Coalition for Smarter Growth
@betterdcregion.bsky.social
We advocate for livable, walkable, transit-oriented communities in the DC region. Walkable = good, sprawl = bad.
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2025 has been an exciting and impactful year for CSG, and we’re thrilled to share our Year in Review with you!
This #GivingTuesday, contribute to CSG to help us keep going in 2026!
Read the report: www.smartergrowth.net/about/annual...
Donate today: secure.everyaction.com/S_sYFKRjC0WZ...
This #GivingTuesday, contribute to CSG to help us keep going in 2026!
Read the report: www.smartergrowth.net/about/annual...
Donate today: secure.everyaction.com/S_sYFKRjC0WZ...
Annual Report & Financial Information - Coalition For Smarter Growth
See how we work for livable, walkable, transit-oriented communities that make it easy for people from all walks of life to work and play close to home, and for inclusive […]
www.smartergrowth.net
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
2025 has been an exciting and impactful year for CSG, and we’re thrilled to share our Year in Review with you!
This #GivingTuesday, contribute to CSG to help us keep going in 2026!
Read the report: www.smartergrowth.net/about/annual...
Donate today: secure.everyaction.com/S_sYFKRjC0WZ...
This #GivingTuesday, contribute to CSG to help us keep going in 2026!
Read the report: www.smartergrowth.net/about/annual...
Donate today: secure.everyaction.com/S_sYFKRjC0WZ...
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Tomorrow, 2:30 pm- join us to see all the changes occurring around the New Carrollton Metro station!
New Carrollton station is changing! 12/2, 2:30P, walk w/ us to see what's happening around this major transit hub. There's a lot to see & more on the way. This tour will give a bird's eye view & on-the-ground look. We've got Metro, MARC, Amtrak, Purple Line & lots of new buildings bit.ly/49Dn9Tu
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Tomorrow, 2:30 pm- join us to see all the changes occurring around the New Carrollton Metro station!
We are thankful to each of you for what you are doing for your communities and for your support for our team at the Coalition for Smarter Growth.
From the entire CSG team, we wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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From the entire CSG team, we wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We are thankful to each of you for what you are doing for your communities and for your support for our team at the Coalition for Smarter Growth.
From the entire CSG team, we wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
🦃🦃🦃
From the entire CSG team, we wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
🦃🦃🦃
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Great testimonials on the benefits of travel by @amtrak.com compared to terrible holiday traffic and air travel. More reason to invest more in America’s passenger rail network! @betterdcregion.bsky.social @mdotmtaholly.bsky.social @mwcog.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Great testimonials on the benefits of travel by @amtrak.com compared to terrible holiday traffic and air travel. More reason to invest more in America’s passenger rail network! @betterdcregion.bsky.social @mdotmtaholly.bsky.social @mwcog.bsky.social
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New Carrollton station is changing! 12/2, 2:30P, walk w/ us to see what's happening around this major transit hub. There's a lot to see & more on the way. This tour will give a bird's eye view & on-the-ground look. We've got Metro, MARC, Amtrak, Purple Line & lots of new buildings bit.ly/49Dn9Tu
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New Carrollton station is changing! 12/2, 2:30P, walk w/ us to see what's happening around this major transit hub. There's a lot to see & more on the way. This tour will give a bird's eye view & on-the-ground look. We've got Metro, MARC, Amtrak, Purple Line & lots of new buildings bit.ly/49Dn9Tu
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Support more housing and businesses on Conn. Av. in Cleveland Park & Woodley Park! Send a letter in support of upzoning along Connecticut Avenue. Hearing is December 1. Take action by sending a letter, then sign up to testify.
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Support more housing and businesses on Conn. Av. in Cleveland Park & Woodley Park! Send a letter in support of upzoning along Connecticut Avenue. Hearing is December 1. Take action by sending a letter, then sign up to testify.
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
Click here: secure.everyaction.com/-haH5kw9EkaP...
“Far too many pedestrians are being killed or injured trying to get to school, work or grocery stores while crossing six-lane highways in Montgomery County.”
This recent LTE makes a strong case for moving the University Boulevard Corridor Plan forward:
bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/22/l...
This recent LTE makes a strong case for moving the University Boulevard Corridor Plan forward:
bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/22/l...
