Making time for summer fun has not slowed down our work! With your support, we secured some major wins for housing and transit-oriented development, including in Fairfax and Montgomery. Read on to see what’s coming up next: www.smartergrowth.net/resources/cs...

CSG News: Two big wins for housing - Coalition For Smarter Growth

With your support, we secured some major wins for housing and transit-oriented development, including in Fairfax, Virginia, and Montgomery, Maryland. Read on to learn more and see what’s coming up nex...

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Housing and businesses right near the Metro? Sounds like a good idea to us! ✅ Sign up to testify on the Friendship Heights Sector Plan (Sept. 10 and 14), the first update since 1998! Learn more: bit.ly/FHSP_update

If Missing Middle Housing is so great, why is it missing, and what do we do about that? Follow our 🎥 series to explore the solutions. Want to take action to make a difference in your community? Sign up for our newsletter to get easy ways to take action: secure.everyaction.com/DaJnpL9qvUWr...

I’m in Wheaton tonight testifying in support of Friendship Commons — 500+ new homes next to Metro on the former GEICO campus in Friendship Heights, MD! Thank you to everyone who took action through our @betterdcregion.bsky.social alert ✨

Finally approved! 250 affordable apts 1/4 mile from Suitland Metro station! MD Housing Dept joined me in testifying in support. MD housing ombudsman Steven Palmer invoked new law that allows qualified affordable housing projects - like this one - not be blocked by excessive zoning regulations.

let’s gooooooooooo 🙂‍↕️

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Big day at Navy Yard for the Noah Kahan concert last Wednesday! It was the third-busiest day there since 2020. Skip the traffic and let Metro take you to the region’s best entertainment and events!

ACTION ALERT: This office campus can become a transit-oriented community Line. However, as the project faces strong opposition (and even a lawsuit) from neighbors, it needs your help to move forward. Take 5 min to email the Montgomery County Planning Board and speak up for new homes near Metro.

⏱️ Weigh in by tomorrow 7/28 at noon to share your support for new housing on the former GEICO campus!

ACTION ALERT: This office campus can become a transit-oriented community - Coalition For Smarter Growth

The Friendship Commons development planned for Friendship Heights’ former GEICO campus could add 500+ homes, 10-foot bikeways and sidewalks, and new businesses and gathering spaces just one block from...

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Check out a great explainer from WNN member @betterdcregion.bsky.social on the housing type that used to be everywhere, and why it's hard to find nowadays. 🗣️

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Not a single-family home, not an apartment tower, but something in between. Let’s talk about Missing Middle Housing! What is it and why is it missing? Watch the video and stick around to learn more!

Not a single-family home, not an apartment tower, but something in between. Let’s talk about Missing Middle Housing! What is it and why is it missing? Watch the video and stick around to learn more!

🚲🚨Bike adventure alert! Last weekend, @cmkisicki.bsky.social hopped on her bike + Metro to Kenilworth Gardens for the Lotus and Water Lily Festival🪷 The park is one of DC’s many gems accessible by transit + trail, and it was full of life during the festival. What’s your latest DC bike adventure?

I testified for @betterdcregion.bsky.social today @wmata.com board mtg, urging VA/MD/DC to step up & approve dedicated funding to support rail modernization, bus network transformation, & dedicated bus lanes.

Following the recent hit-and-run that killed 61-year-old Hanna Wegayehou on Colesville Rd, SHA is evaluating multiple design improvements at the intersection. Share your feedback to help make our streets safer for walking, biking, and rolling. Weigh in by Friday, July 24: bit.ly/4x0BIsL

Crestmoor Drive/US29 Town Hall Follow-Up

On July 7th, Delegate Charkoudian and Councilmember Mink invited the State Highway Administration (SHA) and Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to present at a Town Hall, following ...

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If you live, work, or visit NoVA, speak up for better transit, walking and biking, and more homes near transit and destinations. The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority wants your input by August 9 for its next regional plan. Take the survey and see our recommended responses: bit.ly/4wVdv75

ACTION ALERT: Help win better transit & walkable places in NoVA - Take the survey by Aug. 9! - Coalition For Smarter Growth

If you live, work, or visit Northern Virginia, please take a moment to speak up for better transit, walking and biking, and more homes near transit and destinations. The Northern Virginia Transportati...

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REMINDER: Join the virtual community meeting tonight at 7 p.m. to support Accessory Living Units (ALUs) in Fairfax County! Get the meeting link and view our talking points: www.smartergrowth.net/virginia/mak...

