Coalition for Smarter Growth

Who We Are

CSG is the leading organization addressing where and how the Washington region grows, partnering with communities in planning for the future, and offering solutions to the interconnected challenges of housing, transportation, energy and the environment.

Stop the Outer Beltway

Once again, lobbyists are pushing for an unneeded and wasteful Outer Beltway, seeking to divert scarce tax dollars from the needs of existing commuter roads like I-66 that are choked with traffic.
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Livable Communities Leadership Award 2012

Evan Goldman, Vice President for Development at Federal Realty Investment Trust, was recognized on May 2, 2012 as the winner of our 2012 Livable Communities Leadership Award.
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Take Action

• Prevent state overreach in VA - keep transportation decisions in your community
• Save Manassas Battlefield. Stop the Outer Beltway.
• Raise the MD Gas Tax? Only if we invest smarter.

Latest News

• Testimony to Alexandria Planning Commission on Beauregard Small Area Plan
• Letter supporting CB-2 pedestrian/bike facilities to Prince George's Council
• Release: General Assembly Should Look to the Public-Private Transportation Act Fund
• Testimony on the proposed Maryland gas tax - where is our money going?