Greater Greater Washington
网页As a Dillon Rule state, Virginia limits local governments to powers explicitly granted by the state, including housing issues. (Scott McCaffrey / ARLNow) 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.
The Covid relief cliff is real, and it’s here
网页1 天前 · Maryland. Virginia. The Covid relief cliff is real, and it’s here. Poverty Opinion By Darius Graham October 9, 2024. Georgetown’s “graffiti cliffs”. Image by xmeeksx used with permission. Residents of the Greater Washington region are struggling to catch up and keep up financially. New data gives us a window into the lives of our region ...
Recent Posts – Greater Greater Washington
网页2024年9月30日 · Fear not the humble duplex. Zoning GGWash Policy By Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director) September 25, 2024. Last Sunday, a Montgomery County pastor warned his parishioners that allowing duplexes and apartments in more neighborhoods would cause property values to fall. Here’s why ye shall not fear different housing types.
Posts about Public Policy – Greater Greater Washington
网页2024年10月3日 · The many local governments in the Washington region take actions every day that affect our downtowns and neighborhoods and the quality of life in our cities and counties. Greater Greater Washington writes about the public policies that influence our region and how they promote (or prevent) a growing, inclusive region with walkable urban neighborhoods. Many different types of public policy ...
2024 Elections Hub – Greater Greater Washington - ggwash.org
网页In 2024, GGWash will endorse in elections in the District and Virginia. We will post endorsements as we publish them. For more detail on how we do endorsements, read the following posts: GGWash’s training and endorsement process for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (July 2024) GGWash’s process for our …
GGWash-ify Wrapped: Top posts of 2023
网页2023年12月21日 · GGWash’s coverage in 2023 waded into where our region is heading, where it’s been, and why. In this post we talk through the most popular posts, plus other developments.
The new downtown: A place for all of us
网页2024年1月3日 · The question is how to spur that development to quickly revitalize—and capitalize on—vacated streets. Seizing this moment. In the wake of the pandemic, an exodus of workers from acres of multistory office buildings has laid bare the vulnerability of a monoculture: reliance on 500,000 commuters to keep office and …
What a year! GGWash’s highlights from 2022
网页2022年12月19日 · GGWash’s highlights from 2022. People frolic in foam at DC's 2022 Open Streets Event on Georgia Ave Image by Victoria Pickering licensed under Creative Commons. In 2022, it became clear that the issues GGWash champions are taking hold in major ways. In state, local, and hyperlocal elections, voters took stock of the ways the Washington region ...
Things to do – Greater Greater Washington
网页Sometimes, decision-makers need to demonstrate popular support for policy initiatives. When opportunities arise to meaningfully engage with local planning and political processes, we post about them here. We also use this page to highlight engagement opportunities that aren't a good fit for our events calendar.
A look at GGWash’s 2023 budget forecast – and how you can help
网页2022年12月20日 · Next year, we expect to bring in just shy of $1 million, from a variety of different sources. GGWash is fortunate to have a fairly diverse funding base for an organization of our size, including grants, earned income, and individual gifts. These are our projected revenue sources: 2023 Projected Revenue. $589,000: Foundation Grants.