The Friendship Commons development planned for Friendship Heights’ former GEICO campus will add 500+ homes, 10-foot bikeways and sidewalks, and new businesses and gathering spaces just one block from Metro’s Red Line.
Category: Affordable Housing
ACTION ALERT: This office campus can become a transit-oriented community
The Friendship Commons development planned for Friendship Heights’ former GEICO campus could add 500+ homes, 10-foot bikeways and sidewalks, and new businesses and gathering spaces just one block from Metro’s Red Line.
TESTIMONY: Support for Metro Grove apartment complex (Maryland)
This worthy project will bring 250 affordable apartment homes to a site that is only a quarter mile walk to the Suitland Metro Station. This is a great place to build new homes for people who could save money by relying on riding Metro, and the major bus lines on Silver Hill Road.
Get caught up on master plans in Montgomery County!
How well do you know the master plan process? And do you know what master plans are currently underway in Montgomery County?
Primary Election 2026: Learn where MoCo candidates stand on key issues, and get ready to vote!
We’ve put together these resources to help you know how, where, and when you can cast your vote, and to inform you about primary candidates’ positions on housing, zoning, and transportation.
Montgomery Housing Alliance 2026 County Executive Candidate Forum
On May 18, 2026, MHA hosted a housing-focused forum featuring all of the Montgomery County, MD, county executive candidates. Missed the forum? The recording is now live!
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.
Event materials: What’s the future vision for how Ward 3 and DC will grow & change?
This event was a discussion with DC Office of Planning to learn about DC 2050, District’s next Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map.
April 27, 2026, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library
Speakers: Nick Kushner, Senior Cross-Systems Planner, DC Office of Planning
Radhika Mohan, Deputy Director, DC Office of Planning
Ellen McCarthy, Moderator, Ward3Vision
DC Office of Planning staff presented the planning process to date, and discussed proposed changes for the Future Land Use Map. DC 2050 will guide where and how we build new housing, grow job opportunities, and connect neighborhoods. DC 2050 aims to align land use policies and investments to make the District more equitable, affordable, and resilient. See DC 2050.
This event was co-sponsored by CSG, Ward3Vision, and Cleveland Park Smart Growth.
Testimony at DPR oversight hearing in support of Chevy Chase DC library redevelopment with increased affordable housing (DC)
We are pleased to express our support for the capital funds for a new Chevy Chase recreation center, along with a new library, civic and outdoor recreation space, and affordable, mixed-income homes at the Chevy Chase Civic Core site.
Testimony at DMPED oversight hearing in support of Chevy Chase DC library redevelopment with increased affordable housing (DC)
We urge the Council to approve the FY 27 budget to support DMPED’s work, and capital funding for the Chevy Chase library and recreation center redevelopment.