Greater Greater Washington builds informed and civically engaged communities who believe in a growing and inclusive Washington region and speak up for livable communities for all.

2 天之前 · Bus stop on 14th Street NW by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons. Today is Transit Equity Day, observed on Rosa Parks’ birthday to honor her legacy and the critical role transit played in the Civil Rights Movement. Parks’ arrest in 1955 sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, which ended after the US Supreme Court ruled that segregated buses were unconstitutional in late 1956. Parks ...

2025年1月15日 · The new year gives us a great chance to lean into our strengths, and cut the habits and beliefs that aren’t serving us. Here are the GGWash policy team’s predictions, and things we’d like to see, for the Washington region in 2025. Plus, a word from some of our contributors and supporters.

About Us The Washington, DC, region is a great place to live for so many people, and the Greater Greater Washington community believes it can be a greater place to live for many more. The mission of Greater Greater Washington is to inform, engage, and influence the public and policy makers to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice in …

2024年12月20日 · A grateful season for GGWash. Image by LaTur used with permission. 2024 opened up so many new opportunities for Greater Greater Washington. As the year winds down, we’re taking a moment to thank our staff, board, and community for all they’ve done to make that a reality. Even as national news sets the course for an uncertain future, so much good work is happening at the local and state ...

2025年1月20日 · Greater Greater Washington builds informed and civically engaged communities who believe in a growing and inclusive Washington region and speak up for livable communities for all.

2024年7月31日 · GGGWash sends questionnaires to all candidates who are running for Advisory Neighborhood Commission seats, and we publish responses as a publicly available resource for voters. Who is running for an ANC seat in your neighborhood—if anyone? And have they submitted the GGWash candidate questionnaire? Take a look and see.

2024年6月27日 · Greater Greater Washington builds informed and civically engaged communities who believe in a growing and inclusive Washington region and speak up for livable communities for all.

2024年12月30日 · 2024 GGWash Picks: We looked at who signed up for Montgomery County’s “listening sessions” on a housing proposal and one-third of them came from a single zip code. As many people from zip code 20815, which includes Chevy Chase, signed up for the listening sessions as the next six zip codes combined.

2024年12月27日 · 2024 GGWash Picks: Automated traffic enforcement (ATE) cameras significantly reduce speeding above certain thresholds. They likely prevent some drivers from hitting or killing other people. But cameras alone will not refashion badly designed stroads into more humane, livable streets.