Greater Greater Washington
WEBThe city has limited enforcement ability and leaders are discussing potential enforcement plans. (Vernon Miles / ALXNow) Greater Greater Washington builds informed and civically engaged communities who believe in a growing and inclusive Washington region and speak up for livable communities for all.
Reflections on noise-pollution data collection around the District
WEB22 hours ago · These were recorded around 6:00 pm on a weeknight. 17th Street, in blue, averages just over 55 dBA. 14th Street, a stroad, is significantly louder, ~62 dBA on average. Noise levels in front of Rice Bar on 14th Street and Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse on 17th Street around 6:30 pm on a weeknight. More data here and …
Recent Posts – Greater Greater Washington
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Transit Opinion By Raymond Jackson September 6, 2024. The DC Department of Transportation has had a significant lead time to transfer Circulator services to WMATA, as urged by the Council. The President of ATU 689, which represents many of the region’s transit workers, writes that time’s now …
Posts about Public Policy – Greater Greater Washington
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The many local governments in the Washington region take actions every day that affect our downtowns and neighborhoods and the quality of life in our cities and counties. Greater Greater Washington writes about the public policies that influence our region and how they promote (or prevent) a growing, inclusive region with walkable urban neighborhoods. Many different types of public policy ...
About Us – Greater Greater Washington
WEBAbout Us. The Washington, DC, region is a great place to live for so many people, and the Greater Greater Washington community believes it can be a greater place to live for many more. The mission of Greater Greater Washington is to inform, engage, and influence the public and policy makers to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice ...
Posts about Land Use – Greater Greater Washington
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Greater Greater Washington writes about where we live, work, and play, why we make the location choices we do, and what forces shape these places. Many people would like to live in safe, diverse, walkable neighborhoods with access to transit, stores, parks, good schools, and other amenities. While our region has more walkable urban places than most, the demand still exceeds available housing ...
Calendar – Greater Greater Washington
WEBSeptember 25, 2024; GGWash Fall Mixer Washington, DC; 5:00 pm–9:00 pmMetrobar $; September 25, 2024 – September 25, 2024; YIMBY Action and Ezra Klein: Abundant Housing in Our Backyards Washington D.C., DC; 7:00 pm–8:30 pmMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; September 29, 2024
What a year! GGWash’s highlights from 2022
WEBDec 19, 2022 · GGWash’s highlights from 2022. People frolic in foam at DC's 2022 Open Streets Event on Georgia Ave Image by Victoria Pickering licensed under Creative Commons. In 2022, it became clear that the issues GGWash champions are taking hold in major ways. In state, local, and hyperlocal elections, voters took stock of the ways the Washington region ...
Vision, Mission, Values – Greater Greater Washington
WEBVision, Mission, Values Vision. These are the characteristics of the world we envision: Growth: Dense urban growth with strong public services to benefit our metropolitan region, our country, and our planet Public Transit and Active Transportation: A reliable, efficient, accessible, interconnected regional transportation network that prioritizes the needs of underserved users and makes it safe ...
About the blog – Greater Greater Washington
WEBGreater Greater Washington is a community-driven media site and advocacy organization that builds communities to discuss and advocate around urbanism in the Washington, DC metro area. We write about the many forces influencing our region and how those relate to the built environment, especially around transportation and housing/land use, and also including politics, history, environmental ...