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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 14h

A NextEra-Dominion Energy merger would harm affordability in Virginia by further consolidating the electricity market. Virginia localities can also use Abigail Spanberger’s recent executive order to assert their power over data centers.

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Virginia has a power problem

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 15h

We're stoked to see so many of you at GGWash's Fall Mixer, 5 - 9 PM this evening at Metrobar! 🥳 If you missed out on online tickets, we'll have limited tickets available at the door. See you there! 🌖

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 16h

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/30/26: Housing to proceed near Judiciary Square despite foreclosure filing. National Harbor Sphere faces questions from Prince George's County Council. Sinkhole-related road closure continues in Pentagon City.

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Breakfast links: Ahead of residential conversion, Judiciary Square office faces foreclosure

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 29/09/2026

At midnight 🕰️, our Fall Mixer ticket sales turn into a pumpkin and aren't available again till at the door on Wednesday. Save $15 and get yours tonight! ggwash.org/event/ggwash...

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GGWash Fall Mixer

Online ticket sales close TONIGHT at 11:59pm. Get your $30 ticket now before they increase at the door!

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 29/09/2026

The new Commanders stadium needs to be served by hardcore bus prioritization and world-class walkability and bikeability if DC wants a chance at avoiding a traffic nightmare every Sunday.

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No Metro, Yes Problems: Can RFK’s transportation plan be saved?

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 29/09/2026

Last day! ⌛ Get your ticket to our fabulous Fall Mixer on Wednesday before prices go up at the door. ggwash.org/event/ggwash...

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GGWash Fall Mixer

Online ticket sales close Tuesday at 11:59pm. Get your $30 ticket now before they increase at the door!

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 29/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/29/26: Montgomery County buys Capital Bikeshare e-bikes. Repairs to begin on 9th Street Tunnel. Sidewalk, intersection changes coming to Falls Church.

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Breakfast links: E-bike fleet established in Montgomery County

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 28/09/2026

Let’s take the family to Zoning World, the most tedious place on earth! If only we had a (missing) middle (housing) ground.

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A trip to Zoning World

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 28/09/2026

We're in for beautiful weather Wednesday, just in time for our Fall Mixer! Just one more day to get your ticket for the advance price: ggwash.org/event/ggwash...

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GGWash Fall Mixer

Online ticket sales close Tuesday at 11:59pm. Get your $30 ticket now before they increase at the door!

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 28/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/28/26: Residents lack A/C, endure dirty stairwells in Florida Avenue building. Transportation plan includes $44 million for transit in Montgomery County. Project that could deliver 1,500+ homes progresses near Dulles Airport.

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Breakfast links: Emergency repairs ordered at apartment building on Florida Avenue NE

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 25/09/2026

Update: we have a winner! But you can share your recent photos with us - especially of multi-unit housing; any housing, transportation, or land use images based in northern Virginia; or Metrobus - all fall long. 🍁

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 25/09/2026

NATIONAL LINKS: Innovative policies can help tenants build wealth. Property tax revolt exacerbates homeowners’ wealth advantage. Lessons from New York City’s congestion pricing fight.

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National links: Innovative policies can help tenants build wealth

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 25/09/2026

There's still time to enter our drawing for a free Fall Mixer ticket. We're looking for landscape photos of the Washington region that we can use on the blog - click on the post, email us a photo by noon today (Friday), cross your fingers! But you can join our fall Photo Quest all season long...📸

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 25/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/25/26: Mixed-use development could replace Braddock Road kiss-and-ride area. Mayor Bowser publishes RFK master plan. Traffic enforcement up in Rockville amid Vision Zero work.

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Breakfast links: Kiss-and-ride at Braddock Road moves closer to redevelopment

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 24/09/2026

Multi-use trails around the Washington region come in many different shapes and sizes. Here are several types of trails graded on a scale from 1 to 3 stars.

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What's your type... of trail?

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 24/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/24/26: Order imposes standardized review, task force for Maryland data centers. Tysons has added 15,000 residents, 7,000 homes since 2010. Restaurant space still vacant years after Franklin Park renovation.

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Breakfast links: Data centers get new review process under Maryland executive order

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 23/09/2026

Oxon Run should be welcoming to human visitors, for whom green spaces can serve as a valuable escape, but access to the park is not evenly distributed, and even some residents who call the neighborhood home seldom visit the park.

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Oxon Run Park is a leafy refuge. Locals are working to make it inviting for everyone.

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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

the @ggwash.org fall mixer is one of my favorite events of the year and a great chance to hang out with some of my favorite people. see you next week???

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 23/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/23/26: Multifamily units pitched in Hyattsville. Lyft to continue operating Capital Bikeshare. Report describes unsafe driving in Fairfax County.

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Breakfast links: Housing planned near New Carrollton Metro

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 22/09/2026

Road, rail, and aircraft noise is linked to about 6,330 premature cardiovascular deaths across the contiguous United States every year.

