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Smart Growth Social 2019: Join us Oct. 29, buy your tickets now!

Smart Growth Social 2019: Join us Oct. 29, buy your tickets now!

Posted on by Jane Lyons

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 @ 6:30 PM – 9 PM

Eastern Market North Hall, 225 7th St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Buy your tickets here!

You can also join our Host Committee ($250 donation) when you register.

We also offer individual and corporate sponsorships, view our sponsorship guide, and please contact Stewart Schwartz at stewart@smartergrowth.net. 

The Smart Growth Social is the Coalition for Smarter Growth’s most popular party of the year! A fundraiser to celebrate the smart growth supporters and urbanists who embody the smart growth movement in our region, this annual event (now in its seventh year) attracts over 250 of the best and brightest urbanists, community activists and advocates, and professionals from across public service, urban planning, and transportation in the DC region.

With refreshments from DC’s craft beer scene and food from local eateries, there’s so much to enjoy about Smart Growth Social.

 If that weren’t enough, each year the event features a short TED-style talk from a star in the smart growth and urbanism fields. This year’s speaker is Dan Reed, urbanist, blogger, thought- leader. Dan is an advocate for sustainable and inclusive communities and a keen observer of our very diverse and changing suburbs. In addition to his blog, Just Up the Pike, Dan writes for Washingtonian Magazine, and is a planner at Toole Design Group, a real estate agent, and member of the editorial board of Greater Greater Washington.

Register for Smart Growth Social here!

Montgomery County Homeowner ADU Workshop

Posted on by Jane Lyons

Thursday, November 14, 2019 @ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Silver Spring Civic Center, Ellsworth Room, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910

RSVP here!

Are you a homeowner in Montgomery County interested in building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU, also known as a granny flat, accessory apartment, or English basement)? Are you confused or intimidated by the process? Then, this is the event for you!
Come at 5:00 to get one-on-one guidance on building, designing, permitting, and financing your ADU. If you would like to discuss specifics about your project, please bring the required information (blueprints, financials, etc.).
The workshop will kick-off at 6:00 pm, with an introduction from CSG’s Maryland Advocacy Manager Jane Lyons and a welcome from Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer, followed by short presentations on:
  • Zoning: Montgomery Planning Department
  • Licensing and code enforcement: Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs
  • Permitting: Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services
  • Financing: Fannie Mae
  • Design and building codes: Ileana Schinder, architect
  • Construction: Hopkins and Porter
  • ADU Programs for Low-Income Homeowners: John Paukstis, President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland

The presentations will be followed with a question and answer session, moderated by CSG Maryland Advocacy Manager Jane Lyons with a panel of the above presenters.

The event is free, but registration is required due to limited space!

Travel Information: The Silver Spring Civic Center is located in downtown Silver Spring, with close proximity to the Silver Spring Metro station and many nearby WMATA and RideOn bus lines. If driving, the closest parking garages are Town Square Garage (801 Ellsworth Dr) and Wayne Avenue Garage (921 Wayne Ave).

This event is brought to you in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland and Ileana Schinder, PLLC.

 

Photo credit: buildinganadu.com

Making DC’s Buses the Best: A forum on the first performance-based D.C. Bus Report Card and next steps for faster, more reliable bus service for all.

Posted on by Kate Jentoft-Herr

Join us for the release of the first D.C. Bus Report Card. A short presentation will be followed by an interactive discussion with leading decision-makers, transit experts, and advocates sharing ideas on how to make D.C.’s bus system the best way to travel on city streets.

WHEN: July 10, 2019, 6:30-8:30 pm

WHERE: Georgetown University’s Downtown Campus, 640 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C.

There is no charge to attend this event, but pre-registration is required.

Representatives from the Coalition for Smarter Growth and Metro Hero will present the results of the first ever performance-based report card for D.C. buses and a panel of local experts will discuss how this assessment ties in with other studies being done to improve the bus. The panel will include Councilmember Mary Cheh, DDOT Director Jeff Marootian,   and representatives from WMATA,  TransitCenter, and the Greater Washington Partnership.  Uwe Brandes, of the Georgetown Urban & Regional Planning Program will moderate.

Join us on July 10 to learn about new ideas and next steps to improve bus service in the District and hear updates on current projects at DC Department of Transportation and Metro!  Through this discussion, we hope to inspire public involvement and support for the best possible bus service in the District of Columbia and the National Capital Region.

Co-hosted by: Coalition for Smarter Growth, MetroHero and Georgetown SCS Urban & Regional Planning Program

photo credit: Cheryl Cort

ADU Homeowner Workshop

Posted on by Claire Jaffe

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