Greater Greater Washington

I can’t think of a better way to wrap up the Week Without Driving in DC than hosting the founder of the campaign, Anna Zivarts, for a conversation about her book, When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency! Thanks to Smart Growth America and Island Press for partnering with us to make the event possible. The DC Transportation Equity Network, a program of Greater Greater Washington, coordinated public officials’ participation in the Week Without Driving to raise awareness about the challenges that the 36% of DC residents who don’t drive face when getting around. DC Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau, Matt Frumin, and Charles Allen; DDOT director Sharon Kershbaum; DFHV director Jonathan Rogers; WMATA board of directors members Dr. Tracy Haden Loh and Spring Worth; more than 28 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners from all eight wards; and a dozen members of the public committed to the campaign this year. Thanks to everyone who participated and shared their experiences! #WeekWithoutDriving

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Wednesday for the GGWash Fall Mixer! It was a great evening, and your support means the world to us. Enjoy these photos from the event!

The Greater Greater Washington Fall Mixer was such a blast last night. Thank you to everyone who came! Some personal highlights: -- So many parents brought their kiddos, and the kids' crafts table looked like a hurricane hit it: the surest sign of success. -- Many of our endorsees showed up, including many ANC candidates. We are so happy to support you! -- I had the best kind of problem: I was surrounded by so many familiar, friendly faces that I couldn’t possibly chat with everyone no matter how hard I tried. This organization is only as strong as the community that surrounds us. But fortunately, as last night reminded me, that means we are incredibly strong. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being part of this work. (By the way - more photos to come! ?? )

Thank you so much for the support, Foursquare ITP! We loved having you at the Fall Mixer!

In 2023, we organized trainings for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners. The District government called them an illegal gift—but that local law is unconstitutional, and now we’re asking officials to change it. https://lnkd.in/ecXBb4kG

Join us at our new space in the Anacostia Building for a book talk on Small Business Anti-Displacement Network director Willow Lung-Amam, Ph.D.'s new book Right to Suburbia. The event will feature a panel with Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) director Sheila Somashekhar, Greater Greater Washington's Dan Reed, Sabiyha Prince & Tanya Golash-Boza. October 3, 3-5pm with a reception to follow. https://lnkd.in/euZvzU97 About the Book In recent decades, American suburbs have undergone a so-called renaissance as multiple forces have transformed them into denser urban landscapes. Yet at the same time, suburban racial diversity, immigration, and poverty rates have surged.?The Right to Suburbia?investigates how marginalized communities in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.—one of the most intensely gentrifying metropolitan regions in the United States—have battled the uneven costs and benefits of redevelopment. ? Willow Lung-Amam narrates the efforts of activists, community groups, and political leaders fighting for communities' "right to suburbia"—that is, their right to stay put and benefit from new neighborhood investments. Revealing the far-reaching impacts of state-led redevelopment,?The Right to Suburbia?shows how patterns of unequal, racialized development and displacement are being produced and reproduced in suburbs—and how communities are fighting back.

"The Washington region’s steadily increasing access to jobs and opportunities via transit over the last two years has largely gone undocumented. Some of the most significant boosts in transit access have happened in corners of the region that have needed it the most for decades, including Northern Virginia, Montgomery County, and Southeast DC.?TransitCenter’s newly updated?Transit Equity Dashboard?makes it easy to explore the data behind the region’s ridership recovery, whether you are a policymaking professional, enthused advocate, or a data dilettante." Wyatt Gordon Greater Greater Washington https://lnkd.in/e2VDNUkG

Our Fall Mixer is in less than a week! ?? ?? This meet-up raises critical funds to help us keep publishing stories on housing, transportation, and land use -- and it's fun, to boot. Join us, and 350+ other housing and transit fans from around the region, on September 25 at Metrobar. Tickets start at $30: https://lnkd.in/eT-WS7Yb A huge thank you to our generous sponsors for your support! HR&A Advisors, Amazon, EYA, LLC, District of Columbia Association of REALTORS? - DCAR, The Donohoe Companies, Inc., Federal Realty Investment Trust, Fivesquares Development, Foursquare ITP, HousingToHome, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners, the Jeanne Phil Meg Team at?Compass, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, True Ground Housing Partners, VHB, Bohler, GOROVE SLADE, Horning, NewPoint Real Estate Capital, The NHP Foundation, and the Takoma Torch!

Don't miss out on the biggest pro-housing, pro-transit party around. The GGWash Fall Mixer is coming up on Wednesday, September 25. Tickets start at just $30: https://lnkd.in/eT-WS7Yb

Don't miss out on the biggest pro-housing, pro-transit party around. The GGWash Fall Mixer is coming up on Wednesday, September 25. Tickets start at just $30: https://lnkd.in/eT-WS7Yb