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The Washington, DC, region is great, and it can be greater. Transportation, housing, land use. Inquiries: info@ggwash.org

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Grow-vernight scenario: Where OP has suggested more density is and is not on the table View this post on ggwash.org

Just before the release of the new proposed FLUM, here are some maps to help you visualize the Office of Planning’s DC2050 “growth scenarios.”

06.03.2026 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Photo Friday: Sitting still View this post on ggwash.org

Substitute curator alert! This Photo Friday, we're taking a moment to be still.

06.03.2026 12:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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National links: Los Angeles County doesn't need all of its pavement View this post on ggwash.org

NATIONAL LINKS: How much pavement does Los Angeles County need? What American urban highways really cost. Full pedestrianization coming to London’s Oxford Street.

06.03.2026 11:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Breakfast links: Better night lights planned at Union Station View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 3/6/26: Outdoor lighting upgrades move forward at Union Station. By-right housing bill rejected by Virginia senate. Driverless car bill gets hearing in Maryland legislature.

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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #37 View this post on ggwash.org

Who's ready to test their knowledge of regional recreation? Play this week's GGWash Junctions.

05.03.2026 14:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Child care is core infrastructure. DC cannot afford to dismantle it View this post on ggwash.org

DC has made a deliberate choice in the last decade to treat child care not as a social service, but as essential infrastructure. Just like any critical infrastructure, early childhood systems require committed and sustained investment.

05.03.2026 12:56 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Breakfast links: Maryland to reduce inspection fee for EV chargers View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 3/5/26: Electric vehicle charger inspection fee adjusted in Maryland. Pedestrian upgrades coming to the Village at Shirlington. DC Water releases general Potomac River remediation plan.

05.03.2026 09:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How ICE deportations are impacting people experiencing homelessness in DC View this post on ggwash.org

Deportations and ICE presence around DC, especially near places that provide services, have deepened fear among people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, and disrupted access to outreach services.

04.03.2026 12:16 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Do Something #112: Get ready to FLUM View this post on ggwash.org

This week on Do Something: we're looking for volunteers; read our candidate questionnaires; the FLUM: it's coming; and tell Maryland legislators it's time to Bring Back Main Street.

04.03.2026 11:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Breakfast links: Paths cut walk distance to Innovation Center Metro View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 3/4/26: Pedestrians, bicyclists get new connections to Innovation Center Metro station. MTA solicits battery-electric locomotives. Park land restoration starts near sewer line break.

04.03.2026 09:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DC loves its historic neighborhoods. Its permitting system wouldn't allow them today View this post on ggwash.org

Permitting rules rules don’t protect neighborhoods; they preserve incumbents.

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Breakfast links: Amazon pays premium for GW's Loudoun County land View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 3/3/26: Amazon buys Ashburn site, reportedly for data center. Increased oversight proposed for major Maryland utility projects. More sections of Potomac sewage pipe at risk.

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How the J. Edgar Hoover Building changed Pennsylvania Avenue View this post on ggwash.org

Building the brutalist complex required ousting dozens of businesses.

02.03.2026 12:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Events: Our next Planners of Color Happy Hour is March 12 View this post on ggwash.org

Be welcome at our Planners of Color happy hour. Lobby for better housing in Maryland. Learn from Japan's bullet train Join fellow bicycling advocates in your area.

02.03.2026 11:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Breakfast links: Electric bus goal fades for Montgomery County Public Schools View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 3/2/26: Diesel buses on order for Montgomery County Public Schools. Bill for by-right housing in commercial zones advances in Virginia. DC plans $33.6 million for RFK Stadium redevelopment this year.

02.03.2026 09:16 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On DC Streetcar's tenth anniversary, remember the good times with this delightfully kooky video View this post on ggwash.org

DC's streetcar will not live to see eleven. On its tenth birthday, let's remember the good times.

27.02.2026 12:32 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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National links: Municipal zoning, greenlit by the Supreme Court a century ago, looks outdated View this post on ggwash.org

NATIONAL LINKS: Euclidian zoning turns 100. Rooftops act as a climate shield in Zurich. Electric buses tested in Wisconsin cold.

27.02.2026 12:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Photo Friday: The road to spring View this post on ggwash.org

It's almost March. Spring's almost getting close.

27.02.2026 11:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Breakfast links: WMATA to offer more college, university pricing options View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 2/27/26: WMATA to expand U-Pass program. Housing nonprofit seeks extension for Arlandria development. Film screening spotlights Barry Farm.

27.02.2026 09:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Do Something #111: Ways to spend your time and your money View this post on ggwash.org

This week on Do Something: 8th Street SE bus lanes, DC and Montgomery County candidate questionnaires, and Maryland bills to boost homebuilding and protect tenants.

26.02.2026 18:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Career Board The GGWash Career Board is a resource for job seekers and employers who seek to make the Washington region (and beyond) accessible, affordable, sustainable, and welcoming to people of all income level...

Employers, did you know GGWash has a career board? Rates start at $99. Learn more and post your job opportunities: ggwash.org/careerboard

26.02.2026 18:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #36 View this post on ggwash.org

Junctions, with a splash of color.

26.02.2026 11:48 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Breakfast links: Huge USDA building to be sold in southwest DC View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 2/26/26: Government plans to sell USDA's South Building in southwest DC. Some work paused on 56-unit affordable housing project in Baltimore County. Traffic dropped 5.3% at National Airport in 2025.

26.02.2026 09:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DC has 24-hour bus service. How can Montgomery County do the same? View this post on ggwash.org

The need for public transit doesn’t stop when the sun goes down, or even after the clock strikes midnight.

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Breakfast links: Makeover coming for Braddock Road corridor View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 2/25/26: Braddock Road corridor redesign approved in Alexandria. Special tax district to fund Montgomery County development. Illegally operating ride-hailing company to see more fines in DC.

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Maryland should allow homes in commercial districts View this post on ggwash.org

Maryland has a housing shortage and a lot of empty office buildings and shopping centers. So we co-wrote a bill that could solve both problems at once, and we're calling it Bring Back Main Street.

24.02.2026 13:48 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 3
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Development Manager at Greater Greater Washington Greater Greater Washington (GGWash) is hiring a Development Manager. They partner with the Deputy Executive Director to shape the organization’s fundraising strategy and manage the day-to-day of its e...

GGWash is hiring - again! 🤝 Are you a nonprofit development pro looking for your next role? Do you like cities? Check out our Development Manager role: ggwash.org/careerboard/...

24.02.2026 17:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MARC should join SEPTA to buy new Silverliner VI trains View this post on ggwash.org

The Maryland Transit Administration could make MARC rides faster by acquiring new 'Silverliner VI' trains for its Penn Line fleet.

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Breakfast links: Housing, arts space delayed on 14th Street View this post on ggwash.org

BREAKFAST LINKS 2/24/26: Rising costs, interest rates pose challenge to 14th Street project. Alexandria unveils draft of 2040 housing plan. Warehouse to become production studio in Laurel.

24.02.2026 09:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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To address housing affordability, we need to consider singletons View this post on ggwash.org

It typically costs a lot more to be single. As it pertains to housing, pricing is designed for homebuyers who come in pairs.

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