
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,

Friends Around Town
Your Friends have been out in the community over the last month and we’re grateful to our partners for engaging us in these fascinating opportunities. Dan Reed and I were both panelists during a Montgomery Housing Partnership breakfast focused on social media in community engagement. Montgomery Housing Partnership’s mission is to expand

Move to moveDC Saturday, and more on the calendar
Are you going to moveDC? This Saturday is the moveDC Idea Exchange, the big kickoff to DDOT's big effort to create a comprehensive transportation plan. Plus, there are 2 forums on the future of transportation in Montgomery County next week. Photo by Read G on Flickr. The Idea Exchange includes

Walkable Neighborhoods: How to Make Them for Everyone
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Refreshments 6:00 pm Program 6:30-8:30 pm National Capital Planning Commission 401 9th Street NW, North Lobby, Suite 500 (Metro: Archives) Event program Video (Part I) Twitter recap via Storify (from Smart Growth America) Chris Leinberger's presentation (Part 1) and (Part 2) Ed Lazere's presentation Pictures Walkable
On the calendar: Parking! Walking! Bicycling! Controversy!
Whether you care about parking, bicycling, walking, or all three, in DC, Maryland, or Virginia, there are some important events coming up, from a parking meeting tonight in Georgetown to a forum on upcounty Montgomery pedestrian safety to a bike rally in Richmond.