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


Testimony supporting amendments to Subdivision Staging Policy

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June 7, 2019 Montgomery County Council Council Office Building 100 Maryland Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 Resolution to Amend the 2016-2020 Subdivision Staging Policy (Support) Testimony for June 11, 2019 Jane Lyons, Maryland Advocacy Manager President Navarro and Councilmembers, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I am here on

CSG in the News: ADUs gaining in popularity across the country

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Cities' interest in granny flats at 'fever pitch' amid U.S. housing crisis by Carey L. Biron, MAY 20, 2019, Reuters WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The U.S. capital is one of the most expensive cities in the country, but Derek Wright hopes to cover his housing costs with a novel strategy that

Together, we saved the D.C. Affordable Housing Preservation Fund

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D.C. Council restores money to the Affordable Housing Preservation Fund! On May 28, 2019, the D.C. Council voted to allocate $11.5 million for the Affordable Housing Preservation Fund  - one of D.C.'s critical tools to preserve affordable housing and prevent displacement. When we contacted you on Friday asking you to take
Tell the D.C. Council to restore the Affordable Housing Preservation Fund - it's our leading tool to combat displacement

Tell the D.C. Council to restore the Affordable Housing Preservation Fund – it’s our leading tool to combat displacement

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Two reports recently deemed D.C. the most gentrifying city in America. Yet, D.C. Council's draft FY2020 budget proposes to eliminate one of our most effective tools that prevents displacement. This tool, the Affordable Housing Preservation Fund, provides quick financing to tenant associations and the District to buy apartment buildings when they go up for sale. But now, the D.C. Council's

CSG in the News: DC hopes to increase housing supply 25% by 2030 – WTOP

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DC hopes to increase housing supply 25% by 2030 By John Domen, May 4, 2019 8:22 am, WTOP It’s not cheap to live in D.C. Whether you rent or hope to own, finding a place to live has become more expensive over the years because the population growth seen in the