Letter to the editor: Move forward with the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
Proposal could result in more affordable housing, safer roads, better public transit
bethesdamagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Far too many pedestrians are being killed or injured trying to get to school, work or grocery stores while crossing six-lane highways in Montgomery County.”
This recent LTE makes a strong case for moving the University Boulevard Corridor Plan forward:
bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/22/l...
This recent LTE makes a strong case for moving the University Boulevard Corridor Plan forward:
bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/22/l...
🚧 Groundbreaking at West Falls Church Metro! 🚧
CSG was excited to join Metro Forward, local elected officials, and developers to celebrate the groundbreaking of a mixed-use development that will turn acres of underused parking lots into a walkable, transit-oriented community in West Falls Church!
CSG was excited to join Metro Forward, local elected officials, and developers to celebrate the groundbreaking of a mixed-use development that will turn acres of underused parking lots into a walkable, transit-oriented community in West Falls Church!
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚧 Groundbreaking at West Falls Church Metro! 🚧
CSG was excited to join Metro Forward, local elected officials, and developers to celebrate the groundbreaking of a mixed-use development that will turn acres of underused parking lots into a walkable, transit-oriented community in West Falls Church!
CSG was excited to join Metro Forward, local elected officials, and developers to celebrate the groundbreaking of a mixed-use development that will turn acres of underused parking lots into a walkable, transit-oriented community in West Falls Church!
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This year's World Day of Remembrance and Ride for Your Life were inspiring and uplifting. #WDOR2025 @waba.org @safestreetsdc.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This year's World Day of Remembrance and Ride for Your Life were inspiring and uplifting. #WDOR2025 @waba.org @safestreetsdc.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
One of the speakers at today’s Montgomery County Council meeting is Dan Langenkamp, whose wife, U.S. diplomat Sarah Debbink Langenkamp, was killed biking to her child's school in Bethesda.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a day to think ahead, too, to solutions - Maryland Matters
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a day to remember people like his wife, Sarah, who was struck and killed in 2022 while riding her bike, writes Dan Langenkamp. But it's also a day ...
marylandmatters.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
One of the speakers at today’s Montgomery County Council meeting is Dan Langenkamp, whose wife, U.S. diplomat Sarah Debbink Langenkamp, was killed biking to her child's school in Bethesda.
Today, in recognition of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, we stand together at the Montgomery County Council with traffic violence survivors and families forever changed by devastating and preventable crashes.
Today, the Montgomery County Council presented a proclamation recognizing World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We honor those lost or forever changed by traffic crashes and reaffirm our commitment to Vision Zeroand safer streets for all.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today, in recognition of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, we stand together at the Montgomery County Council with traffic violence survivors and families forever changed by devastating and preventable crashes.
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan can bring safer streets and more housing options for Montgomery County residents, but the Council needs to hear from us NOW.
Work session is tomorrow, vote is in December.
🚨Email the council🚨
Speak up now:
secure.everyaction.com/ksYW2YgT10i3...
Work session is tomorrow, vote is in December.
🚨Email the council🚨
Speak up now:
secure.everyaction.com/ksYW2YgT10i3...
Support the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
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November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan can bring safer streets and more housing options for Montgomery County residents, but the Council needs to hear from us NOW.
Work session is tomorrow, vote is in December.
🚨Email the council🚨
Speak up now:
secure.everyaction.com/ksYW2YgT10i3...
Work session is tomorrow, vote is in December.
🚨Email the council🚨
Speak up now:
secure.everyaction.com/ksYW2YgT10i3...
Be a part of making Oakton safer!
Today, FCDOT will be hosting a community workshop to discuss the Oakton Safety & Congestion Study.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your priorities for transportation and safety improvements.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportati...
Today, FCDOT will be hosting a community workshop to discuss the Oakton Safety & Congestion Study.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your priorities for transportation and safety improvements.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportati...
Oakton Congestion and Safety Study | Transportation
Fairfax County, Virginia - Oakton Congestion Mitigation and Safety Study
www.fairfaxcounty.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Be a part of making Oakton safer!
Today, FCDOT will be hosting a community workshop to discuss the Oakton Safety & Congestion Study.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your priorities for transportation and safety improvements.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportati...
Today, FCDOT will be hosting a community workshop to discuss the Oakton Safety & Congestion Study.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your priorities for transportation and safety improvements.
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportati...
Congratulations to our friends at the Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB) on 20 years of advancing better biking in Fairfax!
