Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in support of the Staff Draft West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sector Plan and Proposed Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) (CR-002-2022). This plan will shape growth and change in this area to enhance housing choices, improve walk and bicycle access, and better connect the community to two Metrorail stations. This plan would provide increased access to jobs, services and homes, in a way that minimizes automobile trips and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. This plan is comprehensive and extensive. We will only be able highlight a few of the important recommendations.
Author: Ayesha Amsa
Join us for Smart Growth Social, our annual party at Eastern Market!
Join us for Smart Growth Social this fall at Eastern Market! Hear from Montgomery County Councilmember Natali Fani-González about her work on safe streets and affordable housing. Don’t miss this chance to connect with fellow urbanists – together, we’re building a movement for a sustainable, inclusive region.
Get ready for attainable housing listening sessions!
The County Council and Montgomery Planning have announced dates for six upcoming attainable housing listening sessions. Make your voice heard in support of more housing options for Montgomery County—register today to attend an attainable housing listening session!
Request a presentation of our “Blueprint for a Better Region”!
Fill out this form to request a Blueprint presentation for your community groups, organization, civic association, etc. CSG staff will follow up with you to confirm other details.
Take Action: Do you want an even better Metro & bus? Take this survey!
CSG is at the table with leaders from DC, Maryland, and Virginia in “DMVMoves” – an initiative to create an updated transit vision and to (finally!) identify dedicated funding. This is the most important initiative in years to create a world-class regional transit network – with financial stability – for years to come.
Event Materials: “Complete Streets” Policy Update (Prince George’s)
People walking to transit, stores, schools, and elsewhere are often at risk as they traverse wide, high-speed roads. With Prince George’s leading the region in traffic and pedestrian deaths, we’ve been asking how we can make roads safer for people walking or biking to their destinations.
Testimony: Silver Spring mixed-use development at Georgia and Cameron (Support, Montgomery County)
We wish to express our support for the proposed mixed-use development at 8676 Georgia Avenue and 8601 Cameron Street. This development will provide up to 525 additional transit-accessible homes in downtown Silver Spring; improve pedestrian and bike infrastructure in the surrounding area; and offer additional retail and commercial space to serve this neighborhood and its many residents and visitors just blocks from the Silver Spring Metro.
We won a future of more homes in the right places – Chevy Chase and U Street!
Thanks to advocates like you, the DC Zoning Commission made the right decision on July 11 and approved rezoning proposals to add substantially more housing capacity in two sought-after locations in DC: U Street police and fire stations site, and the Chevy Chase civic core and Connecticut Avenue main street below the circle.
Do you want an even better Metro & bus? Take this survey!
CSG is at the table with leaders from DC, Maryland, and Virginia in “DMVMoves” – an initiative to create an updated transit vision and to (finally!) identify dedicated funding. This is the most important initiative in years to create a world-class regional transit network – with financial stability – for years to come.