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.
Category: Affordable Housing
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.
April update: Where key housing and transportation bills stand in Maryland’s General Assembly
In this year’s Maryland legislative session, CSG has helped get some promising housing and transportation bills through the Maryland House and Senate – and we’re still tracking others that may need a push.
Take action: Support affordable housing (again!) at the Chevy Chase, MD Library
In 2022, CSG, Montgomery for All, Action in Montgomery, and other organizations teamed up to rally for co-locating affordable housing with a redeveloped Chevy Chase Library—and won.
Now, in 2026, we need to speak up once again.
🌸 All Things Montgomery: March 2026 🌸
Spring is here! 🌸 And with it comes many upcoming opportunities to take action all over Montgomery County—some new, and some familiar.
Attention Ward 4: Dance Loft’s affordable housing & arts project needs your help to win ANC 4E support 3/24
Dance Loft on 14, approved three years ago, is an exciting Ward 4 mixed-use development that includes affordable housing, a performing arts center, retail space, and net-zero energy design. But it encountered delays due to the city’s unprecedented crisis in affordable housing funding.
Guest blog: Dance Loft on 14 survived DC’s affordable housing meltdown. ANC 4E shouldn’t let it die now.
After three years of financial limbo caused by DC’s affordable housing funding crisis, Dance Loft on 14’s exciting mixed-use development in Ward 4 finally has a path forward. But it needs ANC 4E’s support to get there, and the commissioners who will decide its fate weren’t in office when the project was originally approved.
Press release: Dance Loft on 14, a unique, affordable housing and arts center project, hangs in the balance
Supporters urge ANC 4E to endorse modifications to advance project at crucial Tuesday vote.
Testimony — Support for Increases to Maryland DHCD Capital Budget
The work of DHCD and affordable housing practitioners is essential to address these housing needs. DHCD currently has 70+ affordable housing projects in its funding pipeline. The state is a critical partner on these projects, and this budget decision will determine how many of these projects are able to move forward.
Testimony: Support for the 2026 Maryland Housing and Transit Opportunity Act (TOD Bill)
Transit-oriented development (TOD) plays a critical role in addressing two key Maryland challenges: housing and transportation. Workers and families benefit from expanded transportation and housing options and greater affordability through TOD.