Transit-Oriented Development in DC

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Friendship Heights Metro with Mazza construction by Cheryl Cort

Take Action: Tell the DC Zoning Commission to upzone Wisconsin Ave. from Friendship Heights & Tenleytown Metro stations

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On December 11, 2025, the DC Zoning Commission will consider a major upzoning for the upper Wisconsin Avenue corridor near the Friendship Heights and Tenleytown Metro stations (Zoning Case 25-13) which could bring thousands of much-needed homes to this high opportunity area. Voice your support for a more inclusive Ward

DC Testimony Workshop: Preparing for Wisc. Ave. Rezoning

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Date: Nov. 10 2025, 7 - 8:30 pm AGENDA Introductions - name, neighborhood, motive How to testify Sign up & what to expect at virtual hearing 4pm, ~5pm proponents start  Principles for testifying Proponent with or without recommended improvements What’s motivating you to be here Tell your personal housing story,
Bob Ward, Ron Eichner Cheryl Cort. W3 HH 10-7-25

Ward 3 Smart Growth & Affordable Housing Happy Hour

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Residents and community activists got together in Tenleytown on October 7 to socialize and talk about opportunities to build more sustainable inclusive and walkable neighborhoods, especially in Ward 3.
CSG primer: Visualize 2050, our region's 25-year transportation plan

CSG primer: Visualize 2050, our region’s 25-year transportation plan

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The draft Visualize 2050 plan, our region's long-range transportation plan, has too many highway and arterial road expansions that will increase driving and climate emissions. We will miss our region’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 – even if there’s a rapid switch to electric vehicles.

CSG in the News: Does D.C. have the worst traffic? Not so fast.

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July 26, 2025 | Rachel Weiner and John D. Harden | The Washington Post “It’s not news that a successful metropolitan region like the D.C. region has a lot of traffic,” said Stewart Schwartz of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, a nonprofit that advocates denser urban areas with less need to drive.