Both sides in the battle over Arlington County’s proposed streetcar lines are weighing in on a big decision by the county board.
Author: Elena Sorokina
CSG Support for EYA Takoma Metro Station JD Proposal (Docket R14-01)
Please accept these comments on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth. The Coalition for Smarter Growth is the leading organization in the Washington, D.C. 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.
H St: Past & Future (& the streetcar)
Materials from our H St walking tour on June 7, 2014
Candidate who’s “concerned” about Purple Line gets angry when pro-Purple Line organization gives her a low score
If you’re running for office, you’d like to get votes from everyone, and avoid angering people. A lot of candidates try to do this by expressing “support” for big projects which have a lot of proponents, while also voicing “concerns” to those against the project.
Testimony on DDOT regarding the Transportation Reorganization Act of 2014 (B20-759)
The Transportation Reorganization Act of 2014 (B20-759) proposes to radically reorganize DDOT by separating out and isolating transportation functions into a set of individual agencies. While the TRA is a provocative conversation starter on how to better integrate transportation functions, improve customer service, and increase capacity to focus on implementation, we worry that the cure is worse than the disease. The kind of segmentation proposed in the TRA creates silos that make coordinated, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions hard to deliver.
D.C. Council takes up sweeping transportation bill
From parking tickets to streetcars and Capital Bikeshare, a D.C. City Council committee began a discussion on Wednesday about overhauling the transportation system in the city.
In the District, a transportation plan that boosts transit and discourages driving
A draft of the District’s long-range transportation plan calls for toll lanes at major entry points into the city and other efforts aimed at keeping vehicles off downtown’s congested streets. MoveDC, which looks ahead to 2040, envisions a city with a wide transit network that includes a streetcar system, dedicated bus lanes in major commuter corridors, expanded Metrorail service in the downtown core, an active water taxi system and 200 miles of on-street bicycle facilities.
Pentagon City: More than a Mall
Tour program from “Pentagon City: More than a Mall” walking tour on May 31, 2014
Welcome to the Montgomery County Council Candidates Forum
Welcome everyone! Welcome to our Montgomery County Council Candidates Forum! I am Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, one of your hosts this evening. Kelly Blynn, CSG’s Next Generation of Transit Campaign Manager, is here tonight as well, and is familiar to many of you.
Support for Bill 20—707: Land Disposition Transparency Act of 2014
We wish to testify in support of Bill 20-707, the Land Disposition Transparency Act of 2014. We have tracked public land dispositions for several years and applaud the significant public benefits that have been delivered as a result of them. As laudable as many of these public land dispositions are, the process for how a public subsidy is provided to a private development to accomplish public goals is opaque. The process has often left the public wondering if it received the best deal.