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Our birthday bash is coming up one week from Wednesday. We hope to see you there! Also, weigh in on VRE fare hikes, the GW Parkway, Wilson Boulevard, and Columbia

GGW birthday bash: Greater Greater Washington is now seven years old! Celebrate wtih us on Wednesday, March 11, 6:30-8:30 pm at Lost and Found, 1240 9th Street NW. There will be cake, merriment, and a cash bar. See you there!

GW Parkway: Do you frequently drive, bike, or walk on the George Washington Parkway? The National Park Service is studying ways to make Memorial Circle, the circle between Arlington Cemetery and the Memorial Bridge, safer for people driving, walking, and biking. NPS is holding an open house to present rough proposed sketches on Tuesday, March 3, 5-8 pm at 1100 Ohio Drive SW. Public comment will be open online until March 10.

VRE fare hike: The Virginia Railway Express plans to raise its fares. The final two public forums are this week. The first is Tuesday, March 3, 7-8 pm at 14700 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge. The second is on Thursday, March 5, 7-8 pm at Fredericksburg City Hall, 715 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg.

Federal transit funding: Nathaniel Loewentheil, Senior Policy Advisor at the White House National Economic Council, will discuss components of the Obama administration’s transportation funding initiative at a talk on Tuesday, March 3. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) will host Lowentheil at 1666 K Street NW. A wine a cheese reception starts at 5 pm and the presentation and discussion will go from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. RSVP to cowens@apta.com.

Wilson Boulevard changes: Arlington is going ahead with bike lanes and a road diet on Wilson Boulevard in the Bluemont area. There’s a meeting on the changes this Thursday, March 5, from 7 to 8:30 pm at 855 North Edison Street.

Future of Columbia Pike: The streetcar is canceled, so what’s next? Elected officials and community leades will discuss the future of Columbia Pike at a panel this Friday, March 6, from 6 to 8 pm. It’s at the Salsa Room, 2619 Columbia Pike.

Do you know of an upcoming event that may be interesting, relevant, or important to Greater Greater Washington readers that should go on our events calendar? Send it to us at events@ggwash.org.