Testimony before the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, Support for...
Please accept our testimony on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth. My organization works to ensure that transportation and development decisions in the Washington D.C. region accommodate growth...
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Walking tour explores Fort Totten’s present and future
Development at Fort Totten has been slow despite access to 3 Metro lines, its close proximity to both downtown DC and Silver Spring, its access to the Metropolitan Branch Trail, its green space and its...
View ArticleTestimony before the Hon. Andrea Harrison, Chair, Prince George’s County...
Please accept these comments on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth. Our organization works to ensure that transportation and development decisions in the Washington, D.C. region, including the...
View ArticlePrince George’s County pushing development around five of its 15 Metro stations
Prince George’s County announced a new strategy Monday that officials say is aimed at spurring development and growth around the county’s transit centers. Officials plan to focus on five of the...
View ArticleLetter to Muriel Bowser in Support of DCHA’s Affordable Housing Proposal
We support DCHA’s proposal for 1125 Spring Road to create 200 rental homes, 90% of which would be affordable. We support the proposed wide range of affordability, including deeply affordable units at...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Inclusionary zoning is working for renters
The District’s rollout of an inclusionary zoning program left something to be desired, but Robert McCartney’s Nov. 2 Metro column, “ ‘Rich guy’ will survive D.C. condo debacle, but the needy won’t,”...
View ArticleTestimony in Support of Height and Occupancy Increases in Penthouses
We want to express our support for the Office of Planning’s (OP) proposed amendment to allow occupancy of rooftop penthouses, and to increase the maximum height of penthouses from 18 feet 6 inches to...
View ArticleTestimony in Support of Residential Housing Unit Proposed for Bladgen Alley NW
We wish to express our support for this 123-unit residential housing project and the variances needed to make it feasible and appropriate to its unique context. Given the continued strong demand to...
View ArticleAdvocates call on Bowser, Zoning Commission to strengthen affordable housing...
A group of D.C. housing advocates are calling on new mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Zoning Commission to strengthen the city’s affordable housing policy, specifically, Inclusionary Zoning, a program...
View ArticleHousing advocates call for changes to struggling Inclusionary Zoning Program
It’s been eight years since the city passed its signature legislation requiring an affordable component in new residential buildings, and six years since the program took effect. Yet so far,...
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