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Be a part of preserving Alexandria's affordable housing

Be a part of preserving Alexandria’s affordable housing

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Alexandria’s Office of Housing is requesting feedback on its draft Affordable Housing Preservation Recommendations and Strategies as part of the city’s Housing 2040 initiative.
Press Release: New DC region transportation plan misses the mark on our climate change, safety, and affordability challenges

Press Release: New DC region transportation plan misses the mark on our climate change, safety, and affordability challenges

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Despite a 2021 TPB resolution to do a vastly different and improved plan, this new Visualize 2050 plan fails to move the needle in helping the region use safer, more affordable and sustainable transportation modes. 

Support for major upzoning for more homes in Friendship Heights and Tenleytown Metro station areas (DC)

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Support for Zoning Case No. 25-13 -- Proposed Zoning Text and Map Amendments to create and map - new Wisconsin Avenue Mixed Use zones for Friendship Heights and Tenleytown Metro station areas
WEBINAR: Maryland Housing Needs & Solutions: Why is housing unaffordable, and what can we do to fix it?

WEBINAR: Maryland Housing Needs & Solutions: Why is housing unaffordable, and what can we do to fix it?

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At this online event, we discussed two recent reports offering insight into why housing is so unaffordable, what its impact is, and what to do about it with a Maryland all star cast ⭐️: Kathryn Howell, PhD, Director of the National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland College Park & Associate
Press Release: CSG Commends Council’s Approval of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan

Press Release: CSG Commends Council’s Approval of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan

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The Coalition for Smarter Growth thanks the Montgomery County Council for voting today to pass the University Boulevard Corridor Plan.