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Breakfast links: Key Bridge civil trial will proceed while criminal case is ongoing
Key Bridge civil trial will proceed while criminal case is ongoing. Virginia uses future construction funds to plug a current transportation budget hole. Home rule, top DC locations debated by US Delegate candidates. Keep reading…
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Before AVs and robo-taxis are everywhere, manage the curb
Cities learned a hard lesson with shared scooters and bikes: get permitting, data sharing, and curb rules in place before the inventory shows up, or spend years chasing it. Keep reading…
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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #47
Getting somewhere: this week’s Junctions takes you places, and entertains you en route. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unpaid snow removal bills puts future of DC’s emergency preparedness in question
DC still hasn’t paid many snow removal contractors, raising concerns about future preparedness. Arlington sees its first decline in homelessness since 2022. 831-unit mixed-use development plan in Rosslyn heads to review. Keep reading…
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Do Something #119: We’re baaaack
This week on Do Something: join us for happy hour tonight; support our endorsed candidates in DC and Maryland; and reimagining the Port Towns in Prince George’s County. Keep reading…
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DC’s new mayor and council need to know three things about affordable housing
Many candidates in DC’s upcoming election have made increasing housing supply a focus for their campaigns. While adding more housing is crucial, to solve affordable housing challenges, the incoming mayor and city council will need to get creative. Here are three evidence-based strategies they should consider. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia Supreme Court will review Arlington Missing Middle case
Virginia Supreme Court to review Arlington Missing Middle case. Metrobus operators asked to recite fares to passengers. DC teacher uses bike buses to boost student attendance. Keep reading…
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Documentary highlights the likely demise of Baltimore’s Red Line
The documentary “Not in Service” covers the struggle by civil rights and community groups over roughly a 12-year period to bring better transit to Baltimore’s inner city residents. Keep reading…
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In DC’s single-family zones, the legacy of the Federal Housing Administration’s Jim Crow era endures
In 1937, Federal Housing Administration staff undertook an ambitious national project: to survey America’s largest cities and racially profile every neighborhood. These racist neighborhood grades from the 1930s undergird the District’s zoning regulations today. To understand how, you need to know about DC’s R-1A and R-1B zones. (Plus, check out this interactive map). Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Alexandria City Council upholds Braddock Road redesign
Alexandria City Council rejects appeal of Braddock Road redesign. Crystal City office buildings to be converted into housing. MoCo Executive forum tackles homeowner tax credit, budget gaps. Keep reading…