Arlington leaders were eager for Metro, but first they had to contend with the highway lobby, Congressman William Huston Natcher, and Interstate 66. Would Arlington be just the place Fairfax residents passed through to get to Washington?

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.