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Testimony: Support for D.C.’s 15th Street NW revised concept/nine story apartment building
We would like to express our support for this project and are eager to see this new construction and senior housing preservation project advance. We believe that this new building is respectful of its neighbors and historic context. Most importantly, the new building will respect the St. Augustine church. At
Testimony: Charles County Comprehensive Plan Update – draft scenarios
Having been contacted by local community members, the Coalition for Smarter Growth has reviewed the proposed scenarios, the Land Use Market Analysis, and the Comprehensive Plan Scenario Evaluations. To summarize, we share the concern about the comparative evaluation of the two scenarios and believe that the scoring of a number of the factors fails to account for countervailing research and potential benefits that would support Scenario 1.

Building Better Neighborhoods with Transit-Oriented Development: Community Design & Process
On October 19, 2011, new Chair of the Prince George’s Planning Board, Betty Hewlett, and urban design celebrity David Dixon joined us in collaboration with the Envision Prince George’s Community Action Team for Transit-Oriented Development to discuss designing vibrant communities in Prince George’s County. View presentations from the event.
Rail~Volution Film Festival
The Rail~Volution 2011 Film Festival was held Monday, October 17. The event was sponsored by the Coalition for Smarter Growth, New Rail~Volutionaries, and Mobility Lab.

Equitable Transit-Oriented Development: The Case of Langley Park and the Purple Line
A presentation advocating the installation of the Purple line through Langley Park, MD.