Celebrate leaders for livable communities, join our walking tours, and make a difference!
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Our Livable CommunitiesAwards celebration is just two weeks away! We’ll be honoringAlexandria Mayor Justin Wilson and five Community Heroes. This is also our most important fundraiser for the year and your donations make a real difference! Be sure to get your tickets ($150) to celebrate with us on May 16, 6-8pm at Old Ebbitt Grill (1450 G Street NW, in the atrium). Interested in sponsoring? Please contactAyeshaAmsa at ayesha@smartergrowth.net. In the meantime, join in these action opportunities and other events in May!
Regional
Support the Visionary Bus Network for our region (learn more, share your input)
WMATAis working with you and our local jurisdictions to make our bus network faster, more frequent, and more reliable.They just released a visionary network which will increase access to jobs and opportunity Share your input online and look for an info session near you!
D.C.
Event: What makes a place a place?Awalking tour of Friendship Heights (May 20, RSVP)
Friendship Heights, straddling the DC/MD line, is facing challenges as longtime retailers are closing. How can DC and Montgomery County create a more walkable, vibrant neighborhood? Join us to look at opportunities for revitalization and more housing in Friendship Heights.
Support more homes on ConnecticutAve (take action, deadline: May 26)
DC Office of Planning seeks your input on draft ConnecticutAve development guidelines for more housing, particularly affordable housing, while ensuring compatibility with historic districts. Check out Bob Ward’s (of Cleveland Park Smart Growth) analysis.
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Making the math work for affordable housing (watch the recording)
Why don't we have more dedicated affordable housing in the city and region? What does it actually take to put together the money to build affordable housing? We answered these questions and more at our virtual event on financing affordable housing.
Maryland
Event: Awalking tour ofAddison Rd/Seat Pleasant Metro station area (May 4, RSVP)
This station has been a hub for Metro and bus riders, but investment in mixed-use, walkable development with retail and quality food options has lagged. Change is coming: several projects have been proposed that could help reshape this automobile-dominated landscape. Join us to learn all about it!
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Weigh in on the Rockville Town Center Master Plan (take the survey)
The City of Rockville is in the process of updating its Town Center Master Plan to align it with city-wide goals for climate action, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and racial equity and social justice. Share your input on the future of Town Center!
Attend meetings on the University Blvd Corridor plan (learn more)
We have the opportunity to change the University Boulevard corridor in Montgomery County to a more walkable, bike and transit-friendly place with more housing options and retail. There are two virtual meetings and one in person coming up.
Weigh in on the Maryland 2050 Transportation Plan (take action, deadline: May 5)
The plan’s proposed goals barely mention climate change and cite the importance of cruise ships while ignoring pedestrian safety, walkable, transit-friendly land use, and the critical Northeast Corridor passenger and freight rail system.
Virginia
Event: Get to know theArlington Board – Candidates Forum (May 24, register)
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CSG is cosponsoring a forum organized by EcoActionArlington forArlington County Board candidates ahead of the June 20th primary. Find out where the six candidates stand on climate change, sustainable transportation, biodiversity, and more!
Avision platform for Fairfax County candidates (read more)
InApril, we joined partners in releasing our Fairfax Healthy Communities network platform outlining how candidates for the Board of Supervisors can build a prosperous, more equitable and sustainable future for Fairfax County. We are currently collecting and will soon post responses to our candidate questionnaire.
Getting closer to a walkable, transit-oriented West Falls Church (take action; learn more)
Fairfax County's Board is set to vote on the West Falls Church Metro Station rezoning following a public hearing on May 23rd. Join us to support redeveloping acres of parking lots into a walkable, bike-friendly, transit-oriented community
Thanks for all you do,
Stewart Schwartz Executive Director Coalition for Smarter GrowthImages from WMATA, Friendship Heights Alliance, DC Office of Planning, Prince George's County, City of Rockville, Montgomery Planning, Maryland Commission on Climate Change, EcoAction Arlington, Fairfax Healthy Communities, EYA
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