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Event: Tour the future of Oakton + drinks on us! (Oakton, VA)

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Join us for our annual party at Eastern Market! Smart Growth Social, CSG's most popular annual event, is returning to Eastern Market this October! Join us for a celebration of the smart growth movement and the incredible people who champion it.

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CSG in the News: County board split over possible I-495 toll lanes from Springfield into Maryland

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“That the additional capacity of the HOT lanes would generate more traffic trying to travel to and from the lanes via connecting roads like Route 1, Telegraph and Van Dorn wouldn’t be surprising,” Bill Pugh, a senior policy fellow at the organization, said in a statement released by CSG after the committee meeting.
Comments: MD-410 PSAP draft plan (Maryland, Support)

Comments: MD-410 PSAP draft plan (Maryland, Support)

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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on these SHA concepts for MD 410. We greatly appreciate the efforts of MDOT and SHA to address safety and access for all users through the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan process and the Complete Streets Program. We wish to endorse the thoughtful comments submitted by Dan Behrend. Here are additional specific comments: 

RELEASE: VDOT briefs flawed I-495 Southside Study to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

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“In addition to ignoring induced demand and relying on flawed traffic models, VDOT’s study is compromised at the outset by its ‘conclusions-first’ approach,” said Pugh. “The agency’s stated project purpose is ‘to extend and provide continuity of the Express Lanes system’ and their evaluation criteria reinforce this predetermined conclusion. They have also excluded viable alternatives from study.”
Op-ed: Adopt fix-it-first, climate-resilient, sustainable transportation priorities (Maryland Matters)

Op-ed: Adopt fix-it-first, climate-resilient, sustainable transportation priorities (Maryland Matters)

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In short, sustainable land use, transit, and a fix-it-first and resilience-first approach to Maryland transportation and infrastructure spending is essential for Maryland’s future.

MDOT FY 25-FY 30 Consolidated Transportation Program (Prince George’s, Comments)

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Overall, we want to commend the MDOT’s priorities in a difficult budget year. We applaud the state’s leadership on meeting the obligation for WMATA funding.