Photo by Christine Majul on Flickr.

Greater Greater Washington’s next happy hour is this Tuesday! Also, grab a ticket to the Smart Growth Social, weigh in on I-66 inside the Beltway, Maryland’s bicycle plan, 16th Street bus lanes, and the Purple Line, or head to a transportation book talk.

Happy hour in Edgewood: Come by the Dew Drop Inn, 2801 8th Street NE, from 6-8 pm to mingle with Greater Greater Washington contributors and readers. The bar has a roof deck overlooking the Red Line tracks (and it’s supposed to be a beautiful day, a welcome respite from recent clouds and cold!)

After the jump: Smart Growth Social, I-66, night of transportation, Maryland bike plan, and more.

I-66 inside the Beltway: VDOT plans to start tolling I-66 inside the beltway for non-carpools to move more people and enhance connectivity. What do you think? Share your opinion on the project at a one of two meetings this week. The first is on Tuesday, October 6, at 7130 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church, and the second is on Wednesday, October 7 at 1301 N Stafford St in Arlington. Both begin at 7 pm.

Night of transportation: If you don’t want to come to the happy hour, you can also spend an evening discussing transit at a two party event hosted by George Mason University. First, hear from Peter Norton, the author or “Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City,” and then attend a panel discussion with transit experts on how to multimodal transportation can shape the urban environment. Join in on Tuesday, October 6, at Founders Hall (3351 Farifax Dr, Arlington). The event begins are 4:30 pm and RSVP is requested.

Bicycle Plan: Montgomery planners are holding a series of kick-off meetings to gather community input on the county’s new Bicycle Plan. The final meeting is also Tuesday, October 6, from 7 pm to 9 pm at 6400 Rock Spring Drive in Bethesda.

Bus pop-ups: Do you want to see bus lanes on 16th Street? You can give your thoughts on two ways to do that and 30 other potential improvements to the S bus lines at one of four different pop-up style events on 16th Street over the next two weeks. This week’s pop-up is on Wednesday, October 7 at 16th Street and Spring Road NW from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Changes to Purple Line: The Purple Line has passed, but some recent changes have been made to the project. Attend the Informal Public Open House to learn about the changes and share your opinion with Maryland Transit Administration project leaders this Thursday, October 8, at 6600 Kenilworth Ave in Riverdale at 6 pm.

Smart Growth Social: Next Tuesday, treat yourself to a great night at our region’s biggest smart growth party of the year. Join the Coalition for Smarter Growth and keynote speaker Shyam Kannan of WMATA to hear about the next 20 years at Metro and enjoy local beer, wine, and snacks with hundreds of fellow smart growth supporters from all over the DC region. Get your tickets now!

Calendar: Beyond what we’ve highlighted here, there are many other worthwhile events across the region. Check out more great events in our events calendar:

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.

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Claire Jaffe was born in DC and now lives in the U Street area. She is a University of Michigan graduate and currently works at Coalition for Smarter Growth. On her off time, Claire can be found biking the street of DC or exploring the many green spaces throughout the region.