Dive into GGWater Week: All of next week’s posts will focus on the watery features of our region. The Washington, DC region is wet, and it can be wetter.
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DC’s design had shady, green spaces in mind: we could realize that healing potential. The bans on gas-powered leaf blowers is good for the health of the region. What makes for good public restroom access? Single-stairwell buildings can help MoCo housing supply. Usually August is our slow month, this year is strange. Test your knowledge with GGWash Junctions #11.
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DC could be a garden city, with healing effects
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by Arsalan Jafree • August 5, 2025
Opinion: DC was designed to embed nature into its urban fabric. Better design is coming to some public spaces, and opportunity for improvement abounds.
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Greater Washington is healthier without gas-powered leaf blowers
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by Margaret McKelvey • August 7, 2025
Opinion: Gas-powered leaf blowers are bad for humans and nature, and bans in the region can help.
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Thrones for everyone: What makes a restroom available, accessible, and usable?
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by Jonathan Katz-Ouziel (Guest Contributor) • August 4, 2025
When discussing restroom access, we must consider availability, accessibility, and usability.
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How rethinking stairwells could boost housing in Montgomery County
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by Artie Harris • August 6, 2025
Opinion: Rethinking stairwells could boost Montgomery County’s housing supply. The chair of the county’s planning board explains how.
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Do Something #89: August isn’t a real month
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by Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • August 8, 2025
This week on Do Something (before we go on vacation): two weird tricks to fund transit; no on RFK, still; the region’s biggest development; and take this survey if you live in Alexandria.
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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #11
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by BeyondDC • August 7, 2025
Junctions #11: How well do you know the Washington region?
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Greater Greater Washington
80 M Street SE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20003
United States
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