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Event: Tour the future of Oakton + drinks on us! (Oakton, VA)
You’re invited! Join us for a walking tour and happy
Smart Growth Social
Join us for our annual party at Eastern Market! Smart Growth Social, CSG's most popular annual event, is returning to Eastern Market this October! Join us for a celebration of the smart growth movement and the incredible people who champion it.
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Latest Happenings
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.
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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: Blueprint Launch Webinar
In this webinar, we dived into the different ways that better land use, housing, and transportation policies can address our region's interconnected challenges.
REPORT: DC Metro Area Transit Access Stories
Since 2002, public transit agencies in DMV have improved service in a number of ways.
RELEASE: New Transit Access to Opportunity Data for the Seven Highest-Ridership Cities
“The Washington DC Metro’s strategy of increasing frequency, expanding service with 24-hour routes, and providing low-income fare passes is working,” said Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth in Washington DC. “TransitCenter’s updated Transportation Equity Dashboard shows that the average DC area resident has much-improved access to jobs. Alexandria’s new DASH Bus network and free fares also contributed to much-improved access, with both systems showing the greatest benefits for Black and lower-income workers. This report shows the value of investing in Metro and our local bus systems, including the importance of finding 35% more bus operating funds for Metro to implement its Visionary Bus Network.”