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Mayor Letty Hardi's Remarks from our 2025 Livable Communities Leadership Award Event – May 14, 2025

Mayor Letty Hardi’s Remarks from our 2025 Livable Communities Leadership Award Event – May 14, 2025

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Livable Communities Leadership Awardee Mayor Letty Hardi Good evening everyone!First - thank you to the Coalition for Smarter Growth for this incredible honor. And to our federal workers and contractors - who have been impacted, who are worried, or who keep showing up - we stand with you. You are
VDOT map of 495 Southside study area

Demand better solutions for I-495 Southside and Woodrow Wilson Bridge

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Say no to highway expansion and more traffic
photo by C Cort

Support new Chevy Chase library/community center with affordable housing

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Support affordable housing along with a new library and community center in Chevy Chase DC
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Event: Zoning for Positive Change in DC

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How can plans and zoning regulations shape vibrant, mixed-use, walkable communities? On April 23, 2025 we hosted a discussion with Code Studio, one of the national leaders on using innovative form-based approaches to zoning to guide change and protect what’s best about our neighborhoods. Speakers: Colin Scarff and Rene Biberstein,
HIRING: Communications Director or Communications Manager

HIRING: Communications Director or Communications Manager

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Join an award-winning non-profit in the Washington, DC region with a record of success. The Coalition for Smarter Growth is the leading organization in the Washington, D.C. region dedicated to making the case for smart growth.