Stewart Schwartz, executive director of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, offered a statement to the Fairfax County Times on the tools needed to ensure affordable housing.
Category: News
CSG in the News: How a simple bingo game gets people moving through the city
Greater Greater Washington: TranspoBINGO is a DC-born game that challenges people to try new ways of moving through and exploring the city.
CSG in the News: Rumors Flying that Trump Admin Wants to Undo Bike Lanes in Capital
Streetsblog USA: The feds appear to be mounting an argument that bike lanes cause congestion in the nation’s capitol — and advocates are bracing for a fight.
CSG in the News: In wealthy Chevy Chase, divisive plan advances to add housing to library
The Washington Post: The recently released proposal would add affordable and market-rate housing on top of the new library, stoking a debate about the right ways to use public land.
Release: Happiest commuters? Those who use transit, walking, biking and carpools. Least happy commuters? Those who drive alone
2025 State of the Commute Survey results released
CSG in the News: Traffic fatalities in DC drop more than 50% in 2025, Attorney General says
“We’re supportive of these kinds of efforts to ensure that drivers who are being dangerous and careless are accountable. And so we appreciate that out of the STEER act,” Cheryl Cort with the Coalition for Smarter Growth said.
However, Cort and other advocates said enforcement alone isn’t enough. They said that long-term safety improvements must also include better street design.
Release: New DC region transportation plan misses the mark on our climate change, safety, and affordability challenges
Despite a 2021 TPB resolution to do a vastly different and improved plan, this new Visualize 2050 plan fails to move the needle in helping the region use safer, more affordable and sustainable transportation modes.
Press Release: CSG Commends Council’s Approval of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
The Coalition for Smarter Growth thanks the Montgomery County Council for voting today to pass the University Boulevard Corridor Plan.
CSG in the News: Planning commission approves Potomac Yard amendments to enable final development phase
“Between April 2024 and 2025, average home prices in Alexandria rose by 10.5 percent and in that time, over 93 percent of residents making below $50,000 per year are housing cost burdened,” wrote Becca Dedert of the Coalition for Smarter Growth.
CSG in the News: Task force recommends increasing Metro funding, starting at $460M
Bill Pugh, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, said the package represented “real progress.”