BREAKFAST LINKS 3/10/26: Cherry blossom-themed WMATA vehicles, cards coming. Proposed zoning change could speed development in Montgomery County. Advocacy organizations request information on possible Chantilly data center.
Parking management and bikeway design are necessary components of an effective plan.
GGWash is 18 years old! Join us to celebrate at our 18th Birthday Party on April 29. Get your early bird-priced tickets now. ggwash.org/event/18th-b...
BREAKFAST LINKS 3/9/26: Pitch for more alley homes coming to DC's zoning commission. Officials blindsided by Amazon's purchase of GW's Loudoun County campus. Developer lands additional time for Bethesda project.
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.”
Substitute curator alert! This Photo Friday, we're taking a moment to be still.
NATIONAL LINKS: How much pavement does Los Angeles County need? What American urban highways really cost. Full pedestrianization coming to London’s Oxford Street.
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.
Who's ready to test their knowledge of regional recreation? Play this week's GGWash Junctions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Permitting rules rules don’t protect neighborhoods; they preserve incumbents.
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.
Building the brutalist complex required ousting dozens of businesses.
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.
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.
DC's streetcar will not live to see eleven. On its tenth birthday, let's remember the good times.
NATIONAL LINKS: Euclidian zoning turns 100. Rooftops act as a climate shield in Zurich. Electric buses tested in Wisconsin cold.
BREAKFAST LINKS 2/27/26: WMATA to expand U-Pass program. Housing nonprofit seeks extension for Arlandria development. Film screening spotlights Barry Farm.
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.
Employers, did you know GGWash has a career board? Rates start at $99. Learn more and post your job opportunities: ggwash.org/careerboard
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.
The need for public transit doesn’t stop when the sun goes down, or even after the clock strikes midnight.
