CSG In The News

CSG in the News: Traffic fatalities in DC drop more than 50% in 2025, Attorney General says

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January 05, 2026 | Ya-Marie Sesay | DC News Now Since the STEER Act was implemented, the Attorney General’s Office has sued 24 of the most dangerous drivers in the District. Combined, those drivers accumulated more than 4,300 traffic violations and over $1.4 million in traffic fines. “We’re supportive of these kinds

CSG in the News: Planning commission approves Potomac Yard amendments to enable final development phase

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“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

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Bill Pugh, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, said the package represented “real progress.”

CSG in the News: Route 7 BRT planners welcome feedback at recent Culmore open house

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October 20, 2025 | Scott McCaffrey | FFXNow Among the open house attendees was Sonya Breehey, a Falls Church resident who was viewing proposals both as a prospective rider and as a staff member of the pro-transit group Coalition for Smarter Growth. “This is really important — BRT is really an opportunity,”
In memoriam: EYA founder Bob Youngentob dies at 64

In memoriam: EYA founder Bob Youngentob dies at 64

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CSG honored Youngentob with its Livable Communities Leadership Award in 2018. Youngentob was EYA executive chairman and helped shape some of Greater Washington's best known communities, including Reservoir District and Riggs Park Place in D.C.