Advocating for walkable, bikeable, inclusive, and transit-oriented communities as the most sustainable and equitable way for the Washington, DC region to grow and provide opportunities for all.

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City-Themed Karaoke Night!

Bring your friends and sing your favorite place-based and urbanism-related songs (creativity encouraged)! 

Metro & Merlot, Volunteer Appreciation

We want to celebrate the volunteers that make a difference

Latest Happenings


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

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“We’re supportive of these kinds of efforts to ensure that drivers who are being dangerous and careless are accountable. And so we appreciate that out of the STEER act,” Cheryl Cort with the Coalition for Smarter Growth said. However, Cort and other advocates said enforcement alone isn’t enough. They said that long-term safety improvements must also include better street design.
Be a part of preserving Alexandria's affordable housing

Be a part of preserving Alexandria’s affordable housing

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Alexandria’s Office of Housing is requesting feedback on its draft Affordable Housing Preservation Recommendations and Strategies as part of the city’s Housing 2040 initiative.
Event materials: How New Housing Affects Affordability. Virtual Screening + Q&A with Justine Underhill

Event materials: How New Housing Affects Affordability. Virtual Screening + Q&A with Justine Underhill

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This online event focused on the impacts of luxury housing on affordability. We screened "What Luxury Housing Does to Homelessness," followed by a Q&A with its creator, Falls Church City Councilmember Justine Underhill. Justine is known for her dynamic video series simplifying complex housing concepts with research and engaging graphics.
Release: New DC region transportation plan misses the mark on our climate change, safety, and affordability challenges

Release: New DC region transportation plan misses the mark on our climate change, safety, and affordability challenges

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Despite a 2021 TPB resolution to do a vastly different and improved plan, this new Visualize 2050 plan fails to move the needle in helping the region use safer, more affordable and sustainable transportation modes. 

Support for major upzoning for more homes in Friendship Heights and Tenleytown Metro station areas (DC)

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Support for Zoning Case No. 25-13 -- Proposed Zoning Text and Map Amendments to create and map - new Wisconsin Avenue Mixed Use zones for Friendship Heights and Tenleytown Metro station areas