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Next week is Infrastructure Week, and what better way to celebrate than with a happy hour? We’re teaming up with the American Planning Association for the next installment in our regular-ish happy hour series, next Thursday, May 14 in Chinatown.

Join APA and GGW from 6 to 7:30 pm at RFD, located at 810 7th Street NW. Mingle with planners (new and seasoned) and lovers of transportation to discuss why transportation matters to you. You might find yourself discussing why Congress should act now to pass a long-term transportation bill, or maybe going in-depth about our region’s delayed streetcar plans.

During the happy hour, we encourage attendees to post on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to tell why you love transit. Be sure to include #RebuildRenew in your posts!

Let us know you’re coming by registering online. And if you have questions about the event, contact Emily Pasi at epasi at planning dot org.

RFD is one block from the Gallery Place-Chinatown station (Red, Green, and Yellow lines), and a few blocks from Metro Center (Red, Blue, Orange, and Silver lines). If you’re coming by bus, Metrobus 70/79 stops on 7th and 9th streets, while the X2/X9 stops on H Street NW. There’s also a Capital Bikeshare station at 8th and H streets NW.

On the way, you can take a stroll through the Barnes Dance intersection at 7th and H.

In the past few months, we’ve held events at Metro-accessible bars in Shaw, U Street, Eastern Market, and Silver Spring. This summer, we hope to head back to Northern Virginia, and we’re always looking for locations in Prince George’s County. Where would you like us to go next?

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Dan Reed (they/them) is Greater Greater Washington’s regional policy director, focused on housing and land use policy in Maryland and Northern Virginia. For a decade prior, Dan was a transportation planner working with communities all over North America to make their streets safer, enjoyable, and equitable. Their writing has appeared in publications including Washingtonian, CityLab, and Shelterforce, as well as Just Up The Pike, a neighborhood blog founded in 2006. Dan lives in Silver Spring with Drizzy, the goodest boy ever.