April 11, 2025 | Ginny Bixby | Bethesda Magazine
The Coalition for Smarter Growth, a nonprofit whose website notes that it advocates for “walkable, bikeable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities” in the Washington, D.C., area, also praised the move and urged passage of the full legislative package.
“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.
“This approach complements the county’s commitment to medium and higher density transit-oriented development at Metro, Purple Line, and [bus-rapid transit] stations, as outlined in the Thrive 2050 general plan,” she wrote. “It will provide much needed, more affordable housing options in locations with good transportation options and lower transportation costs.”