TO: Montgomery County Council Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) Committee FROM: Jane Lyons, Maryland Advocacy Manager, Coalition for Smarter Growth DATE: Thursday, October 7, 2021 SUBJECT: Coalition for Smarter Growth’s Comments on Thrive 2050 Housing Chapter _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prior to Monday's work session on Thrive's Affordable and Attainable Housing chapter,

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We strongly support the direction of the Planning Department’s recommendations for more diverse housing typologies in Montgomery County, especially in places near transit, amenities, and jobs. Inequitable, unsustainable land use patterns are a systemic problem at the root of some of our most difficult social issues. Montgomery County should not

We strongly support the Planning Board’s draft of Thrive 2050, although we urge you to further strengthen certain areas. Thrive creates a vital blueprint for a county that is more affordable, walkable, prosperous, resilient, and racially and economically integrated, and recognizes that the best way to achieve that vision is through

On May 18, 2021, RISE Prince George’s convened a virtual event to discuss the future of housing & economic development in the County. The talk was titled: “We can't have quality economic development without affordable housing: so how do we get it all?” with: Angie Rodgers, Prince George’s Deputy Chief