Category: Event materials
Tour program: The Silver Line, Reston, & Tysons: A New Chapter
[PDF] Decades in the making, Phase 1 of the Silver Line has arrived in Fairfax County and new buildings are appearing at the Wiehle-Reston East and Tysons Metro stations. We have a rare opportunity to witness a new phase of the county and the region as old suburbs are retrofitted and new walkable, urban, and sustainable destinations emerge.
H St: Past & Future (& the streetcar)
Materials from our H St walking tour on June 7, 2014
Pentagon City: More than a Mall
Tour program from “Pentagon City: More than a Mall” walking tour on May 31, 2014
Twinbrook: Placemaking in Progress
The Twinbrook Metro Station opened in 1984 surrounded by 26 acres of parking lots for Metro commuters. Join us to learn how a walkable, mixed-use community is taking shape on the site of those surface parking lots.
Tour speakers:
- David Levy, Chief of Long Range Planning and Redevelopment, City of Rockville
- Lori Shirley, Planner Coordinator, Montgomery County Planning Department
- Stan Wall, Director of the Office of Real Estate and Station Planning, WMATA
- Jamie Weinbaum, JBG
- Joe McClane, President of Cambridge Walk I HOA
Resources:
East Falls Church: Bridging I-66
Divided by I-66 and split between two jurisdictions, East Falls Church is on the cusp of big changes. View new developments and learn about plans for a vibrant, walkable and cycling-friendly neighborhood.
Event materials:
- Program (PDF)
- East Falls Church area plan (online)
- Pedestrian and cyclist count
Better DC Buses: What does it take?
New and innovative bus service has offered a better ride on DC buses, but many more improvements, like the 16th Street rush hour bus lanes, are still pending. Improving bus service is of vital importance to DC residents, since they rely more on riding the bus than on Metro.
Traffic congestion, constrained funding, and limited street space are all challenges to speedier and more reliable buses. For several years, better bus service has been planned, and sometimes implemented in DC and the region.
What’s the status of bus improvement plans, and what can we learn from other regions’ experiences? Together with ANC Commissioner Kishan Putta, CSG hosted Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Joseph Barr (formerly of NYC DOT), WMATA’s Jim Hamre, and DDOT’s Sam Zimbabwe, as well as DC Councilmember Mary Cheh.
Zoning Over Pizza
If you’ve signed up to speak in front of the Zoning Commission at the public hearings on the zoning update this November (we need more supporters to sign up!), this workshop is for you! Over snacks, we talked about what the Zoning Commissioners will be looking for when you speak, and what you can say to best show your support for the zoning update. We’ll break into small groups and brainstorm what we can say.
Tenley: Top of the Town
On Saturday, September 28, over 50 participants took an early fall stroll through the Tenleytown commercial district with the Coalition for Smarter Growth and Ward3Vision to learn about the community’s past, present and future.