Posts tagged Csg
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Events: GGWash celebrates 10 years on Wednesday!
Grab your spot at GGWash's 10th anniversary party this Wednesday! You can also get your questions answered about DC's comprehensive plan, understand your rights as a tenant or landlord, attend CSG's happy hour, hear about whether Metro is really “back to good,” and much more this week. Keep reading…
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Almost everyone agrees WMATA needs funding
Momentum is growing for dedicated revenue, and possibly associated reforms, for the struggling Metro system. A group of 21 business associations issued a statement last week calling for action to save Metro. So did 18 nonprofit organizations. And so have five local faith-based organizing groups and Metro's largest union. Will legislators follow? Keep reading…
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Walk, bike, and transit benefits boost people of all incomes
Last Tuesday, the DC Policy Center wrote that the “DC government does not need to favor those who walk or bike to work. And it should not favor those who drive either.” I agree. Where we differ is that the Policy Center opposes a flexible commuter benefits bill the Coalition for Smarter Growth supports, the Transportation Benefits Equity Act. Keep reading…
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Watch live as Paul Wiedefeld and other experts answer questions about WMATA tonight at 6 pm
During his tenure at WMATA, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld has opened more dialog with advocates and the public than many past General Managers. Tonight at 6 pm, he’ll join a panel discussion and answer questions from the public at a livestreamed forum. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spring break
Early bloom; Track work holiday; Yellow wins; Purple Line bike bonuses; No new SAFE house; New housing in Silicon Valley; (Bike) war is over; Now hiring; And…. Keep reading…
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A new highway would improve access to walkable White Flint, but for whom?
The Maryland State Highway Administration wants to build a new highway in White Flint, one of the region’s most celebrated transit-oriented redevelopment efforts. Keep reading…
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How zombies made me a better writer
A lot of people want to be better bloggers, but either aren’t sure how or doubt whether they’d be good at it. Thanks to some easy tips, those concerns needn’t stop you from writing! The following is a collection of tweets from the How to Blog workshop that that members of Greater Greater Washington’s editorial board hosted to give bloggers skills they… Keep reading…
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Become a great advocate (and a blogger) for safer streets, transit, and more at StreetsCamp 2015
Next Saturday, June 20, join Greater Greater Washington and urbanist organizations in the DC region to up your smart growth game at StreetsCamp 2015. After 50 years of being auto-centric, our region still has too many dangerous streets, too many surface parking lots that could be housing for new neighborhoods, and too many schools or Metro stations that are unsafe or too hard… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Starts and stops
Amtrak rolling again; Purple problems; Build more homes; Quarry changes; White Flint falling down; Where to board; Tax that gas; Now hiring; And…. Keep reading…
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Events roundup: #GGWchat with Catania, urban agriculture, tours, and more
Take some time to stop, listen and engage in our many events this week! Don’t miss our lunchtime chat with David Catania. Plus, there are several information-packed symposiums this week and if you want to get outside, CSG is hosting a beautiful walk-a-bout in College Park. #GGWchat with David Catania: Did you love our chat with DC mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser? Don’t… Keep reading…