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If you can’t read Greater Greater Washington every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance with Greater Greater Week in Review.

Featured posts:

True urbanism must come with a big tent: Urbanists in the District and elsewhere often find themselves at odds with longtime elderly and working class residents who challenge our positions on transportation and planning. This unnecessary animosity is caused by a narrow-minded concept of urbanism that antagonizes families, the elderly and long-term residents.

Where should 25 new Capital Bikeshare stations go?: Right on the heels of Capital Bikeshare’s hugely successful Living Social promotion, DDOT is expanding the numbers of stations, with new stations at the Wilson Building and 5 downtown Metro stations, and plans for 25 more stations throughout DC.

Vote Bryan Weaver for DC Council at-large: Next Tuesday, April 26th, voters in the District of Columbia will vote to fill the at-large council seat previously held by Chairman Kwame Brown. We support Bryan Weaver to serve as the next at-large councilmember.

Redistricting Game results, part 2: Where people want to live: How can we derive useful information from 3,981 maps that could help the DC Council make choices?

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How much will Walmart cost DC taxpayers?: What if it cost you two cents on the dollar at the discount store to ensure that your neighbor, who works long hours at the store, has adequate health coverage through his employer? What if paying those two cents reduced the number of people relying on Medicaid for health care, and thereby reduced your taxes?

Redistricting Game results, part 1: The fun part: 3,981 maps solving DC’s redistricting puzzle were created using our Redistricting Game. What did people choose, and what conclusions can we draw? How should the DC Council redraw the ward boundaries?

Streetcar delayed to late 2012; funding still secured: The new streetcar line on H Street and Benning Road will start running in late 2012. Despite this delay from the originally planned Spring 2012 launch date, the funding for the entire line is still secure.

Will the real education candidate please stand up?: Several weeks ago, we asked the major candidates for the April 26th at-large DC Council special election to answer a set of eight questions about a councilmember’s role in specific education policy issues.

TIGER III to come this summer: The Metropolitan Washington Transportation Planning Board reported Wednesday that there will be a third round of the federal government’s TIGER transportation grant program.

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Matt Johnson has lived in the Washington area since 2007. He has a Master’s in Planning from the University of Maryland and a BS in Public Policy from Georgia Tech. He lives in Dupont Circle. He’s a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and is an employee of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. His views are his own and do not represent those of his employer.