FABB honored key advocacy champions, including our very own Sonya Breehey, recognizing her leadership in active transportation.
fabb-bikes.org/celebrating-...
FABB honored key advocacy champions, including our very own Sonya Breehey, recognizing her leadership in active transportation.
fabb-bikes.org/celebrating-...
Celebrating 20 Years of FABB: Looking Back, Moving Forward | Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling
fabb-bikes.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to our friends at the Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB) on 20 years of advancing better biking in Fairfax!
FABB honored key advocacy champions, including our very own Sonya Breehey, recognizing her leadership in active transportation.
fabb-bikes.org/celebrating-...
FABB honored key advocacy champions, including our very own Sonya Breehey, recognizing her leadership in active transportation.
fabb-bikes.org/celebrating-...
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If you live in/around the University Blvd Corridor Plan area, you need to tell the Council to NOT cut back on safe streets, better transit, and more inclusive housing in the plan—all these things are at risk! 🚨
Be heard & contact the Council ASAP:
smartergrowth.net/ubc
Be heard & contact the Council ASAP:
smartergrowth.net/ubc
Learn more about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan envisions a community with safer streets, thriving local businesses, better public transit, and more housing choices to meet people’s needs at all ages and stage...
smartergrowth.net
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you live in/around the University Blvd Corridor Plan area, you need to tell the Council to NOT cut back on safe streets, better transit, and more inclusive housing in the plan—all these things are at risk! 🚨
Be heard & contact the Council ASAP:
smartergrowth.net/ubc
Be heard & contact the Council ASAP:
smartergrowth.net/ubc
There’s still time to weigh in on the University Boulevard Corridor Plan.
Learn more: smartergrowth.net/ubc
Learn more: smartergrowth.net/ubc
Learn more about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan envisions a community with safer streets, thriving local businesses, better public transit, and more housing choices to meet people’s needs at all ages and stage...
smartergrowth.net
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There’s still time to weigh in on the University Boulevard Corridor Plan.
Learn more: smartergrowth.net/ubc
Learn more: smartergrowth.net/ubc
Comment on the Visualize 2050 transportation plan!
We believe that the Visualize 2050 draft has a number of good projects but too many highway and arterial road expansions that will increase driving, pollution, and sprawl.
Learn more:
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
We believe that the Visualize 2050 draft has a number of good projects but too many highway and arterial road expansions that will increase driving, pollution, and sprawl.
Learn more:
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Comment on the Visualize 2050 transportation plan! - Coalition For Smarter Growth
Ask regional officials to do more on safety, sustainability, and affordable transportation options.
www.smartergrowth.net
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Comment on the Visualize 2050 transportation plan!
We believe that the Visualize 2050 draft has a number of good projects but too many highway and arterial road expansions that will increase driving, pollution, and sprawl.
Learn more:
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
We believe that the Visualize 2050 draft has a number of good projects but too many highway and arterial road expansions that will increase driving, pollution, and sprawl.
Learn more:
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
Don't forget to vote TODAY!
Today is a big election day in Virginia – for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, as well as local elections in several Virginia and Maryland communities.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
Don't forget to vote TODAY!
Today is a big election day in Virginia – for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, as well as local elections in several Virginia and Maryland communities.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
Casting your ballot: Answers to frequent questions about voting in Virginia
And what to do if you're turned away at the polls.
www.vpm.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
Don't forget to vote TODAY!
Today is a big election day in Virginia – for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, as well as local elections in several Virginia and Maryland communities.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
Don't forget to vote TODAY!
Today is a big election day in Virginia – for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, as well as local elections in several Virginia and Maryland communities.
www.vpm.org/elections/20...
Kick off Halloween weekend with an optional urbanist costume contest.
Show up in your best costumes reflecting the smart growth movement to enter our costume contest! The winner will receive two tickets to US Ghost Adventures 👻
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Show up in your best costumes reflecting the smart growth movement to enter our costume contest! The winner will receive two tickets to US Ghost Adventures 👻
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Kick off Halloween weekend with an optional urbanist costume contest.
Show up in your best costumes reflecting the smart growth movement to enter our costume contest! The winner will receive two tickets to US Ghost Adventures 👻
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Show up in your best costumes reflecting the smart growth movement to enter our costume contest! The winner will receive two tickets to US Ghost Adventures 👻
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
🎉It's the big day!
