Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: Professor Kathryn Howell takes us along on her car-free travels across state lines and shares lessons for how to improve the places she visits; a Johns Hopkins study finds that 12' wide traffic lanes have a 50% higher rate of crashes than 9' lanes; With FBI headquarters moving, GGWash Contributor Patrick Maynard lays out a vision for an extended Green Line; plus, ways to get involved and Do Something!

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Transit Diary: A planning professor crisscrosses state lines on trails & rails
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by Kathryn Howell (Guest Contributor) • November 16, 2023

Kathryn Howell’s transit diary details a week spent commuting from Capitol Hill to College Park on bike, to University of Virginia on rail, and more, as she enjoys that car-lite life.
Study: Narrower traffic lanes reduce crashes
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by Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • November 15, 2023

While many state Departments of Transportation insist on larger lanes for safety, new research continues to demonstrate that wider lanes are more dangerous.
With the FBI moving, it’s time to plan a Green Line extension
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by Patrick Maynard (Guest Contributor) • November 14, 2023

Patrick Maynard makes a case that now’s the time to plan an extension of the Green Line, to take advantage of other major developments in the region.
Do Something: The week of November 13, 2023
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) • November 13, 2023

Here's how you can Do Something this week: Zoning for Housing in Alexandria, the Baltimore Red Line’s resurrection, how to say that more density on Wisconsin Avenue is good, and our Sunday afternoon happy hour




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