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Traffic noise can be deadly. Why don't we act like it?

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 22/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/22/26: Tunnel boring machine blessed, begins work in DC. Upgrades to historic home, botanical preserve on the docket in Alexandria. Yellow Line service restored after Sunday derailment.

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Breakfast links: With a blessing, machine gets to work on Potomac River Tunnel

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 21/09/2026

Join the Fall Mixer and catch up with all your urbanist friends on September 30. Ride Connecticut Avenue to rally for protected bike lanes. Prepare testimony for the Fairfax City Courthouse Plaza project. Get ready for a Week Without Driving.

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Events: The Fall Mixer is back at metrobar on September 30

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 21/09/2026

There’s a major bottleneck in this writer's marriage: the American Legion Bridge. To solve it, policymakers would need to prioritize person-throughput, not toll revenue.

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Congestion is a problem on the American Legion Bridge. Maryland's toll lane plan won't solve it.

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 21/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/21/26: New routes feature in Northern Virginia BRT master plan. Bowser seeks DC Council action on longstanding projects. Spanberger order sets new rules for Virginia data centers.

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Breakfast links: Plan outlines 28 bus rapid transit routes in Northern Virginia

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 18/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/18/26: Site at East Capitol and 58th Street NE has been vacant for more than 20 years. Office-to-housing conversion approved in Kingstowne. Bill could make accessory dwelling units more rentable in MoCo.

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Breakfast links: DC can take over Capitol Gateway Marketplace, officials say

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 17/09/2026

Do Something: Come to our Fall Mixer (less than two weeks away!); read our Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner endorsements (they took a lot of work!); and if you wrote in to Montgomery County Council to urge them to protect James Hedrick's appointment to the Planning Board: Thank you.

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Do Something #135: Read our ANC endorsements

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 17/09/2026

In 1950, about 800,000 people lived in DC. That’s 100,000 more than today, even though the city had many fewer buildings back then.

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Step through this magical portal to a DC with 800,000 people

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 17/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/17/26: Next phase of rehabilitation to start on Roosevelt Bridge. Taller buildings, more housing could come with Friendship Heights sector plan. Without public notice, firm hired for work on East Potomac Golf Links.

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Breakfast links: Roosevelt Bridge trail to shut down for a year

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 16/09/2026

Here are GGWash's endorsements for candidates running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner seats in the 2026 DC general election.

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GGWash's endorsements for 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidates

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 16/09/2026

Updates at the Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Neighborhood Library are in progress, funded with grant dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Renovations proceed at Shaw Library before funds expire

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 16/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS: Microsoft fined record amount for Leesburg data center pollution. Two DC landlords agree to pay $9.3 million over price-fixing. In 10-0 veto override, MoCo Council reappoints Hedrick to planning board.

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Breakfast links: Virginia issues $2.5 million fine for Microsoft data center emissions

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 15/09/2026

DC's newest third place could tell the story of the artists of the Washington Color School who called Dupont home in the 20th century.

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The Connecticut Avenue deckover should tell Dupont's artistic story

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 15/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/15/26: "Big Belly" trash cans join DC rat mitigation efforts. Pedestrian, cyclist work progresses in Wheaton. Report on data center pause coming to Loudoun County.

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Breakfast links: DC pilots better trash cans

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 14/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/14/26: Regional water conference highlights Potomac's importance. Park to open on former auto center lot in Silver Spring. Parking garage designs pitched for Commanders stadium.

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Breakfast links: Potomac River, region's water supply face challenges

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 11/09/2026

NATIONAL LINKS: Public transportation supports jobs better than cars in Quebec. Japan halves speed limits on some residential streets. Plug-in hybrid cars emit more than tests suggest.

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National links: Public transit offers economic benefits in Quebec

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 11/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/11/26: WMATA to provide fully enclosed shields for bus drivers across fleet. Emails illustrate federal role in DC homelessness response. Offices to be replaced with housing in Bethesda.

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Breakfast links: WMATA commits to bus driver safety measures

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 10/09/2026

This week on Do Something: join us for Planners of Color tonight; please try our ANC tool; let James Hedrick do his job; and faster buses on New Hampshire Avenue.

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Do Something #134: Wake me up when September ends

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 10/09/2026

BREAKFAST LINKS 9/10/26: Bus ridership up 6.6% across Northern Virginia systems. Silver Spring church looks to build 135 homes. WMATA begins signage overhaul at L'Enfant Plaza.

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Breakfast links: Local bus ridership rises in Northern Virginia

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 09/09/2026

A recent petition calls on DDOT to develop safe Mount Pleasant-Metro-Columbia Heights bike connections. In addition to a future connected bike network, the authors also seek responsiveness to emerging needs and opportunities.

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Mount Pleasant wants to bike safely. For that, we need better community connections.

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