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Testimony: Comments on the Draft RFK Campus Master Plan, DC
August 14, 2026 Ms. Anita Cozart, Director, DC Office of Planning Via: OP.RFKMasterPlan@dc.gov RE: Comment on RFK Campus Master Plan – Public Comment Draft Dear Director Cozart: Please accept these comments on the housing and mobility components of the draft RFK Campus Master Plan on behalf of the Coalition for
Smart Growth Principles for the 2026 DC Elections
DC neighborhoods should be walkable and inclusive, offering more homes within a 15-minute walk to daily needs, and access to frequent, reliable transit, and safe bikeways.
Testimony: DDOT Performance Oversight Hearing (DC)
Continued success in safety and better transportation choices will be foundational to a revitalized Downtown economy and connected thriving neighborhoods.
CSG primer: Visualize 2050, our region’s 25-year transportation plan
The draft Visualize 2050 plan, our region's long-range transportation plan, has too many highway and arterial road expansions that will increase driving and climate emissions. We will miss our region’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 – even if there’s a rapid switch to electric vehicles.
RELEASE: We know we have traffic congestion. The real news is that we have more solutions to congestion than most regions of the country – and can do better.
Consumer Affairs released its ranking of the cities with the worst congestion and DC ranked #1. “These rankings routinely show DC in the top four, so it’s not news that our region has congestion. For one thing, it’s a sign of a healthy economy, and in our case, the return to office requirement,” said Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth.
