Satire Posts
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Because Downtown: DC works to curb rampant attempts at urban innovation
The Because Downtown initiative would scale back on transportation and public space infrastructure and policies that key constituencies are against, such as bike lanes, bus stops, streateries, road pricing, or any disincentives to driving. Critics query whether “just making parking garage owners happy + coffee” is a sustainable model for economic development. Keep reading…
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Neighbors fight proposed development, citing mysterious creature
“I eagerly welcome this house and the human people who will live in it,” says Ina Yimbay, chair of Rock Creek Heights People For More People, a pro-housing group. “Given our housing shortage, this is a much better use of the land than an entity that, frankly, may not even be there.” Keep reading…
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Region’s DMVs to launch kids’ art contest for temporary license plates
Fake tags are a real problem, but the DMVs of the DMV think it’s time to fight fire with fire–or at least fake tags with even faker-looking tags. It’s a chance for the region’s kids to get as creative as adults do with these increasingly dubious means of legal identification. Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Meet our new intern, Phil Mendelson
Council Chair is GGWash’s newest intern. Mayor unveils Bike Free DC plan. Restaurants add surcharges to cover service fees. Keep reading…
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GGWash Holiday Gift Guide: Pop-up “Somewhere Else” bike lane kit, and Abstract Density
Pluck the heart strings of someone who loves dense, walkable, transit oriented urban places this holiday season with GGWash’s gift ideas. Keep reading…
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GGWash Holiday Gift Guide: Gingerbread housing
Pluck the heart strings of someone who loves dense, walkable, transit-oriented urban places this holiday season with GGWash’s gift ideas. Some of these don’t exist, but maybe they should. Keep reading…
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GGWash Holiday Gift Guide: Neighborhood preserves
Pluck the heart strings of someone who love dense, walkable, transit oriented urban places this holiday season with GGWash’s gift ideas. Some of these don’t exist, but maybe they should. Keep reading…
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I asked ChatGPT to write a sitcom about…rent stabilization
Montgomery County Council President Evan Glass says they could spend all day debating rent stabilization, so to pass the time, I fired up ChatGPT and asked it to write a sitcom about rent stabilization. Here’s what it came up with. Keep reading…
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DC celebrates third fast-casual salad sold in 2023
A leafy tipping point? Keep reading…
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GGWash endorses the 2023 Kia Sportage for Montgomery County Planning Board
This June, the Montgomery County Council will appoint two people for the Planning Board, one of whom will be the chair, who basically sets the agenda for the board and the department. Due to a lack of applicants, we had to get creative in our endorsement. That’s why GGWash endorses the 2023 Kia Sportage for the Montgomery County Planning Board. Keep reading…