Join us for a DC – MoCo happy hour April 8 in Friendship Heights!
April 8 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for a happy hour to meet up with local smart growth, urbanist, and affordable housing supporters! With important planning efforts moving ahead on both sides of the DC/MD line, we are bringing together community activists in DC & Montgomery County to build support for building more inclusive, affordable transit-oriented neighborhoods.
Smart Growth & Affordable Housing Happy Hour
For DC, Ward 3, Friendship Heights, Montgomery County & beyond!
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Aura Bar, 5247 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC
(Friendship Heights Metro)
We’ve got lots of hot topics happening in and around Friendship Heights, including:
- DC 2050 – Comprehensive Plan rewrite
- Wisconsin Ave. rezoning (DC)
- Chevy Chase DC library/community center with affordable housing project
- Chevy Chase, MD library redevelopment
- Montgomery County’s Friendship Heights Sector Plan (MD)
- GEICO Headquarters Redevelopment (MD)
- Gov. Moore’s bills on housing: TOD, starter homes, housing certainty (MD)
Special guest: Newly formed Chevy Chase Forward (DC)
Co-sponsored by: Coalition for Smarter Growth, Ward3Vision, WIN Ward 3, Montgomery for All, DC YIMBYs, Cleveland Park Smart Growth, CNU-Mid Atlantic