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

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Smart Growth Social

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: Jawando urges County Council to pause attainable housing plan

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The Coalition for Smarter Growth, a nonprofit that, according to its website, advocates for “walkable, bikeable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities” in the Washington, D.C. area, released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying the organization is “deeply disappointed” by Jawando’s comments. “Smaller, multi-family units like those proposed in the Attainable Housing Strategies recommendations can be built and sold more affordably than single-family detached homes. Expanding housing choices also offers creative pathways and opportunities to produce subsidized affordable homes, a feat that is financially prohibitive to accomplish with single-family detached homes,” the nonprofit wrote.
RELEASE: CSG Response to Councilmember Jawando's Comments on Attainable Housing (MoCo)

RELEASE: CSG Response to Councilmember Jawando’s Comments on Attainable Housing (MoCo)

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We are deeply disappointed by Councilmember Will Jawando’s statements on the Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative (AHSI). His statements fail to recognize the reality of our county’s housing crisis and lack of sufficient housing options, and do not address the full range and potential of the AHSI recommendations.
Action Alert: We have power in numbers! Join us to say no to M-83 (MoCo)

Action Alert: We have power in numbers! Join us to say no to M-83 (MoCo)

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We need your help at a hearing this Thursday to finally stop an outdated, destructive highway and to protect sensitive forests and wetlands. If built, the Mid-County Highway Extended (M-83) would cut through farmland, forests and wetlands in its path through the Seneca Creek watershed. 
Thank you to our donors!

Thank you to our donors!

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Acting locally is more important now than ever—and CSG's supporters heard the call to sustain our vital local work in 2025. Thanks to your generosity, we met our $75,000 challenge match and raised a total of $150,000 in our year-end campaign!
MD 214/Central Ave. safety workshop comments (Prince George's)

MD 214/Central Ave. safety workshop comments (Prince George’s)

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RE: MD 214/Central Ave. 12/10/24 safety workshop comments TO: Mulowa K. Kajoba, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) Project Manager, mkajoba@mdot.maryland.gov FROM: Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth DATE: December 16, 2024 Dear Project Manager Kajoba: Thank you for holding a public input workshop regarding MD 214/Central Avenue. We