Press Releases

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

Press 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. 
Press Release: CSG Commends Council’s Approval of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan

Press Release: CSG Commends Council’s Approval of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan

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The Coalition for Smarter Growth thanks the Montgomery County Council for voting today to pass the University Boulevard Corridor Plan.
VDOT map of 495 Southside study area

Press Release: Transportation Planning Board Votes to Remove Southside Express Lanes Project from Regional Plan

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During a meeting at the Transportation Planning Board today, leaders from DC, Maryland, and Virginia voted to exclude the controversial Southside Express Lanes project from the regional plan Visualize 2050.

Press Release: CSG welcomes Governor Moore’s executive order to boost housing production in Maryland 

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The Coalition for Smarter Growth commends the Moore-Miller administration for enacting the Housing Starts Here executive order, demonstrating Maryland's commitment to building the homes we need in a strategic, sustainable, and inclusive way. 
RELEASE: Montgomery County Council votes to remove the unbuilt northern portion of the M-83 highway from Master Plan

RELEASE: Montgomery County Council votes to remove the unbuilt northern portion of the M-83 highway from Master Plan

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The Montgomery County Council voted today to remove the unbuilt northern portion of M-83 from the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways, a move strongly supported by the Coalition for Smarter Growth and local leaders in the TAME Coalition.