NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OKAYS DEMOLITION OF RFK STADIUM The National Park Service has affirmed that RFK Memorial Stadium can be demolished and it can now move forward with issuing a demolition ...
https://ggwash.org/view/93506/breakfast-links-rfk-stadium-demolition-gets-green-light-from-nps
After arriving in DC aspiring to become a policy wonk at the end of the Cold War, an internship at The Washington Monthly introduced me to a revealing anecdote about former Congressperson Stephe...
https://ggwash.org/view/93481/how-do-we-have-a-national-conversation-about-zoning-reform
COG AND WMATA HOLD FIRST-EVER JOINT BOARD MEETING TO KICKSTART EFFORT TO FIX WMATA’S FUNDING CHALLENGES A 20-person task force of political and government leaders from across the region make...
There was a time when the Potomac River was a political fault line dividing two great powers. Shifting alliances, political maneuvers, betrayals, and turnarounds – this was not the Civil War bu...
CRYSTAL CITY SHOPS MALL GOES UNDERGROUND FOR GOOD Crystal City Underground, a below-ground mall of shops and restaurants connected to the Crystal City Metro station, will shut down by the end ...
Weekly, Regional Policy Director Dan Reed and DC Policy Director Alex Baca will share with you an action you can take in the immediate future that has the potential, sometimes great and sometimes...
https://ggwash.org/view/93413/do-something-the-week-of-april-29-2024
This is part 10 in a series about how DC can achieve its Vision Zero and climate goals, with parts 7 - 10 highlighting the role of our regional transit rail system, Metrorail, in achieving those...
https://ggwash.org/view/93467/low-cost-short-term-strategies-for-boosting-metrorail-ridership
CONGRESS NEGOTIATES DEAL TO ADD FIVE DAILY LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS TO DCA The increase, which is part of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, is opposed by Virginia and Mar...
A widely accepted story in the District is that the construction of the MCI Center was instrumental in revitalizing Chinatown. With the arena’s arrival in 1997, vacant lots and dilapidated buil...
https://ggwash.org/view/93455/arenas-dont-revitalize-neighborhoods-people-do
VRE CONTINUES ON THE TRACK TOWARD SATURDAY SERVICE Virginia Railway Express (VRE)’s System Plan 2050 includes Saturday service (before 2050!) as part of an overall plan to expand rail trans...
https://ggwash.org/view/93453/breakfast-links-vre-continues-on-track-toward-saturday-service