Abundant Housing Options

Providing housing options that meet people’s needs across a range of ages, incomes, and family sizes is essential to an inclusive and economically prosperous D.C. region. 

Building more housing near transit, expanding the variety of housing choices available, and preserving and building affordable housing will allow us to meet our region’s growing housing needs while creating sustainable, diverse, and thriving communities.

Allow a variety of housing options

The demand to live in walkable, transit-connected communities near Metro stations is high. This and recurring opposition to infill development have led to too little supply and high prices for homes near transit. 

Allowing a wider variety of housing options near transit and commercial corridors increases the supply of needed housing and will help bring down housing prices and create more equitable access for households of different incomes, ages, and family sizes.

Preserve and build affordable housing

Even with abundant housing options, additional policies are needed to help us bridge the gap where housing costs are too expensive for working families and people on fixed incomes. Preserving existing affordable housing and building new affordable housing ensures everyone has access to safe, affordable housing, provides economic opportunity for all, reduces the risk of displacement, and supports diverse, vibrant communities,

Latest Happenings


Event Materials: More Housing NOW Presentation to MoCo Young Democrats

Event Materials: More Housing NOW Presentation to MoCo Young Democrats

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View slides from CSG's presentation to the Montgomery County Young Democrats on May 20, 2025.
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
photo by C Cort

Check out the 8 new visions for the future of Chevy Chase DC civic core

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Guide to Chevy Chase proposals by our partner Ward3Vision Photo credit: Cheryl Cort

CSG in the News: Elrich vows to push back on approved More Housing N.O.W. legislation

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“Every new home helps, but the Council must also adopt the other tools in the package to meet our county’s great housing need. Most important is the approach reflected by [the ZTA] —making it much easier to build duplexes, triplexes, and small apartments near transit and jobs,” Carrie Kisicki, Montgomery advocacy manager for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, wrote in an email statement to Bethesda Today.
Written Recommendations: MoCo's More Housing N.O.W. Package

Written Recommendations: MoCo’s More Housing N.O.W. Package

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March 11, 2025Montgomery County Council100 Maryland AveRockville, MD 20850 More Housing N.O.W. PackageZTA 25-02, Workforce Housing - Development StandardsZTA 25-03, Expedited Approvals - Commercial to Residential ReconstructionSRA 25-01, Administrative Subdivision - Expedited Approval PlanExpedited Bill 2-25, Taxation - Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Affordable Housing Amendments Thank you for