An open house will be held at the Rockville Memorial Library on June 25 to provide information about Montgomery County’s planned Rapid Transit System (RTS).
Author: Nick Ruiz
Arlington Streetcars Won’t Go To Referendum. Now What?
Both sides in the battle over Arlington County’s proposed streetcar lines are weighing in on a big decision by the county board.
CSG Support for EYA Takoma Metro Station JD Proposal (Docket R14-01)
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Candidate who’s “concerned” about Purple Line gets angry when pro-Purple Line organization gives her a low score
If you’re running for office, you’d like to get votes from everyone, and avoid angering people. A lot of candidates try to do this by expressing “support” for big projects which have a lot of proponents, while also voicing “concerns” to those against the project.
D.C. Council takes up sweeping transportation bill
From parking tickets to streetcars and Capital Bikeshare, a D.C. City Council committee began a discussion on Wednesday about overhauling the transportation system in the city.
In the District, a transportation plan that boosts transit and discourages driving
A draft of the District’s long-range transportation plan calls for toll lanes at major entry points into the city and other efforts aimed at keeping vehicles off downtown’s congested streets. MoveDC, which looks ahead to 2040, envisions a city with a wide transit network that includes a streetcar system, dedicated bus lanes in major commuter corridors, expanded Metrorail service in the downtown core, an active water taxi system and 200 miles of on-street bicycle facilities.
Welcome to the Montgomery County Council Candidates Forum
Welcome everyone! Welcome to our Montgomery County Council Candidates Forum! I am Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, one of your hosts this evening. Kelly Blynn, CSG’s Next Generation of Transit Campaign Manager, is here tonight as well, and is familiar to many of you.
Support affordable housing in public lands, B20-594 & Amend bill to shorten affordability terms B20-604
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Smarter Growth is the leading organization working locally in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region dedicated to making the case for smart growth. Our mission is to promote walkable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities, and the land use and transportation policies and investments needed to make those communities flourish.
Progressive Voice: Arlington’s Smart Growth
Arlington is a national leader in the smart growth movement. Throughout the country, we are seeing a strong trend for younger workers and older suburban homeowners to choose to move to transit-oriented communities.
Arlington County board member Tejada honored by Coalition for Smarter Growth
County Board member Walter Tejada recently was honored with the Livable Communities Leadership Award by the Coalition for Smarter Growth, which lauded Tejada’s support for affordable housing and transit in the Columbia Pike corridor.