GGWash Picks 2025: While the District’s population went up by 15% between 2010 and 2020, Lanier Heights’ population increased only 3%. A downzoning is a big part of the reason the neighborhood hasn't grown.

GGWash Picks 2025: Many camps have weighed in on the National Park Service's proposal to end the reversible lanes on Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway. DDOT's recent history of bailing on big projects is partly to blame for tensions and a lack of trust.

GGWash Picks 2025: Making it easier to build more, smaller houses would bring down home prices and help bring back the starter home. Here's how.

GGWash Picks 2025: This year, Mayor Muriel Bowser asked the DC Council for $856 million in public funds to subsidize a new Commanders stadium. We think the real price paid by taxpayers will be more like…$6 billion.

GGWash Picks 2025: DC residents pay a transportation time tax that harms riders and drivers alike.

GGWash published the last part of my series on the history of rail in DC today! This one covers the period from the end of the Civil War to the opening of Union Station in 1908, at which point all the railroads serving DC had access to Long Bridge for through-running across the Potomac. (1/3)

The blog is GGWash’s most visible feature -- but most of our advocacy takes place beyond its digital pages. Curious? GGWash's advocacy staff share a year-end wrap-up highlighting our advocacy work in 2025.

The second article in my series on the history of railroads in the DC area is now live! This one focuses on railroads in Virginia. I was surprised to learn that the first railroad to Alexandria, VA opened in 1851, and the rail connection between Alexandria and Fredericksburg dates to the 1870's!

TIL that Frederick, Md., a booming DC-area suburb was, in the era of mass railroad building in the 1800s, was but a small town of around 10,000 people. No wonder the state's contemporary railroad lines bypass many of today's population centers (except Baltimore). @ggwash.org

This year’s #WeekWithoutDriving campaign in DC included nearly a third of the DC Council and 30 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners from all eight wards.

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 50-mile detour through Gordonsville, Virginia.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/23/25: Nonprofit renovates vacant homes in southwest Baltimore. Downtown DC office building hits foreclosure. Apartment building proposed in Vienna's MetroWest.

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.

This week: 2025 is almost over, finally! Alex and Dan talk about what they're doing over the holidays, and what they're looking forward to in 2026.

What does it take to keep GGWash running? Our executive director Chelsea Allinger digs into our 2026 financial outlook.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/22/25: Housing features in Spanberger's affordability plan for Virginia. DC Council looks for answers after loss of affordable housing assistance. Road safety upgrades planned after fatal Kensington crash.

RFK Stadium should have RIP’ed. Here’s a postmortem anyway.

JOB ALERT! Transportation Planner III (10204, Grade 28) at The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Find the details for this and other jobs on our career board. [ad]

Ceci n'est pas un bus (it's faster). Plus, why fast transit matters and how noise barriers raise property values in this week's National links:

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/19/25: 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.

Riders took 6,369,376 trips on Capital Bikeshare in 2025 through November, breaking the annual ridership record set in 2024. Still, monthly ridership was down compared to last year.

'Tis the season for Junctions — one more before the holidays.

Opinion: Here's what several projects and plans reveal about the Washington region's vision for transit in the coming decades.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/18/25: National Guard can stay in DC amid ongoing litigation. Virginia lawmakers pushed on affordable housing policy. Compass Coffee to vacate Ivy City roasting plant.

Opinion: Expanding Route 15 in Loudoun County will just kick the bottleneck further down the road. The county is bypassing citizen input to push a bad plan forward anyway.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/17/25: Plans to replace Maryland's Bay Bridge moving forward. Preservation office supports Georgetown office-to-residential proposal. JBG Smith buys Herndon offices at foreclosure.

I'm excited that Greater Greater Washington just published the first of a three-article series I've written on the history of rail connections in the DC area prior to the early 20th Century. (1/4)

This week on Do Something: the Comp Plan from the comfort of your home; make drivers stop at stop signs; and support us with your donation.

OPINION: "The stakes are too high for young people not to be part of how our cities and counties plan the future of our mobility. Every missing sidewalk, every unsafe bike lane, and every bus that never shows up has a direct impact on our lives."

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/16/25: Digital signs aim to boost safety on Metropolitan Branch Trail. Hotel rooms near Dulles airport could become apartments. Transit improvements possible in southern Maryland.

Check out a year of GGWash events in photographs. Plus, join DC Office of Planning's Designing Queer Futures Workshop. And save the date for TransportationCamp DC 2026.

Baltimore’s path to becoming one of the four largest cities in the US began long before its first railroad tracks were laid. But the city’s growth before the Civil War was deeply intertwined with the rail network that developed around it.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/15/25: Purple Line begins nighttime testing. Robots to use sidewalks for food delivery in Alexandria. Nine Metrorail stations now have new bicycle lockers.

Stay warm while enjoying some frozen favorites this Photo Friday:

NATIONAL LINKS: More housing requires more skilled workers. Congestion pricing brings better air quality. New residents influence local housing politics.

Opinion: These six steps could solve Georgetown traffic.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/12/25: WMATA plans service increases in new budget. Thousands apply for housing vouchers in Prince George's County. Developer wants to turn Herndon hotel into apartments.

Opinion: The ring-and-access concept, which originated in the Netherlands, offers a promising way forward for every neighborhood suffering from traffic nuisance. Here's how it could help in Georgetown.

Design a winning result in this week's Junctions word puzzle.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/11/25: Senior housing project breaks ground in Bethesda. Arts hub planned near the Wharf. Demolition to make way for 16 townhomes near Arlington's Columbia Pike.

There’s plenty to get excited about in the University Boulevard Corridor Plan. It only took three years, a straw vote, a final vote, two public hearings, four committee work sessions, 20 community meetings ... (and a partridge in a pear tree).

We asked DC residents, predominantly in Wards 7 and 8, to share their experiences using various modes of transportation. Here's what we heard.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/10/25: University Boulevard Corridor Plan passes 7-3 in MoCo. Casino in Tysons gets preemptive opposition from Fairfax supervisors. Service reductions on H Street streetcar to start in January.

This week: talk about bike lanes in wards 3, 5, and 7; what it really takes to get housing affordability; two bills for safer streets in Maryland; and bus lanes in Arlington

Evictions in DC reached a 10-year high in 2024. Advocates fear the RENTAL Act could make things worse.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/9/25: To support growth, Tysons needs 10,000 more homes. Condos to replace former 16th Street offices. University Boulevard decision expected today.

Opinion: VDOT is considering safety improvements on Langston Boulevard. It should also add bus lanes.

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/8/25: Metrobus updates include new route from Alexandria to downtown DC. Landlord sues Compass Coffee for Adams Morgan rent. Residents displaced by burst pipe in Wheaton return.

NATIONAL LINKS: Toronto plans for more bike lanes by narrowing car lanes. Boston stacks affordable housing atop libraries. Federal legislation could streamline transit projects.

Enjoy a rainbow on this snowy Photo Friday, thanks to contributors to the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool.