This year, my dog and I became members of a not-so-exclusive club: the 60,000 pedestrians who will be injured in a car crash each year. In the process of writing about this I get stuck: I want to ...
It’s an unprecedented private investment.” “The District is only paying for general infrastructure.” “The stadium will prevent housing development delays.” These, and other defenses of reinstalling ...
Every so often, a news story surfaces from your hometown that makes you cringe. If you spent any significant part of your upbringing in the exurbs–places like Warren County, Virginia, 70 miles west of ...
Many camps have weighed in on the National Park Service’s proposal to end the reversible lanes on Rock Creek & Potomac ...
Over the break, our staff and board are sharing their favorite posts from this year, GGWash Picks, in case you missed them the first time around. See you in 2026! During the holidays while GGWash’s ...
Opinion: Here’s what several projects and plans reveal about the Washington region’s vision for transit in the coming decades.
Rail took a while to reach Northern Virginia. The railroad first reached Washington, DC in 1835, but it would be another twenty-six years before the line was extended across the Potomac.
Making it easier to build more, smaller houses would bring down home prices and help bring back the starter home. Here’s how.
National Guard can stay in DC amid ongoing litigation. Virginia lawmakers pushed on affordable housing policy. Compass Coffee to vacate Ivy City roasting plant.
Transit solutions needed for new Commanders stadium. High costs leave mixed-use path over Chesapeake Bay Bridge in doubt. East Falls Church Metro to get 20 new bike racks.
Washingtonians in 1860 could take trains directly to Baltimore and from there to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, or the trans-Appalachian West. A journey from Alexandria to Richmond, however, required a ...
Plans to replace Maryland’s Bay Bridge moving forward. Preservation office supports Georgetown office-to-residential proposal. JBG Smith buys Herndon offices at foreclosure.