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Latest Happenings
ANCs Push for 16th Street Bus Lanes
An effort is underway to have local Advisory Neigbhorhood Commissions (ANCs) pass nearly identical resolutions urging more progress on proposed dedicated bus lanes on 16th Street NW. ANC 2B/Dupont Circle passed the resolution (available here) at its last meeting on February 17th, by a vote of 6-0 with one abstention. On February 20th,
RELEASE: Strong majority of Montgomery voters support county’s plan for a Bus Rapid Transit Network, according to new poll
A poll commissioned by the regional advocacy organization Coalition for Smarter Growth found strong support among Montgomery County voters for investment in a new Bus Rapid Transit network (BRT). After listening to a list of positive and negative perspectives on Montgomery County’s planned BRT network, likely Montgomery voters expressed support for the system by a margin of 71 to 22 percent.
STATEMENT: Coalition for Smarter Growth on new commitments to long-term Metro funding
Coalition for Smarter Growth Executive Director Stewart Schwartz issued the following statement today applauding DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe for their announcement today committing $75 million toward Metro's Momentum plan to significantly improve the Metro system in the coming decades: "The Coalition for Smarter Growth commends the Governors and Mayor for committing an initial $75 million to Metro's Momentum - funding which will buy more rail cars to support more 8-car trains. While we would have liked to have seen more funding this year, we are pleased to hear of verbal commitments to draft and sign a multiyear agreement to fully fund Momentum. We urge completion of an agreement as soon as possible."
Testimony to the Committee on Economic Development and Housing on DHCD and DMPED Performance Oversight
Please accept these comments on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth (CSG). The Coalition for Smarter Growth is the leading organization working locally in the Washington, DC metropolitan region dedicated to making the case for smart growth. Our mission is to promote walkable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities, and the land use and transportation policies and investments needed to make those communities flourish.
RELEASE: Another Potomac River Bridge Study?
Coalition for Smarter Growth, Piedmont Environmental Council Sierra Club - Virginia Chapter FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 6, 2014 Contact: Stewart Schwartz, CSG, 703-599-6437 (C) Chris Miller, PEC, 540-347-2334 Another Potomac River Bridge Study? Proposed Legislation Could Inject a Hot Potato into Congressional Race Proposed legislation by Delegates Tom Rust and
