Category: Presentations

WEBINAR: Maryland Housing Needs & Solutions: Why is housing unaffordable, and what can we do to fix it?

WEBINAR: Maryland Housing Needs & Solutions: Why is housing unaffordable, and what can we do to fix it?

Posted on by Cheryl Cort

At this online event, we discussed two recent reports offering insight into why housing is so unaffordable, what its impact is, and what to do about it with a Maryland all star cast ⭐️:

  • Kathryn Howell, PhD, Director of the National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland College Park & Associate Professor, Urban Studies & Planning Program
  • Dani DiPietro, Policy Research Director, Office of the Comptroller of Maryland
  • Natali Fani-González, Council President and District 6 Councilmember, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Moderated by Scott Gottbreht, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Strategy, & Research, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

View the reports, presentations and event recording here:

Event: Zoning for Positive Change in DC

Event: Zoning for Positive Change in DC

Posted on by Cheryl Cort

How can plans and zoning regulations shape vibrant, mixed-use, walkable communities? On April 23, 2025 we hosted a discussion with Code Studio, one of the national leaders on using innovative form-based approaches to zoning to guide change and protect what’s best about our neighborhoods. 

Speakers: Colin Scarff and Rene Biberstein, Code Studio; Moderated by Ellen McCarthy, Ward3Vision

This event is part of our informational series as the District kicks off DC 2050 — the Comprehensive Plan rewrite in spring of 2025.

Review the recording on YouTube here.

Code Studio Presentation

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Code Studio

Co-sponsored by Coalition for Smarter Growth and Ward3Vision

CSG Remarks to NoVa Legislative Delegation  in support of Metro Funding

CSG Remarks to NoVa Legislative Delegation  in support of Metro Funding

Posted on by Ayesha Amsa

Given the value of Metro to Virginia, and the staffing concerns that the GM just highlighted – we hold out hope for a level of funding that will avoid service cuts, while minimizing fare increases, and minimizing the – less-than-ideal – shifting of preventative maintenance funds to operating needs.

PRESENTATION: Creating Community Blvds & Avenues

Posted on by Ayesha Amsa

We have the design and engineering tools to re-create arterials into dynamic streets that are safer and serve community uses like local businesses. We know that arterials make up a large share of serious crashes and deaths. But these conversions are rare. Why are they so rare? A new idea about how to change that.