Known nationally as an innovator in smart growth and environmental protection, Maryland has many opportunities for improved transportation, land use and equitable development policies.
In Maryland, the Coalition for Smarter Growth focuses on Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. We advocate for transit-oriented neighborhoods where people can walk, bicycle and take transit between home, work and play, the new transit investments to support these communities, and affordable housing linked to transit.
Latest Happenings
Transit Initiatives Boosted by Employers
It's been clear for several years that more people than ever support public transit. In vote after vote, people consistently say yes to taxes for transit creation. In 2012, 79 percent of transit ballot initiatives were approved. That's good news for everyone. For every $1 billion investment in transit, 60,000
A Walkable Wheaton?
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, the Coalition for Smarter Growth partnered with Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee to tour recent and upcoming changes in "A Walkable Wheaton." Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Nancy Navarro toured new developments and were joined by speakers from Kittelson & Associates,
Montgomery parking requirements looser, but not enough
Montgomery County's new zoning code will allow less parking in new developments in order to use land more efficiently and encourage alternatives to driving. However, the regulations still require parking in ways that will hinder the walkable urban places the county wants to build. Space for people, or space for
Transit projects in Gaithersburg to benefit from fuel tax revenue
The increase in Maryland’s fuel tax, signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) last week, is projected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Montgomery County road and transit projects, including two major projects in Gaithersburg. The proposed Corridor Cities Transitway bus rapid transit system and an interchange
PG planners propose bold new smart growth future
Prince George's County has diverged from its smart growth goals, says the county Planning Board in a searing assessment. The board says residents have a choice: push for more transit-oriented development and walkable communities, or "be resigned to business as usual." Largo Town Center. Photo by the author.The board released
