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Duke Street Walking Tour
A lot is happening on Duke Street -- affordable housing construction, plans for new bus rapid transit, a public revisioning initiative for the corridor, and more. Come out Saturday, June 6, to get an inside look!
Montgomery for All Eastern Silver Spring Bike Tour
Join CSG and Montgomery for All for a group bike ride through the Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan area! On Wednesday, June 3rd at 5:30pm, we'll lead a family-paced bike ride through some of the neighborhoods in the plan.
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Latest Happenings
Testimony: Support for 2026 Maryland Housing Certainty Act
The Maryland Housing Certainty Act will help reduce the uncertainty around changing land use regulations. While revising and updating land use regulations is an ongoing process, a proposal should have certainty that upon completing an application, the rules will not change.
Testimony: Support for SB 457 / HB 1081 — Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land (Land Value Tax)
Split-rate taxes on land and improvements allow governments to properly align tax incentives with desirable outcomes, encouraging development that will deliver on the vision of local master plans, provide community benefits, and generate its fair share of the revenue needed to support public infrastructure.
Testimony: Support for WMATA Operating and Capital Budget (MD)
The Coalition for Smarter Growth strongly supports funding for WMATA. We support the proposed governor’s allowance with amendments that the State of Maryland provide full operating funding contribution identified by WMATA in its proposed FY27 budget, and, starting in FY28, the DMVMoves capital funding increase of $152M per year.
Testimony: Support for Starter and Silver Homes Act (MD)
Maryland is experiencing a housing shortage, and losing residents to other states where housing is more affordable. SB 36 can help change that trend by ensuring our communities can build homes that reflect the diversity of needs of Maryland residents.
Support 3 key reforms for better Maryland transportation
A transportation trifecta is moving through the MD General Assembly: more climate-friendly projects, more options than driving, and more homes and businesses near transit. Send an email to make sure these three bills get passed!
