CSG in the News: ‘Missing middle’ housing plan in Montgomery County faces backlash
July 21, 2025 | Dana Munro | Washington Post But that trend of people being priced out of Montgomery County is already happening, said Carrie Kisicki, a 26-year-old Silver Spring resident and Montgomery advocacy manager with the Coalition for Smarter Growth, who is in favor of the change. More units,
CSG in the News: Montgomery County makes bus rides free, an idea that is gaining traction
June 28, 2025 | Dana Munro and Rachel Weiner | Washington PostAlso featuring Montgomery for All Steering Committee Mike Larkin! One major concern of the free buses, Larkin said, is that the lack of revenue coming in could justify the county disinvesting in the system, especially as Montgomery County deals
CSG in the News: Montgomery County’s Flash BRT on 355 will reduce travel times, if and when it is completed
June 27, 2025 | Ethan Goffman | Greater Greater Washington “This is a plan that has been on the books a long time, and they’re taking lots of steps to finally build this network out,” said Carrie Kisicki, Montgomery Advocacy Manager at the Coalition for Smarter Growth. [...] Kisicki also
CSG in the News: Elrich vows to push back on approved More Housing N.O.W. legislation
“Every new home helps, but the Council must also adopt the other tools in the package to meet our county’s great housing need. Most important is the approach reflected by [the ZTA] —making it much easier to build duplexes, triplexes, and small apartments near transit and jobs,” Carrie Kisicki, Montgomery advocacy manager for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, wrote in an email statement to Bethesda Today.
CSG in the News: MoCo residents polarized over proposed workforce housing legislation
March 11, 2025 | Ginny Bixby | Bethesda Magazine Supporters who spoke at the hearing in general praised the legislative package’s aim to increase the county’s housing supply and create realistic homeownership opportunities for more county residents. “It’s a plain and simple fact that our county needs more housing,” said