Coalition for Smarter Growth@betterdcregion.bsky.social · 4w ago

Accessory Living Units (ALUs), also known as backyard cottages, are one of the most cost-effective forms of housing. Yet, Fairfax County's current ALU rules are far too restrictive to be effective. Let's make ALUs a real tool to help address our housing shortage: bit.ly/4wFewQB

Today is the final day to submit your best photos! Share your best photos of great, walkable, people-filled places in our cities, towns, and new mixed-use places in our suburbs and help inspire others with what is possible. vcnva.org/photo-contest/ 📸 credit: Hugh Kenny

My dad is 87 almost 88, my mom is 81. Visiting us from overseas this week - it was so special to be able to go out to dinner together by bike. #bikedc #cargobike We used the @wababikelibrary.bsky.social @bunchbike.com

How can innovative zoning make DC a more livable and equitable city? Find out TONIGHT at 6:30 PM EST! Join national leaders Peter Park, Lisa Wise, Randy Hutcheson, and Martha Goldsmith to discuss form-based codes and the DC 2050 Plan. Secure your spot on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

REMINDER: Tomorrow at 12 p.m., join the virtual community meeting to support accessory dwellings (ALUs) in Fairfax County. Click to get the links to virtual community meetings and view our helpful talking points: bit.ly/4gIQ0tb Let's make ALUs a real tool to help address our housing shortage!

Coalition for Smarter Growth@betterdcregion.bsky.social · 4w ago

Accessory Living Units (ALUs), also known as backyard cottages, are one of the most cost-effective forms of housing. Yet, Fairfax County's current ALU rules are far too restrictive to be effective. Let's make ALUs a real tool to help address our housing shortage: bit.ly/4wFewQB

CSG is co-sponsoring VCN's photo contest, and we have a “People-Centered Communities” category. Share your best photos of historic and new mixed-use neighborhoods in Virginia and inspire people with what's possible! Deadline: July 17 Submit your best shots here: vcnva.org/photo-contest/

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PHOTO CONTEST Virginia's Annual Conservation Photo Contest Want to have your photo featured on the cover of a book? Want to win cash? Now’s your chance! The Virginia Conservation Network is ca...

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The first-ever MTA Ride & Seek Scavenger Hunt is LIVE! From now until Sunday at 1 PM, explore the Baltimore area using @mta.maryland.gov buses, Light Rail, and Metro Subway. Follow clues to landmarks, scan QR codes, and win prizes! Learn more and get clues: www.mta.maryland.gov/scavenger-hunt

Read the working draft here: montgomeryplanningboard.org/wp-content/u...

🚨 NEW from Montgomery Planning: - Friendship Heights Sector Plan working draft now up online - Planning Board hearings tentatively set for Sep. 10 (in-person/virtual) and Sep. 14 (in-person only) - Hearing signup opens on Aug. 3

POV: Taking Metro to the ⚾ game so we don’t have to worry about traffic or parking. Earlier this week, the CSG and SGA teams caught an evening game at Nats Park! The Nats may have lost, but for us, winning was about the transit we took along the way 🚇

Accessory Living Units (ALUs), also known as backyard cottages, are one of the most cost-effective forms of housing. Yet, Fairfax County's current ALU rules are far too restrictive to be effective. Let's make ALUs a real tool to help address our housing shortage: bit.ly/4wFewQB

Make accessory dwellings a real housing solution for Fairfax County! - Coalition For Smarter Growth

Fairfax County's current rules are far too restrictive to be effective – this is a chance to revise these standards and make ALUs a real tool to help address our housing shortage.

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I’m coming out of semi-retirement to write about a year of WMATA’s Better Bus for the 51st State - tell them what you think! docs.google.com/forms/d/1fda...

We want to hear about your bus experiences

In June 2025, WMATA overhauled the Metrobus network — renaming routes, eliminating stops, and re-routing lines in an effort to make the system faster and more reliable. A month in, we asked readers li...

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🤖🚗 Robotaxis are coming to DC. On Monday, July 13, the DC Council is holding a hearing on Bill 26-0684 to regulate AV fleets. CSG supports the bill’s features to discourage excess traffic, support transit, help travelers with disabilities, and ensure transparency by AV companies. 👇

The #TransitPigeon of the day is hard at work at the Silver Spring Metro station.💜

Carrie Kisicki@cmkisicki.bsky.social · 4w ago

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Webinar: How innovative zoning can make DC a more livable and equitable city? Join us July 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. EDT to learn from leading national experts how a design-based approach to zoning can increase housing and support the evolution of neighborhoods. RSVP for Zoom link: bit.ly/4vkTTb8