Tonight at Smart Growth Social, we gather with advocates, public servants, and community leaders to celebrate our shared vision for a more walkable and transit-friendly future.
See you there!
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Tonight at Smart Growth Social, we gather with advocates, public servants, and community leaders to celebrate our shared vision for a more walkable and transit-friendly future.
See you there!
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Smart Growth Social 2025: Coming together for our community - Coalition For Smarter Growth
Celebrate community and smart growth at Smart Growth Social on Oct 30 at 6:30 pm, Eastern Market. Connect with activists, public servants, and urbanists and hear from Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins.
www.smartergrowth.net
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🎉It's the big day!
Tonight at Smart Growth Social, we gather with advocates, public servants, and community leaders to celebrate our shared vision for a more walkable and transit-friendly future.
See you there!
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Tonight at Smart Growth Social, we gather with advocates, public servants, and community leaders to celebrate our shared vision for a more walkable and transit-friendly future.
See you there!
www.smartergrowth.net/regional-fed...
Last Chance! SGS is THIS THURSDAY!
We have a scary surprise guest, and we are 🐝BUZZING🐝 with excitement. Can you guess who it is?
We are ready for an evening of inspiration, friendship, and commitment to the fight for our communities.
secure.everyaction.com/9tRhMhLZM0-a...
We have a scary surprise guest, and we are 🐝BUZZING🐝 with excitement. Can you guess who it is?
We are ready for an evening of inspiration, friendship, and commitment to the fight for our communities.
secure.everyaction.com/9tRhMhLZM0-a...
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Last Chance! SGS is THIS THURSDAY!
We have a scary surprise guest, and we are 🐝BUZZING🐝 with excitement. Can you guess who it is?
We are ready for an evening of inspiration, friendship, and commitment to the fight for our communities.
secure.everyaction.com/9tRhMhLZM0-a...
We have a scary surprise guest, and we are 🐝BUZZING🐝 with excitement. Can you guess who it is?
We are ready for an evening of inspiration, friendship, and commitment to the fight for our communities.
secure.everyaction.com/9tRhMhLZM0-a...
Learn the basics of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan and how you can take action:
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
What to know about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan — and how you can help - Coalition For Smarter Growth
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan lays out in detail how we can achieve safer streets, a wider and more accommodating variety of housing options, and greater environmental resilience.
www.smartergrowth.net
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Learn the basics of the University Boulevard Corridor Plan and how you can take action:
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan envisions a community with safer streets, thriving local businesses, better public transit, and more housing choices to meet people’s needs at all ages and stages of life.
Learn more and take action:
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
Learn more and take action:
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
What to know about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan — and how you can help - Coalition For Smarter Growth
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan lays out in detail how we can achieve safer streets, a wider and more accommodating variety of housing options, and greater environmental resilience.
www.smartergrowth.net
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan envisions a community with safer streets, thriving local businesses, better public transit, and more housing choices to meet people’s needs at all ages and stages of life.
Learn more and take action:
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
Learn more and take action:
www.smartergrowth.net/maryland/wha...
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Representing our team @betterdcregion.bsky.social at the @mwcog.bsky.social #DMVMoves meeting on regional rail @amtrak.com VRE & MARC. Hoping to see Maryland match Virginia’s big investment in intercity rail & for MD/DC/VA to increase @wmata.com rail & bus investment. Transit is key to our future!
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Representing our team @betterdcregion.bsky.social at the @mwcog.bsky.social #DMVMoves meeting on regional rail @amtrak.com VRE & MARC. Hoping to see Maryland match Virginia’s big investment in intercity rail & for MD/DC/VA to increase @wmata.com rail & bus investment. Transit is key to our future!
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DID YOU TAKE OUR SURVEY???
Today is your last day to give feedback on the Duke Street Land Use Plan! Take the survey before midnight tonight at alexandriava.mysocialpinpoint.com/september25
Today is your last day to give feedback on the Duke Street Land Use Plan! Take the survey before midnight tonight at alexandriava.mysocialpinpoint.com/september25
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
DID YOU TAKE OUR SURVEY???
Today is your last day to give feedback on the Duke Street Land Use Plan! Take the survey before midnight tonight at alexandriava.mysocialpinpoint.com/september25
Today is your last day to give feedback on the Duke Street Land Use Plan! Take the survey before midnight tonight at alexandriava.mysocialpinpoint.com/september25