot, you get only people who can afford one big house per lot.
A quirky Takoma Park needs quirky zoning
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November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Zoning doesn't shape our buildings, it shapes our culture. When you can only build one big house per lot, you get only people who can afford one big house per lot.
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/4/25: Homebuyer assistance program in College Park sees 100th buyer. Alley housing zoning changes delayed in DC. Office-to-residential conversion pitched in Courthouse.
Breakfast links: Milestone marked for College Park homebuyer assistance program
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November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/4/25: Homebuyer assistance program in College Park sees 100th buyer. Alley housing zoning changes delayed in DC. Office-to-residential conversion pitched in Courthouse.
Join our sixth Planners of Color Happy hour. Add your voice to the next phase of the DC 2050 plan. Dig into the past with the Montgomery County History Conference. Ride for Your Life and demand better for our road users.
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And more in community events:
Events: Planners of Color Happy Hour returns to Shanklin Hall
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November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join our sixth Planners of Color Happy hour. Add your voice to the next phase of the DC 2050 plan. Dig into the past with the Montgomery County History Conference. Ride for Your Life and demand better for our road users.
And more in community events:
And more in community events:
"As it seems like I learn every year, despite my best efforts to walk everywhere and drive (or be driven) less, I end up riding in cars with other people to places public transit (and my legs) can’t easily carry me to." - Zach Adams in his transit diary.
Transit Diary: Too much driving is made necessary (it doesn’t have to be this way!)
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November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"As it seems like I learn every year, despite my best efforts to walk everywhere and drive (or be driven) less, I end up riding in cars with other people to places public transit (and my legs) can’t easily carry me to." - Zach Adams in his transit diary.
The District Department of Transportation has released concepts for the Columbia Heights crosstown bus priority project. Riders and residents should weigh in before December 5.
Comments now open on DDOT’s Columbia Heights crosstown bus priority project
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The District Department of Transportation has released concepts for the Columbia Heights crosstown bus priority project. Riders and residents should weigh in before December 5.
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/3/25: Housing for low-income seniors opens as first of its kind in Ward 3. Bus rapid transit project requires land in Fairfax County. Coalition supports growth in Prince George's County.
Breakfast links: Seniors secure Ward 3 housing
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November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
BREAKFAST LINKS 11/3/25: Housing for low-income seniors opens as first of its kind in Ward 3. Bus rapid transit project requires land in Fairfax County. Coalition supports growth in Prince George's County.