Posts about Sustainability
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Scott Perry’s bad-faith attempts to control DC’s traffic laws
There’s no congestion pricing in the District of Columbia. Congress wants to ban it anyway. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA proposes bus, no new rail station or entrance at RFK site
Breakfast links 5/13/26: Metro study suggests BRT, no new station or entrance for RFK site. $2.2B settlement reached over Baltimore bridge collapse. Families increase in DC homelessness census. First methane gas data center pitched in Fairfax County. Keep reading…
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FOIA data reveals patterns of car ownership in DC
DC’s Department of Motor Vehicles provided address-level car registration data. Here’s what it shows. Keep reading…
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To understand how AC and heat pumps work, I built the world’s worst mini-fridge
The gang gets lit on fire (safely) (to learn about heat pumps). Keep reading…
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Road pricing in DC will benefit drivers the most
Road pricing would benefit the region’s drivers the most, and other takeaways from DDOT’s 101-page report. Keep reading…
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Events: GGWash is turning 18 in style
Party with GGWash as we turn 18. Celebrate Earth Day with a clean-up event. Attend a symposium on sustainability and affordable housing. Join a placemaking and placekeeping forum. Keep reading…
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Events: Senior socials to focus on DC transportation
Learn how to get around the District as a senior. Attend happy hours and candidate forums. Join a walking tour of Lanier Heights. Help clean up our green spaces. Don’t forget to buy your early bird ticket for GGWash’s 18th Birthday Party! Keep reading…
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The DC Streetcar dream deserved to work
If we’d achieved the streetcar dream, it would have changed my transportation life and those of many others who live or work in the District. Keep reading…
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Events: Be part of planning DC’s future
Add your voice to the DC 2050 Comp Plan and discuss it with us at our standing happy hour. Celebrate 50 years of Metrorail. Attend a Healthy Homes Fair. Learn what’s happening with the RFK site. Keep reading…
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Why so salty? The not-so-invisible impacts of winter salt
Ice melt is important for public safety — but we use too much of it. Saltier rivers and streams mean damaged infrastructure, polluted drinking water, and harms to aquatic life. Keep reading…