A more inclusive Chevy Chase DC is a matter of equity for all DC residents. The Chevy Chase small area plan advances citywide goals of affordable housing and racial equity with new housing, especially affordable housing, where currently no dedicated units exist today.
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ACTION ALERT #1: Chevy Chase DC Small Area Plan
A more inclusive Chevy Chase DC is a matter of equity for all DC residents. This draft plan advances citywide goals of affordable housing and racial equity with new housing, especially affordable housing, where currently no dedicated units exist.
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Take Action: Support Dance Loft on 14th with affordable housing & community arts
Help ensure the Dance Loft on 14th can build 101 apartments with a mix of deeply affordable homes, family-sized units, and a permanent home for Dance Loft’s community arts and cultural center.
Background & Analysis on Visualize 2045 (April 2022)
Despite a new climate action plan by TPB’s parent agency the Council of Governments, this Visualize 2045 makes no real changes and fails to reduce emissions any more than the last one.
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Help Chevy Chase DC become a more inclusive, vibrant community
After more than a year, the Chevy Chase DC Draft Small Area Plan is ready for your comments. The plan re-envisions the core of our Chevy Chase DC main street (Connecticut Avenue) with a mix of retail, new affordable and market rate homes, and a new community center/library campus.
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ACTION ALERT: Demand climate action from your local elected officials
Transportation is the #1 source of our regional greenhouse gas emissions, and we have just 8 years to slash those emissions. Yet, our local and state elected officials who sit on the regional Transportation Planning Board (TPB), are not taking the urgent – and feasible – steps necessary to reduce emissions from our region’s transportation system. They need to hear from you!
DC ADU Homeowner Online Workshop with UPO
On January 25, we hosted a workshop with the United Planning Organization (UPO) for DC homeowners about building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU).